My new mangle...

No pictures from any book today, only photos of an old mangle that I bought last month! A lovely looking machine used originally for drying clothes back in the Victorian days. Yes, I know you can get tumble dryers nowadays, but this is to convert into a printing press. I've always dreamed of having a press of my own since my art student days for printing etchings, lino and woodcuts but printing presses can set you back thousands of pounds (specially this one, that could print up to A2 size). I reckon the conversion of the rollers and the bed shouldn't be too hard to do and even counting in the cost of the blankets it will be way cheaper. It will certainly look a lot more attractive than the machines available on the market today. I'm hoping to post photos of the (successful) result one day soon along with samples of my prints...