Machine Set type Letters for
Hot Stamping. Preset Type for
Hot Stamping. Ludlow Line
Casting. Hot Stamping dies.
Metal Stamping dies for Hot
Stamping. Hot Stamping
Monograms Preset lines.
Type setting for Hot
Stamping. Preset Lines
names for Monogramming.
Name dies for Hot Stamping.
Ludlow Hot Stamping hot
metal type Setting.
Hot Stamping. Preset Type for
Hot Stamping. Ludlow Line
Casting. Hot Stamping dies.
Metal Stamping dies for Hot
Stamping. Hot Stamping
Monograms Preset lines.
Type setting for Hot
Stamping. Preset Lines
names for Monogramming.
Name dies for Hot Stamping.
Ludlow Hot Stamping hot
metal type Setting.
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How is this done, Setting Hot Stamping Line Dies or Slugs? How do you set Copy for Letterpress? The Ludlow is a slug-cat-ing machine that is a combinations of hand work and a mechanical process. Brass matrices (molds of the letters), are assembled by hand and put into a stick. The stick consists of a metal frame with a screw at one end which when tightened, holds the Ludlow mats and spaces. Next the operator spaces the line to the required length. A line might require letter-spacing to correct curing, the operator would preform that spacing by hand at this time. The handle is then snugged up to the line and prepared for casting. The stick is placed over an open slot of the machine. The compositor pushes down on the lock-down lever and the locking mechanism holds the matricies firmly and accurately against the mold. Molten metal is forced up through the slot form beneath and against the matricies (letters), and a slug is ejected. The matricies are then hand distributed back into there case. |
LUDLOW Line Casting for Hot Stamping Letterpress The lines of type, slugs, are usually cast in molds with either 6- or 12- point body and 22 1/2 pica (about 3 1/2 inches) in length. Type faces larger than the slug body are cast overhanging, the slug-head or upper portion of the T-shaped slug being the correct thickness to be supported, for printing proposes, by Base Material .765 inch high. In the procedure of making up, the slugs are provided with underpinning, either cut from strips made on the material machines or using blank slugs cast on the Ludlow. |
