Introduction Printing ink is so much more than just the black stuff that you put on a page. It has been around for thousands of years, and it's been used in everything from newspaper presses to digital printers. As you can see, we're not talking about offset printing ink which is oil based. I want to have a little fun and talk about how you can make your own ink for your printer. At home! Ready? Ingredients You will need the following ingredients: Soot (5 tbsp) : This is as purest as it gest. You can make the soot yourself by holding a glass up to a flame. This will allow you to slowly accumulate the soot. Water (2 tbsp): For the base of your ink, use distilled water so that you don't introduce any impurities into the mix. Distilled water is also easier to clean up than tap water because there are no minerals or residue left behind from tap water. Alcohol (2 tbsp) (grain alcohol): This ingredient works as a preservative for your ink and allows it to last for several mo
In many pressrooms today the major problem is not the usual ones of productivity, waste, or quality. The major problem is manning the presses. Joggers seem to be arriving and leaving as if there were a revolving door into and out of the pressroom. One plant in Connecticut recently paid moving expenses for joggers from Wisconsin. Even that did not work. High wages have not been too successful either. So what can a reasonable plant manager do to stem this parade of frustration? Here are several directions that a manager can take to resolve his problem. "You just might find that career pressman." First , the basic concept of viewing the new hire as a temporary must be changed. When you consider that almost all of your skilled craftsmen were hired originally as joggers, you should regard each new hire as a potential pressman. The hiring interview should be an in depth discussion of the opportunities and challenges of the job and the future that this entry level o