no idea how youtube decided to recommend this video but I ain’t complaining

@jennhall522

4 жыл бұрын

Same! I've been researching alcohol inks, which has nothing to do with this, and yet it came up this morning as a recommendation. I'm a subscriber now! Ultra cool process.

@ValeriePallaoro

4 жыл бұрын

Same; just a random recommendation, nothing at all like what I'm seeing, And I'm subscribing.

@gillianeboummasoda6349

4 жыл бұрын

same here for me! just subscribed afterwards :)

@chefgoldielocs

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr. I'm loving it

@ht1ps555

4 жыл бұрын

blah KZread recommends this video for me everyday so I had to watch it finally

*Everyone is in awe of the letterpress... But that paper cutter in the end... Jesus it cut the whole stack like a hot knife through butter*

@jacquelinespot7136

4 жыл бұрын

Vitalstatistix Stats exactly my thoughts, can you imagine what that would do to a limb? 😱😨🤣 ohhh the horror

@Trixtah

4 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelinespot7136 I don't know why they're calling it a "papercutter" because it's literally called a guillotine where I'm from, and yes, it can chop body parts off. Thankfully, you can only make the cut by simultaneously pressing two buttons on the front of it with your thumbs- they're beneath the paper bed and about 70cm apart. The actual cutting knife is at least 30cm from where your hands are positioned

@SSZaris

4 жыл бұрын

@@Trixtah It's far easier to squash your fingers in the clamp. I seen a guy do it once and then the boss asked him what did he do? He straight up put his hand BACK in and squashed it again XD

@RabbitsInBlack

4 жыл бұрын

Standard Guillotine Device.

@beyming4507

4 жыл бұрын

I want one!!!

With a business-card like that, I'd never want to just hand one out. "Here, take a piece of art".

@mimiashford5544

4 жыл бұрын

LOL...ONLY handing these out AFTER the sale is made!!!

@natchosm4320

4 жыл бұрын

I would interview everyone to see if they're worthy of it

@soumyamishra2174

3 жыл бұрын

@@natchosm4320 the best comment!!!!

@SarahMaurerUsagigunnDI

3 жыл бұрын

i know seriously the amount of work gone into this is a craft in itself. I had no idea. But glad i had the chance to catch this up on youtube.

My father was a Heidelberg Original Letterpress large format Pressman for 46 years. He passed away in March 2019 and It gives my heart joy to see this is not a lost art. Thanks for sharing.

@user-cr2bs3rd2o

3 жыл бұрын

may he rest in peace mate!🙏🏻

@octochrome

3 жыл бұрын

Heidelberg GTO 46 is the machine I learnt my trade on!

@AvarageMilkEnjoyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@octochrome I have to do this in school, and in my opinion it sucks. Like it's super confusing :/

That is the most beautiful business card I have ever seen.

@boldstar69

4 жыл бұрын

I prefer mine in bone, with the font cillian braile.

@TheKuroneka

4 жыл бұрын

And one of the most expensive i guess

@aemit_s_

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheKuroneka not really. if you print in big numbers, than the cost of the whole process and printing is equally distributed. so maybe one card will cost under 2 dollars.

@daemoniumvenator4155

4 жыл бұрын

clearly you dont watch this channel often :P iv seen better from him

@dingdingdingdiiiiing

4 жыл бұрын

@@boldstar69 very nice

Look at that subtle off-white coloring. the tasteful thickness of it. OMG it even has a crocodile. 😮

@julide88

4 жыл бұрын

i am so happy to find at least one patrick bateman reference :)

@StraveTube

4 жыл бұрын

Raised lettering. Pale nimbus white.

@SmartChick63

4 жыл бұрын

@@julide88 Patrick Bateman's business card had a typo and he didn't even notice it. OMG!

