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Step 3Don't Forget the Platen
In letterpress terminology, the platen is the piece that does the pressing. You'll be needing one. I got the base and upper bar out of a single 4'x8' sheet of plywood. With the second sheet, I made the platen.
From a sheet of 3/4" plywood, cut seven 12"x12" pieces; glue them together to form a 12"x12"x5&1/4" block.
Not that the platen is free-floating, rather than actually attached to the press screw somehow. Originally, I had planned on attaching it, but the press screw was not pre-drilled, as I assumed it would be. It's for the best. It would be difficult to ink the type if the platen were in the way.
From a sheet of 3/4" plywood, cut seven 12"x12" pieces; glue them together to form a 12"x12"x5&1/4" block.
Not that the platen is free-floating, rather than actually attached to the press screw somehow. Originally, I had planned on attaching it, but the press screw was not pre-drilled, as I assumed it would be. It's for the best. It would be difficult to ink the type if the platen were in the way.
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