tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4149599322402558970..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Dead Tech: WaxersJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56954966247956922472022-09-07T08:39:41.431-04:002022-09-07T08:39:41.431-04:00The wax is available at valleylitho.com!
Norma Le...The wax is available at valleylitho.com! <br />Norma LeeNorma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-51561611203081173512022-09-07T08:34:20.830-04:002022-09-07T08:34:20.830-04:00I worked at a print shop years ago, and still to t...I worked at a print shop years ago, and still to this day I use the waxer often in my work. It is much less toxic than spray glues, and I have used it for soooo many projects. When I show younger people what it can do, they are fascinated by it and want one. (look on ebay, plus wax is still available) I work as a scene designer and prop person in theatre. The waxer really should be brought back into production, esp. in this era of trying to be less toxic to ourselves and the environment. <br />Norma LeeNorma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38482379505955046252022-09-07T03:02:01.335-04:002022-09-07T03:02:01.335-04:00"My LektroStik is sitting in a box in the bas..."My LektroStik is sitting in a box in the basement, with an unused box of Pyrawax." Me too. I'm on the hunt for a photo of the alternative glue from that era - Bull Gum. It had a classic yellow and black label design.Deology Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142116245529758309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55160710135135895552021-03-25T21:35:56.261-04:002021-03-25T21:35:56.261-04:00My LektroStik is sitting in a box in the basement,...My LektroStik is sitting in a box in the basement, with an unused box of Pyrawax. A great tool! It’s next to my old card catalog. And my Kodak Ektagraphic...maybe I better clean up the basement. B00KMARKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967245651169128176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15635251093425584122020-01-26T23:19:36.762-05:002020-01-26T23:19:36.762-05:00How can I purchase one of the gurney journey hot w...How can I purchase one of the gurney journey hot wax machines. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12940631532003720563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9884933280951503412018-01-14T14:20:27.692-05:002018-01-14T14:20:27.692-05:00PS. I would worry that these were only designed fo...PS. I would worry that these were only designed for wax, not other glues, though. Do visit the Daige website...they have many adhesive products also, besides the wax. Norma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12628436832130059042018-01-14T14:18:40.043-05:002018-01-14T14:18:40.043-05:00Daige still sells one smaller hand waxer, and usua...Daige still sells one smaller hand waxer, and usually the older LectroStik ones or Pyrawaxers are on Ebay. Wish someone would manufacture these again...they are extremely useful in so many fields. Norma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2242084067248685872018-01-14T06:48:03.546-05:002018-01-14T06:48:03.546-05:00I remember the waxer very well, as I worked Graphi...I remember the waxer very well, as I worked Graphic Design, I am at the moment trying to locate and purchase the waxer, as I now work in the Maintenance Industry and I think this would be an ideal unit to apply Hot Glue to the reverse side of laminate edging strip, prior to the applying to the worktop, using as an alternative to contact adhesives. If anybody knows of any being sold please let me know. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212530806729794407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64384359360122157192018-01-13T16:28:09.980-05:002018-01-13T16:28:09.980-05:00The waxer might be dead for Graphic arts but us sc...The waxer might be dead for Graphic arts but us scene designers use it all the time.<br />Visit stikkiworks.com for the original LectroStik Corporation (they changed their name) and to purchase wax go to valleylitho.comNorma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69524255277818528312018-01-13T16:26:03.278-05:002018-01-13T16:26:03.278-05:00valleylitho.com still sells the wax.
