How to Make Compressible Gauge Pins for Letterpress

Using double-sided foam mounting tape and scrap mylar, you can make Compressible Gauge Pins; an absolute necessity when printing Photopolymer letterpress plates using an aluminum or steel printing base on a platen press.
Note: I have always loved Henry Compressible Pins, available from Boxcar Press in NY, but my students just mangle them! It was time to start making them in bulk, in-house.

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Thank you for this!

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