Glad to see the profession hasn't been completely forgotten in this age of digital print. I was a Master Tradesman Printer and got pushed out by digital that could be run by nearly anyone. Ran a Komori 428, 528, GTO 52, GTO 48, Platen, and most of the finishing machines. Mixing ink was one of my favorite things to do. Sealing was a pain because the boss never got the UV fixed and the machines didn't have a powder spray. Literally had to remove every sheet by hand as it ran. I've got some horror stories about that place. Glad that company went under...

@user-vs2sv9ot1e

4 жыл бұрын

you are wrong all large circulations continue to print by offset or letterpress

@SSZaris

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-vs2sv9ot1e never said anything about large circulation bro but you're not wrong.

@user-vs2sv9ot1e

4 жыл бұрын

@@SSZaris I worked for the Heidelberg m600 WEB 16 GTO 52 Komori lightchrome 740 KBA 215 105 66 Ultraset Rondoset and now I am a seller of printing products, and I know what I'm saying

@SSZaris

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-vs2sv9ot1e I'm literally agreeing with you. I think there's a language barrier :)

@bigred6815

3 жыл бұрын

Motivation Exceeds Me As a visual artist I have long admired what you do. It’s a thing of beauty when an artist and a printer work together and both are satisfied.

Those Heidelberg presses never die. Letterpress with embossing is so classy.

Him: You can clearly see how this plate is misaligned. Me, sweating: s-sure, yeah

@jane9561

4 жыл бұрын

Lmaoo

@ramzic

4 жыл бұрын

omg ! its misaligned ! What are we gonna do PressMaster :( !?

@edenosemwegie5954

3 жыл бұрын

Literally! 😂😂😂

@ExploringCalifornia

3 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is that I have seen cards that were misaligned, and all this time I thought it was the artwork. Even the misaligned cards are beautiful.

@tomreeves175

3 жыл бұрын

Crazy lock up

me: wow, this looks so complicated him: this is a simplified version

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

We easily skipped about 100 steps.

@penelope-oe2vr

4 жыл бұрын

I used to be a printer, and it really is a very simple version. Just learning to run each different press correctly takes months. Layout is completely left out, press cleaning, press maintenance, etc

@philipgwyn8091

4 жыл бұрын

@@JukeboxPrintLive One step you keep leaving out is how the plates are made.

Business card is so beautiful and memorable, it doesn’t require contact information. Me as I’m handing over my business card... “Here just take this and remember me by it!”

@JukeboxPrintLive

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!

Amazes me how little ink is needed

Beautiful! These business cards look like fine art prints.

If someone gave me their business and it looked like this i will literally frame it

In 1970 while in 10th grade, I had to learn the California Job Case, then spent the rest of high school on a letterpress. I’m happy you guys are keeping a lost art alive.

When I was a child (way back in the 60's) my dad used to service these printers. I remember him coming home talking about it. I had no idea there was so much artistry involved in using these printers. Just beautiful. Oh how I miss the old days.

Love this video. I was a Pressman for 28 years and watching this old Heidelberg run just never gets old. A few years back I needed some business cards printed and Jukebox was the only place I wanted to do the job simply because I was able to choose the the offset press versus standard digital that everyone is going to these days. I appreciate the old school way of printing with real presses you can actually work on like a muscle car. For me that old Heidelberg is like an old vinyl record vs a new CD, they both play the same song but the record sounds oh so sweet. Thanks for the video, and Ill be ordering more business cards soon. 👍🏼 Color - Dutch Fireball

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! It certainly does feel good knowing all the tweaks and fixes on these machines are strictly mechanical. We certainly do a lot of maintenance around here to keep them running as they should. It's odd how the greasiest messiest machines can produce some of the cleanest prints out there. Dutch Fireball is a favorite of mine too.

@trollenz

4 жыл бұрын

I've actually learned topography with my uncle on this very machine, when I was a kid I was working for the summer there... I love this sound, the smell of ink, the touch of paper... Those memories...

@copelandart

4 жыл бұрын

@@JukeboxPrintLive, to me Dutch Fireball (a VanSon name) is a little off. I prefer 185, or maybe 485.....

