Basic pressing of a modern comic book

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3 жыл бұрын

here's a basic no-frills method for pressing modern comic books with glossy pages.
If you want want to watch the video just press for 40 minutes at 135 degrees F.
buy some from me at immaculatecomics.com
-Rick

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@JaKaJan2500 3 жыл бұрын

Good video. Thanks for teaching us. Like your other ones too.

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

MK Hobbies I appreciate the kind words. Sometimes just the basics are all somebody needs to get started! 👊🏻

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

you're welcome!

@minnesotageek193 Жыл бұрын

Do you add any humidity to them? If so how long?

@PasspointComics 3 жыл бұрын

What temperatures for Silver Copper and Bronze Age do you use and time?

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the ambient humidity, the condition of the book, and the cleaning I gave to it prior to the pressing. a pretty standard bronze/silver is about 1.02 psi of pressure at 165 F for about 600 seconds and then rest to ambient temperature followed by a cold press under 0.02 psi for 8-10 hours.

@jacobchamplin4860 3 жыл бұрын

Almost exactly my modern press style. I thought I was only one who warmed the bottom plate first. I do 150 F for 4 min with 4-6 hour cool down. The one thing that surprised me was how thick your buffering is. I do a backing board in the middle and 65lb card stock under the covers. You don't get cover pull away with the backing boards under the covers?

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

Jacob Champlin hi Jacob! great minds think alike! As long as I keep the temperature down the covers don’t get tacky on the boards. It’s takes longer, but it generally works. Occasionally I need to increase the temperature and in that case I use a sheet of micro chamber interleaving cotton paper.

@Thirdbornentertainment 2 жыл бұрын

I do 2x 110lb cardstock at center and 2 pieces of injet under front & back cover. Wont thicker buffers cause cover stretching?

@u2s1fan 2 жыл бұрын

Hi - what thickness is your elite aluminum sheet? Is 1/4 inch ok? Thanks

@ImmaculateComics 2 жыл бұрын

0.250" is far too thick for this use with most presses. with the right press its fine but unnecessary. with the wrong press it will create too much pressure and pop the staples. 0.100" is the max I use so I sell my boards that are 0.090" for a safety margin for thicker books.

@TheCliffy007 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Rick, where online can i get those aluminum plates please?

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

OnlineMetals.com. 6061 Aluminum

@ImmaculateComics 3 жыл бұрын

Order them about ½" larger than your press on each side. I order them from and pick them up at their will-call desk. Which is literally just the size of a warehouse near some train tracks in Seattle. Shipping is expensive though because they can be heavy.

@xaviermyers3638 3 жыл бұрын

Do you need to use 6064 aluminum? All I can find is 5052 and 6061.

@ImmaculateComics 2 жыл бұрын

no they should both be just fine. You can also buy them precut from me at immaculatecomics.com

@s.g.techreview6629 Жыл бұрын

What is better, 1/16 or 1/8 of an inch thickness on the aluminum plate?

@ImmaculateComics Жыл бұрын

So long at the 1/16th is stiff and doesn’t flex it’s fine to use. I actually use 0.090” thick sheet stock because it heats up quickly and hold just enough heat to allow the books to come to ambient temperature in about 40 minutes, which is just about the right time