Printing "Sunlit"

From inking the plate to the finished engraving.

Running the plate through the press.

The crank on the press is turned to run the plate through the press.

There is an adjustment on either end of the press roller that moves it up or down to loosen or tighten the press. This was done before the plate was inked.

The press has to have a moderate degree of even pressure on either end of the roller to press the paper into the lines of the plate evenly to pick up the ink.

Too much pressure can distort the paper, too little and all the ink won't be picked up out of the lines.

The tighter the press or the larger the plate, the harder it is to turn the crank.

Reduction gears can make this easier if you have a large plate to print.

Want to see this copper plate in the several stages of being engraved before printing?