My pop still owns that same letterpress machine, It's like a jigsaw puzzle when he mounts that plate he knows exactly what he needed to fit and tighten them, he still uses this for embossed and impressions on wedding invitation and also scroll like parchment paper wedding invites, and also for hardbound book binding, it's beautiful.

This video really makes me appreciate how much hard work goes into making a card like that! Although I'd like a business card like that, it must be very expensive because of such a process. Great video!

@Marian_Rusnak

3 жыл бұрын

Each colour is charged extra and every design has an upfront fixed cost - to cover the making of the press matrix / plate. So if you want even a small change in design, a new one must be made. Also, you want to print on a soft thick paper, on which the print leaves psychical marks on the surface. So ... $200 for 100 cards. Easily more, 300, or 400, goes up fast in case of more colours...

RESPECT to all put their heart at their work. Detailing, professional, and clean work. PERFECT.

I would like to see how the printing plates are made.

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

We aren't ready to make this video yet! Magnesium etching is an intense process and were too busy to jump into all the steps right now. We have more process videos on the way though!

@Meiko1983

4 жыл бұрын

We used negative and UV light to harden parts we dint want to wash of. That's short version.

@tarunsingh7608

4 жыл бұрын

This Machine belongs in a Museum along with ur Stupid Brain so that the FUTURE generations could learn how not to waste Natural resources and Time

@tarunsingh7608

4 жыл бұрын

@@JukeboxPrintLive This Machine belongs in a Museum along with ur Stupid Brain so that the FUTURE generations could learn how not to waste Natural resources and Time..

@PainfulRenegade

4 жыл бұрын

@@tarunsingh7608 wow... seriously?

There is nothing like letterpress. I was just recently at a printer convention and fell in love with letterpress all over again. PMS Orange 021.

you just levelled up my standard to business cards, now I will pay more attention to it whenever I get one from meetings. you do your job well man.

Such such such a beautiful video. Perfect pace, not too dragged out and not too fast. Lovely shots and I love that he is wearing gloves and working with clean hands - yes it's a profession where you are likely to get paint everywhere, but I love it when people treat their work delicately. And it's so informative

PANTONE 3514 C is like a warm hug of sunshine reassurance.

@ralucacopil5395

4 жыл бұрын

Your LOVELY description of this color brought a huge smile on my face and made me look it up online - and yes, you summed it up perfectly!

@FlowersInHisHair

4 жыл бұрын

It's so goooood!

The heck with the Pantone swatch book! I want one of those gorgeous business cards!

WOW! I'm amazed by the design as well as the printing! What a work of art! Big THANKS!

I used to run one of these once or twice a week about 15 years ago between print runs on my large format sheetfed. So time consuming to make ready but always produced such beautiful products. Kudos!

I'm a graphic design student, and we're learning about different printing systems, this helped me a lot to understand letterpress process, thank you so much!

I ran a Windmill for a small print shop from 2001-2006, and loved it--it was my introduction to letterpress (after being a digital-based graphic designer for almost 20 years), and eventually led t me owning my own C&P platen, a tabletop Kelsey and even a "big iron" Kelly-B Cylinder Press. was an avid letterpress print-maker for about 10 years, but I've unfortunately sold off all my "big iron" and now use all my type for bookbinding projects--hot foiling covers, mostly. I really miss running that Windmill--it was a glorious piece of machinery, and I still think with fondness of the sounds and smells of running a press. You're lucky tot have one--they are amazing machines, and a real joy to print on. Running hairline multi-color registration on a letterpress is a challenge, but the Windmill makes it easier than the old platen presses--and you do a FANTASTIC job on this piece--I'm thrilled to see younger people doing work of this complexity and quality. Glad to see that letterpress is alive and well, and moving forward into the next generations. BTW, my favorite Pantone color is Pantone 2112U...