Stikkiworks...valleylitho.com still sells the wax.<br />Stikkiworks.com was the LectroStik Corporation, before they changed their name.<br />I am a scene designer and use my old waxer all the time. It may be done with Graphic Artists, but for the rest of us, it is very useful. Norma Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198543443010793041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59146952532276694112017-05-10T11:20:51.035-04:002017-05-10T11:20:51.035-04:00My first job in 1996 required using one of these t...My first job in 1996 required using one of these to strip the local classifieds. I just bought one on eBay for $45 to use to wax the back of stencils for paintings. I also plan to use it to wax my cutting board to which i fix my pasteboard before feeding through my vinyl cutter to cut the stencils.<br /><br />I'm hoping for a less toxic solution to repositionable spray mount.Miggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215457791954058266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86277993669817835232016-07-14T16:05:01.789-04:002016-07-14T16:05:01.789-04:00I'm 36, but found an almost new in box one of ...I'm 36, but found an almost new in box one of these at the thrift store for $6, with wax. Thanks for explaining it. Mine!SmilesandSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11725624102933798481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7008984949017404372009-09-17T23:53:10.599-04:002009-09-17T23:53:10.599-04:00Fingle, thanks for recalling the smells. They brin...Fingle, thanks for recalling the smells. They bring back memories more than anything else.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77566021688849922832009-09-17T12:32:52.419-04:002009-09-17T12:32:52.419-04:00I'd still use my waxer, if we still had a plat...I'd still use my waxer, if we still had a plate camera in the shop. Sadly, we went all-digital two years ago and I lost my offset press to the winds of time. I still call myself a printer, but I no longer go home with ink-stained fingers, and that's a little sad. <br /><br />The print shop used to smell of ink, varnish, hot wax, coffee, blanket wash and a sharp overtone of deglazer, and sometimes the whiff of anhydrous ammonia (a smell that reminds you that you're ALIVE!) It was a very three-dimensional smell, but these days it's just coffee and ozone. <br /><br />I'm so old school!finglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434249722317004370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89266005281651112942009-08-26T01:00:46.258-04:002009-08-26T01:00:46.258-04:00I still have mine! But where can I get some wax fo...I still have mine! But where can I get some wax for it. Can I just use regular bees wax?dkvisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502088584914337089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37127961795684113192009-06-01T14:26:37.681-04:002009-06-01T14:26:37.681-04:00I can still feel the wax under my nails. . . .Grea...I can still feel the wax under my nails. . . .Great post!barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06411615329809976131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75816796554164998002009-05-18T07:50:00.000-04:002009-05-18T07:50:00.000-04:00I do remember the waxer! I used the handheld devic...I do remember the waxer! I used the handheld device and bought the table waxer when i was freelancer. I'm 45 years old. The last year I was in school 2 teachers retired. Next few years almost everyone were replaced by a younger generation of teachers. We, students at that time, were kind of the lasts of the Mohicans of the graphic designers of the old generation. We had oldschool knowledge and when we went out to find jobs, everybody had the new technologies. Thanks for this blog. Quite interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74821124527096827022009-05-10T00:02:00.000-04:002009-05-10T00:02:00.000-04:00To the waxer, I would add a no.11 Exacto knife and...To the waxer, I would add a no.11 Exacto knife and dividers. I inherited my dad's mechanical drawing set. Really find compass, divider, etc. from Germany. I really put some milage on them in 15 years doing graphic design. Quit when computers came along because I just couldn't face having to start over again. Went back to school and got a degree in Illustration.<br /><br />Still have my proportion wheel in a drawer somewhere in the studio.<br /><br />And this post also brings back the memory of learning how to count characters to "flow" type around an image. Boy, was that tedious.<br /><br />Did anyone else here buy typesetting from Solotype? He's still in business on the web, as it turns out. The type junkies dream.sfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641207520270872175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38130152953600822432009-05-09T23:24:00.000-04:002009-05-09T23:24:00.000-04:00Ah, the smell...comfort!Ah, the smell...comfort!VickiRossArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258305858132024962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69890438204367668572009-05-08T21:27:00.000-04:002009-05-08T21:27:00.000-04:00i'm always fascinated by "dead tech" and lost tech...i'm always fascinated by "dead tech" and lost techniques. i love the smell of beeswax too - i used to make pysanky (ukrainian easter eggs) that required beeswax in the process. and being 24, i'm definitally an odd one amongst all you oldies!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065452656053026001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46545215263362428262009-05-08T17:16:00.000-04:002009-05-08T17:16:00.000-04:00I might be wrong, but I believe the waxer was sort...I might be wrong, but I believe the waxer was sort of like the 8-track tape, strong for a short time, wedged between rubber cement and desktop publishing. At least I remember it that way. <br /><br />And I remember, ah, yes, I remember (from when I was a rookie editor) the layout artist going bonkers over having to paste down tons of "patches" because of the mistakes I missed on the first round. And sometimes they came off, or got crooked. Har, har, those were the days!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035351428671762555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33720022770527483812009-05-08T15:07:00.000-04:002009-05-08T15:07:00.000-04:00Well I am not under 35, but this was new to me. Th...Well I am not under 35, but this was new to me. Thanks for the interesting look back. I am now on my way to the museum of forgotten art supplies to see what I might have left there.Ginger*:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69248919439941863712009-05-08T10:38:00.000-04:002009-05-08T10:38:00.000-04:00I used to use Zipatone like there was no tomorrow ...I used to use Zipatone like there was no tomorrow only 15 years ago. I still like the feeling of scratching into it to get gradations of texture and value. Thanks for the memories:)Ray Ledererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144202700639417274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91663132019745634652009-05-08T10:14:00.000-04:002009-05-08T10:14:00.000-04:00We still use rubylith at the screenprint co-op I b...We still use rubylith at the screenprint co-op I belong to! I'll look forward to your post on it.Liddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04819466813843107306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30178277096610123172009-05-08T06:38:00.000-04:002009-05-08T06:38:00.000-04:00Wow! Haven't seen one of those in a long time...b...Wow! Haven't seen one of those in a long time...but when I started in graphic design there were no border tapes either. If you wanted a border on an ad you drew parallel lines and colored them in. Curved corners were done with a compass.<br /><br />Am I dating myself?yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479124528859241833noreply@blogger.com