"A LEGO Ideas suggests two working printing presses that, once built, can show users how images are printed and transferred onto paper. There are two toy machines involved: a lever-operated plater press, based on the Albion press and built from 312 pieces, and a roller-based press next to it, built from 163 pieces. The maker, named PrintNerd, says that both models draw inspiration from historic presses that are still used by printers today."
"Instead of creating LEGO printing presses that are just for display, the suggested ones are fully functional. Their aim is to bring this piece of history in the age of digital media back to the forefront, allowing users to understand how printing and manual image productions have worked over the years. It is also a way for the creator to tangibly pass on information to the current generation and make them experience it firsthand."
PrintNerd designed two working LEGO printing presses to demonstrate how images are transferred onto paper. One model is a lever-operated platen press based on the Albion press and built from 312 pieces; the other is a roller-based press built from 163 pieces. Both models draw inspiration from historic presses still used by printers today and are fully functional rather than decorative. The lever press uses a rotating handle to move the bed and a lever to bring the platen down to apply pressure. The roller press uses gears and moving rollers to carry and squash the bed between rollers. The models aim to make traditional printing accessible, hands-on, and educational.
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