I'm in love with the old press methods and the machinery. Thank you for sharing the printing process in this video. My favourite is Ruby fountain, the most beautiful deep dark luscious red ever 🤗

I am so happy this showed up in my recommended videos. I have been needing beautiful, high-quality business cards and I have now found the perfect place to get them. The hardest part is choosing from the amazing options on your website.

OMG!!! So many years back!!! My dad was a typographer and he had the exact same Heidelberg typograph machine!!! Oh, i'm so touched!! I can hear the sound it makes when i'ts working, the smell of the paints....Good job there! So glad nowadays people still use such wonderful collectible pieces and create unique art...

Watching the Pantone colors being removed from the rollers was strangely calming. (: I could also probably watch a video of that paper cutter! It was so satisfying and cut so smoothly! This video was so informative and fascinating! Thank you for sharing!

true craftmanship. if i asked someone to make these cards, i would hope they'd never throw them away.

What a lovely work. And that petrol kind of blue is glorious. The machine is a marvel, as well as You.

Ah, reminds me of my years as an intern in a local printshop. The pressmen were amazing, extremely precise people and were always open to my questions. As for favourite colour - I would have to go with PMS 293 - such powerful, sophisticated yet lively blue. Great content, keep it up!

this is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. i got emotional watching this.. the colours the cleaning and how beautiful it looks after each colour. the mesmerizing effect of paper that's a letterpress. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL

it even looks good with just the slightest offset of the plates. its so powerful when it lines up perfect! that paper texture is bomb too, nice work!

I fell in love with letterpress when I saw the machine for the first time during my college internship. Thank you for taking me back to those times! My favorite Pantone is the 2016 colors, the combination of Rose Quartz 13-1520 and Serenity 15-3919.

this is absolute bliss... We used to have this same Heidelberg at my college. Majoring from Graphic Design this is one of the delights in the profession. Thanks! for making such an amazing video.

My Aunt did this style of printing when I was a kid so I had a bit of an idea how it is done and often when trying to explain to friends they'd just think I was making it up that the different colors layer. Thank you SO much for sharing the really complex and gorgeous work that you do that seems to be voodoo until you see how much technical work sits behind the magic! xoxo

Very impressed! Those machines are total ingenuity. Love ‘em!

I ran a hand fed Chandler and Price and a Kluge with auto feed in the 70s and 80s. Along with Heidelberg, Chief, and Ryobi offset presses. Your work is excellent!

The finished product is simply stunning - jaw-droppingly beautiful in its clever and colourful design. But I really hadn't appreciated the intricate complexity of the process behind it and the dedication of the people who work these letterpress machines. I am grateful to you for giving me an insight into a process that previously I knew nothing about.

It was a great exposure to all the processes that goes in letterpress print. Thank you for such a well structured video.

To say I'm a sucker for detail is an understatement. Definitely the reason I found this video incredibly fascinating.

I grew up around these majestic heidelberg printing presses. Thank you so much for sharing these videos.

this is so f***kng HD I can even smell the ink . LOVE IT

@lonesomedovecall822

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously!!!! I was thinking the same thing while watching. You can actually see the fibers in the stock!!! That's a great camera!!!

OMG, who knew such detail went into this!! Well done!

Just found your channel! So good to see this craft still alive. Thank you for sharing your passion with all of us.

It's amazing some people still using this printings for the business cards, I'm graphic designer and I like do a classic print methods. My favorite Pantone is the 3538 C and I use for my logo

that paper cutter was extremely satisfying when I saw it the first time, so I rewinded to watch it again and now it terrifies me. What a ride.

Guys there’s so much talented people in the world! Thanks for the video, it was amazing seeing your craftship!

I really enjoy this! I'll be showing these to clients who want 'cheap' cards! The care, precision and skills used is amazing. Thanks for creating this video!

A few years ago I worked as the graphic designer at a tiny printing/ad company. I made the (digital) plates for our pressman, but never learned too much about the press operation itself. It's cool and nostalgic to see a lot of things I recognize, but now understanding better how they work!

