The Boy Craftsman

printing has become so popular among boys that it is now

punctuation, and is thus a great help to a boy in his studies,

n to print neatly and accurately, and when your friends find your work is of good quality, they will gladly patr

it, where there will be a good light to work by and where things are not likely to be

A Boy's Pr

fice had to be secured. This was found in the woodshed, where a corner was partitioned off, a double sashed window placed in the wall, and the interior fitted up with a case-rack, imposing-table, stock-stand, and all the necessities for an enlargement of business. F

imposing-table and the other for the press to stand upon; and two cabinets, one for stock and the other for ink, tools, and general supplies. The other materials required are: a composing-stick, composing-rule, pair of tweezers, galley, leads,

teur's

icient for printing small business-cards, etc., but are of so few letters as

ether nicely and which can be used for the greatest variety of work. If possible, secure the advice of a printer in purchasing, as by his experience he can tell

e cents or a dollar, provide the only satisfactory means of keeping fonts. It is advisable to spend the money for thes

d the principal letters are grouped in the central portions of the case where they are easily reached, while the less important letters are scattered around the sides

.-Scheme for

n the "m" quads which present a square end, the "2m" and "3m" quads being two and three "m" quads in width, and an "n" quad one-half an "m."

The Yankee

For smaller fonts you will find the Yankee job-case very convenient, the letters being arranged

-A Type-c

unnecessa

it. Then you will find a rack such as is shown in Fig. 148 one of the best methods

e-case, and twenty-eight inches deep, which is large enough

es on four-inch boards, using the dimensions given on the drawing and being careful to get both pieces the same. Having properly marked the pieces, they remain to

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y horizontal and those on one side are on a level with those on the other side, the cases will not slide in satisfactorily and will be continua

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d be laid off on the uprights as shown in Fig. 150 and lines square

st divisions on the upright. Drive but one nail in each end of D until the other end of the frame is fastened together. Strip C should be placed as shown in Fig. 151, so that the upper edge of one end is even with the top of upright A, and the upper edge of the other end three

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e top of each is even with the line squared across the uprights

which varies somewhat with different makes, and set the frames about half an inch farther apart than this width. Then cut the boards I, J, K, an

cases at a time, the lower case on the f

therefore a good plan to tack cloth or heavy wrapping-paper to the back, sides, and below the top of the rack, and provide a curtain to h

to Hold the Co

ng, or set

s them into the stick, where the left thumb shoves them into place. It will be seen by looking at the illustration that the type are set upside down a

f a piece of brass rule. In typesetting, the rule is first

-A Compos

necessary to either place wider spaces between the words to fill out the line, or reduce th

lead against the type, lift out the composing-rule from behind the first

-A Home-m

ck full of type, it s

f. Cut the pieces as shown, and fasten them together so th

en properly justified and are gripped at the ends with the thumb and first finger of each hand, there is but little danger of making

ning a dry hand-roller over the paper. The print thus obtained is known as the "first proof." It should be fully corrected by means of proof-reader

en fully corrected, it

r other flat stone set upon the work t

printing-should be placed over it. The space betwe

-Locking-

urniture comes in strips of different widths, which may be cut up into the lengths required

n in Fig. 156. The latter kind is probably the most commonly used to-day. Before locking the form, the type should be levelled with a planer, which is nothing more than a block of hardwood with a smooth, even surface. The planer should be set upon the type a

.-Key an

ashed, then unlocked. The distributer lifts out several lines of the type, holding them in his left hand, with the nicks uppermost and the letters facing him. One or mor

d to presswork may be h

o make a firm impression, the number of sheets required depending upon the character of the form. These s

hat is, some portions will be lighter than others, due t

portions of a print and paste them directly over the corresponding printing on the tympan-sheet (see Fig. 1

aper to the back of type or cuts which prin

nning off the job. The margins can easily be marked off upon the tympan-sheet, as

wo Forms of

paper in the press for printing. Two forms of these pins, which can be bought for twenty-five or thirty cents a

161.-Home-

into the shape shown. The second (Fig. 159) is made out of a strip of cardboard scored and bent as in the drawing. It must be pasted in place and held in position until d

the disk, and apply just enough to make a clear, clean copy

s, but should be washed off immediately with benzine. The disk and rollers should al

composition of a roller (which is glue and molasses) and takes the elasticity out of it, causing it to crack. Keep the rollers

ean so as not to finger-mark your prints. Care must be taken in throwing off printed sheets

ing so. Cigar-boxes make handy receptacles for pied type, until you have an opportunity to sort out and distribute it. These are useful also for keeping leads, furnit

nter should s

not scattered about, as they accumulate rapidly, and not only

gnite spontaneously when exposed to the air; and of course oils, gasoli