The Letterpress Mechanic team is a team of one, headed up by Benjamin Jones.

 

Trained by the old guard of press experts, Benjamin specializes in Heidelberg Windmills, Chandler Price Old and New style, Non-Automatic Vandercook proof presses and can fix or restore most vintage letterpress machines.

 

If you have a problem, he can solve it.

 

Check out Benjamin's Instagram feed to see what he's working on today 

 
I had to bring out the rarer than rare paper Original Heidelberg side standard. These envelopes are all kinds of squirrelly and this ultra rare attachment did the trick to tame the wonkiness. #originalheidelberg
Clear foil on press today so we can still see that Breonna Taylor should still be alive today... just like George Floyd, just like, just like, just like...
I love this clock. I wonder if it runs backwards... Anyone want to make one for me? I took this photo years back, who knows if it’s still there. The shop had a B Kelly and a Heidelberg Superspeed.
I love this clock. I wonder if it runs backwards... Anyone want to make one for me? I took this photo years back, who knows if it’s still there. The shop had a B Kelly and a Heidelberg Superspeed.
Getting in a few hours back at @hammerpress this weekend. It feels good to be back here, even for a couple hours. I’d feel better if Missouri’s Covid19 cases weren’t going up daily... but a taste of “normalcy” is nice... here’s to creating a better “normal” in the future!!!
Dropping off posters at @fetchkcmo today. Please swing by and grab one. We’ll be taking donations and passing along 100% of the money to @kcbailfund The paper for this was generously donated by @skylabletterpress If you can’t afford to donate anything that’s totally ok too, go grab a poster (20”x26”) and let folks know where you stand on bigotry in this country. If you know of a shop that would like to do a similar dropoff/donation collection point, specifically a black owned business, dm me and let’s get these out in the community! If you’re a community organizer and need some posters, dm me and we’ll get some in your hands. Bottom line, we want to do good in the community, and printing is what we do best.
If you’re in Kansas City and want one of these 20x26” posters, head on over to @oddities_prints and grab one! Please give them a holler before heading over, as a courtesy in these bonkers times! Oddities next pickup time will be Tuesday b
If you’re in Kansas City and want one of these 20x26” posters, head on over to @oddities_prints and grab one! Please give them a holler before heading over, as a courtesy in these bonkers times! Oddities next pickup time will be Tuesday between 4 and 6.
And now for a video of me running my press. DM me if you’re in KC and need one.
Fun times with @skylabletterpress
The dumpster fire in chief just undid Obama era protections for Trans people. Trans lives matter. BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER. To my friends in the trans community, you are seen, you are valuable, I stand with you. Fuck the president. See you in the v
The dumpster fire in chief just undid Obama era protections for Trans people. Trans lives matter. BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER. To my friends in the trans community, you are seen, you are valuable, I stand with you. Fuck the president. See you in the voting booth (or mailbox for mail in ballots) and let’s vote the bag-of-dicks out.
I’m getting my Burr Oak fixed up by a good team of arborists. Termite treatment, root growth formula, biochar then mulch. This bad boy’s over 240 years old. 80 feet high, 62 inch diameter, 16 foot circumference. I’m doing my best to
I’m getting my Burr Oak fixed up by a good team of arborists. Termite treatment, root growth formula, biochar then mulch. This bad boy’s over 240 years old. 80 feet high, 62 inch diameter, 16 foot circumference. I’m doing my best to keep it alive and healthy.