Cool to watch, my wife’s grandfather was a mechanic at Arion press for 50 years doing monotype. Fun hearing those stories.

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that’s amazing. Arion press is legendary and typecasters are a whole different breed! We have some M&H type in house too. I heard the shop recently relocated out of the presidio in SF but I might be wrong about that...

Amazing, the most beautiful cards that I have ever seen

after watching your videos, i remember the time that i worked as a temp in a print shop like yours, i thought you were making it look to easy, much respect to the printers that still do printing this way

I’ve worked Heidelberg’s in the course of my working life in a jobbing Printers, but never printed anything more than a two-colour business card set by hand in type. Good to know that the art of letterpress printing is thriving. Lovely job by the way. Thanks for sharing.

I'm just mesmerised as to how effortlessly that cutting machine cuts. So satisfying.

@davidanthony6408

3 жыл бұрын

You have to be intentional, wide awake to be careful, so there's a pedal you have to step on before the powered blade can be activated to cut, and these days, lasers as sensors to make sure nothing else is getting cut.

This business card is stunning, I have no idea how I got to your channel but I’m very glad I did. My personal favourite Pantone shade is 915 C, I’m a big blues and turquoise fan.

I love this!! My favorite Pantone color is the fifth color blue. In my next lifetime, I want to be a printer and book maker. Thank you for sharing this complex process. BEAUTIFUL

the cleaning process is so satisfying as well as the cutting the stack of cards.... that's some sharp-ass blade!!!!

the design of this card is the cutest thing i've seen. i love it

One of those videos that just showed up in my feed. This is awesome craftsmanship!

Pantone 18-2120 TCX! I've had the privilege of seeing one of these Heidelbergs in person. A sight to behold!

Absolutely riveting, the whole process, and the final product, sheer precision magic

This is a video that I didn't even know I needed. My fav Pantone is Orchid Hush!

My favorite Pantone color is 2757 C. I've always liked the deep navy blues and how it can make other colors in a design pop. really stunning quality on the cards btw. :)

Wowwwwww!!! Great video featuring beautiful work... I'm in awe! Fav. Pantone color: 471 C... A nice warm, fall color

Love the real original letterpress print shop you have plus the way it is kept... TOPS !!! PANTONE 7408 looks vibrant great mate... Keep it up

I really love all the care and attention put into the details! Plus, all the hand work makes the craft look like something so much less industrial and more personnal 😍 I would definitively love to see how others colors are made... Rhapsody is prob my fav color from pantone even if there are so many TT

Pantone 314C. There is just something about the blue hues on a letterpress...Great video by the way. The magic of the Heidelberg.

Absolutely gorgeous! Was in the print trade for over 25 years as a designer, illustrator, airbrush artist! Happiest time of my life, and always wonderful to see quality printing - these cards are just breathtaking!!!😊

I love that random little tool at 10:31 which seems to be a screwdriver through a little tubular spanner held together with a rubber band. Looks a beautiful bodge to perfectly fit that situation!

I purchased my first business cards out of college from Jukebox. They had a beautiful silky soft velvet finish and a thick cardstock. They are still my favorite 💙

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

Our silk matte laminate is a really popular finish. It such a great feel and makes for a memorable touchpoint when you hand them out.

My Dad had a Heidelberg windmill printing press in the garage when I was a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's. I think it was a little bigger but not a bunch. He made zinc engravings until they regulated that so much he couldn't do it any more. He had cabinet after cabinet after cabinet of hand set type including wooden type. He had a real old Linotype too an early one. He also made rubber stamps which the Linotype and hand set type was also used for. And heat foil stamping too. I've spent a lot of hours typing on that Linotype machine. It was a museum piece back then.

As I nestle down on my couch, with a giant mug of tea, it so relaxing and satisfying to see the entire process...but for some reason, I especially enjoy the guillotining of the edges for the marking the completion of the job. Thank you for documenting your work.

