I glanced over the press to make any observations that I could about the current state of the press. This was done in hopes to find a starting point in researching about the press as well as addressing things that might need to be fixed or figured out through the process. Here is my thought process...
1. There is a lot of rust that somehow needs to be cleaned off.
2. The majority of the press is translucently painted a bright blue: removal or leave alone?
3. The handle works, maybe a tad jerky.
4. The large roller (25ish inches in radius minus the gap from the opening) attached to the handle is hollowed with a few removable pieces, maybe for holding paper?
5. One of the, what I am calling, "guides" for the handle and roller, is broken off as shown in the top right image. Doesn't seem to be an issue, maybe will be a problem with balance or something when actually printing?
6. Along with removing rust, I'm sure there will be necessary grease added to run smoothly.
7. The press as a whole has a cabinet and shelves below and a shelf up top, assuming this is storage for ink, letter pieces, and other various printing materials.
8. There is a slab of metal that the roller sits above, there is about an inch gap under the slab and above the base of the press, not sure of the purpose.
9. I'm assuming that the slab is where the letters will rest while printing, if so, how are they positioned to sit still and not move while printing?
10. How do you ink the letters as well as how to apply the paper to press it?
11. Obviously need to learn the parts of a press and how one actually runs.
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