tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post5722121874501358051..comments2022-07-16T06:28:11.108-05:00Comments on Letterpress makes us happy.: INK: Soy vs. Oil vs. RubberSPARK LETTERPRESShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867007480600552624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post-28155580838398540152013-01-11T07:15:47.282-06:002013-01-11T07:15:47.282-06:00Very informative blog. Thanks for sharing such gre...Very informative blog. Thanks for sharing such great post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shepson.com.au/AboutUs.aspx" rel="nofollow">Soy Ink Printer</a><br />Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964620879837528795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post-59178389326617356752011-12-30T18:04:54.583-06:002011-12-30T18:04:54.583-06:00Good post. I appeciate your detailed explanations....Good post. I appeciate your detailed explanations. I had thought of using soy as well but as you said, Linseed is plant based and works. I am currently using several cans of oil based ink that are easily 30 years old with excellent results. The skins are thick but the usable ink works very nicely. When I do buy new inks, I'll likely buy ink in tubes to resolve the skinning issue. Thanks again.DavidDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274852383157007802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post-63031618623529035962010-04-12T10:18:25.446-05:002010-04-12T10:18:25.446-05:00Thank you for writing about this. Personally, I li...Thank you for writing about this. Personally, I like soy. I don`t use any solvents and the only chemical I use is non stick spray to clean my press.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576253117619651801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post-56996615487515834282010-02-02T04:13:50.148-06:002010-02-02T04:13:50.148-06:00In the traditional printing process, water is comb...In the traditional printing process, water is combined with ink so that colors are clearly differentiated on the paper. Moreover, chemicals like isopropyl alcohol are used for the printing purpose. With waterless printing, you will not only save water but you will be prevented from being exposed to harmful chemicals.<br /><a href="http://www.shepson.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Green Printing</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689736021449917329.post-4529928534526472732008-10-21T11:52:00.000-05:002008-10-21T11:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for shedding light on this hot topic! We ar...Thanks for shedding light on this hot topic! We are in the same boat - small letterpress shop, not impressed with soy-based inks. My press operator is very concerning with the environmental and health issues related to printing inks and chemicals; he researched soy ink and, like you, concluded that they are not markedly more "green" than other sorts of inks. We love rubber-based inks because they stay open longer on the press (if we used soy-based inks, we would have to clean our press more often, using more solvents), and the cans don't skin over, so we waste less ink in the can.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639005969913809900noreply@blogger.com