Photopolymer plate making for letterpress printing, in-depth walk-through.

In this video I give an in-depth walk-through on the process of creating photopolymer plates for use in letterpress printing. We go over how to print film positives using an inkjet printer, developing the polymer plates with a plate maker, and how to attach them to a printing base.

Equipment and Materials:

01:11 - Photopolymer Plate - Toyobo Printight KF95GC
01:35 - Film Positive Film - Foteco Fotecfoil 7135
02:03 - Inkjet Printer - Epson P9070
02:24 - RIP - FilmMaker | 10
02:30 - Cat
02:36 - Photopolymer Plate Maker
03:02 - Double Sided Adhesive - Lohmann DupoloFLEX FOL 0.10

Process:

03:58 - Image Preparation
04:23 - Film Printing
05:40 - Plate Maker Preparation
06:34 - Exposure Calibration with Stouffer Gauge
08:16 - Washout Calibration
08:55 - Hand Washout
09:23 - Washout Waste Water Disposal
09:42 - Photopolymer Plate Baking
10:00 - Photopolymer Plate Final Exposure
10:29 - Hector the Cat
10:36 - Double Sided Adhesive

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