@JukeboxPrintLive

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Hats off for still using this kind of press and printing process !!

I'm in love with the process. Now I'm sure I'm gonna do my personal business cards with letterpress. The pantone swatch book is so necessary to do a goob job, but as a student/new-designer I still don't have my own. I love the color Pantone Warm Red U. Your videos are amazing, keep doing more content.

@JukeboxPrintLive

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

I had no idea card printing was that complicated

@OscarScheepstra_Artemis_

3 жыл бұрын

It normally is not - most of the business cards are just digitally printed, roughly chopped in the right place and that's it. Those are luxury cards - and can be pretty expensive!

@Mb-vs3lw

2 жыл бұрын

@@OscarScheepstra_Artemis_ I was looking at some companies that sell luxury cards and some cost around $3 per card

What a pleasure seeing a true artisan at his craft and the results!

As someone who works in the digital printing world I find this video fascinating. It is quite interesting to see how something that would be just a fun and quirky design with digital printing become a work of art with letterpress printing.

I loved my graphic arts class from the 80's.. I still remember the offset printing press, the red can for the kerosene soaked rags... We had a silk screen burner thingie (i cant' remember the name) that we'd use to photo etch the gel for the screens... It was placed right next to the cast iron, manual guillotine paper cutter as well.. That thing was massive. I remember having to almost hang off the handle to cut card stock.. I was probably only 100 lbs back then. Great memories.. havent' thought about that stuff in yearssssss..

@hollyt1673

3 жыл бұрын

M E me too

The process is so beautiful and satisfying to watch. This really helped me understand how it works. Thank you 😊😊 It's so hard to choose just one color, all of them are beautiful 😍😍

Graphic Arts used to be my major back in 80s when it became obsolete. This is really a treat to see printing graphic still use today.

I so appreciate your attention to detail and how well you mastered the “Windmill”. Because of my move across state years ago, I’ve had to keep my press in storage……. But I now have a new building and a new desire to move my press to its new home very soon. By-the-way, I printed for a company years ago whose signature colors were PMS 415 gray and 307 blue. I still like that match up! Thanks for the inspiration!!!

I don’t know Why I’m watching this at 4 am ! Anyway, great presentation mate. All the best for your future ! Goodnight now 😅

This, what you at Junkebox Print do.. it's pure art

Looks amazing!! Cool design and a great amount of specialized work behind it!! My favorite Pantone color is Saffron 14-1064, it’s warm, vibrant and brings happiness! Thank you for sharing this fine art!

How on earth can someone even come up with an idea of inventing such a complex machine? Ingenious! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😳👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼...

7452 C smells like lavender and makes me think of summer days ☀️ love love love love the design, wish I could get some custom cards 💖

Favorite Pantone color is anything in the 800s metallic .. running metallic over black or navy paper is the bomb!

Well I didn't think these presses survived after all these years, I worked on these in the late 70's to early 80's. Your video tutorial is well explained and brings back fond memories to me. I would think the digital age has put them to rest. But the "Heidelberg" is so versatile and well built, and your press is immaculate condition, yellow with black borders was the best color contrast on cards that I liked. Looking forward for more videos.

I came for the artwork but stayed for everything else. I have so much respect for your industry now. It puts my cheap business cards from the you-know-who V-company to absolute garbage shame! Can't wait to see the metal plate creation!

Thank you algorithm for once again knowing better than myself what I want to watch

@JukeboxPrintLive

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

This is so satisfying to watch, I'm UX designer but started as a graphic designer many moons ago and honestly miss the satisfaction of actually touching the final product. My favorite color is Pantone Navy Peony 19-4029

Third video of yours I have watched. Fascinating doesn't cover it. Its great seeing these old(ish) machines working. They produce art so much better than digital printing. Magnificent.

@JukeboxPrintLive

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Living Coral is my favorite Pantone color! Love this video so much!!