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etching press

Apparatus with two cylinders; to print, an engraved and inked plate and a sheet of paper are pressed between them.
etching press Lever that controls the press cylinders. Roller located beneath the press bed; together with the top cylinder, it exerts the pressure required to achieve a good impression of the figure. Roller located above the press bed; together with the bottom cylinder, it exerts the pressure required to achieve a good impression of the figure. Thick piece of fabric placed beneath the paper before it is put under the press; the felt cushions and distributes the pressure. Plate that moves between the two cylinders, supporting the engraved board and the paper. Part that controls cylinder pressure.

flywheel

Lever that controls the press cylinders.

bottom cylinder

Roller located beneath the press bed; together with the top cylinder, it exerts the pressure required to achieve a good impression of the figure.

top cylinder

Roller located above the press bed; together with the bottom cylinder, it exerts the pressure required to achieve a good impression of the figure.

felt

Thick piece of fabric placed beneath the paper before it is put under the press; the felt cushions and distributes the pressure.

press bed

Plate that moves between the two cylinders, supporting the engraved board and the paper.

pressure screw

Part that controls cylinder pressure.