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For this release, a home-built "bottle jack" press is used to print the cover artwork.
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After the cover artwork was designed, a digital file was sent off to Boxcar Press, a company that makes custom letterpress plates.
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The plates are affixed to the platen, and test prints are made to set registration points.
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The plates are inked with special ink using a brayer. Care must be taken to not get ink on anything except the plates.
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The platen upon which the plates are affixed is slid into the press. The cover is placed into the press.
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The cover is pressed.