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Post by oldschooldm on Feb 16, 2015 21:58:28 GMT -9
I've found an amazing tool for "no cut" scoring - especially useful for fold-creasing glossy photo papers. No penetration, but nice clean thin embossed line: The Kemper Tools DBSS aka Double Ball Stylus Small Get one! www.google.com/webhp?#q=kemper+tools+DBSSNote: Don't press super-hard, the tips are very small and can snap off. You don't need to press hard anyway. :-)
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Post by berneart76 on Feb 16, 2015 22:14:12 GMT -9
I think I might have one of those around the house, but I've also been using harness needles from my leather sewing tools, they have a blunt tip since they are designed to go through pre-pierced holes in thicker leathers.
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Post by rattokan on Feb 17, 2015 0:26:29 GMT -9
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Post by glennwilliams on Feb 20, 2015 8:11:15 GMT -9
If you're in the US, Michaels sells something like this in a set of three. I highly recommend any version of this tool. Sooper dooper.
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Post by redsarge on Oct 17, 2015 14:06:47 GMT -9
Hmm. these look really ace, I might have to get a set. I'll have look around as I am in Canada so things can be scarce... if that makes sense. lol
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2015 14:57:46 GMT -9
I've found an amazing tool for "no cut" scoring - especially useful for fold-creasing glossy photo papers. No penetration, but nice clean thin embossed line: The Kemper Tools DBSS aka Double Ball Stylus Small Get one! You know, you actually made some of the rustier cogs turn in a dusty part of my memory: My dad used to have some tools lying around when I was a kid inthe 70's, which he never used (although we kids weren't allowed to touch them). They resembled pens, looking much like the stylus pen in your pic, but instead of the ball points, there was little wheels at the ends (the different pens had different wheel sizes and patterns). Now, my dad doesn't remember this at all! He thinks I'm remeberring wrong and it was my grampa's (he was a decorator). But my sister, my mom and myself are all certain that it was something my dad had lying around. Now, my dad was originally a building engineer, so it's possible it was some kind of drawing tool for that trade. But he also did some hobby publishing using spirit duplicator, and I have a feeling that these 'wheel pens' were meant for working with 'spirit master' paper. They looked a bit like tiny vellum wheel styluses, but without the little spikes. Now, the reason I write this is, that I think these would be ideal for no cut scoring. Problem is - my dad has probably gotten rid of these babies. And since he doesn't remember/knock what the heck I'm talking about, I have no idea what to look for, if I want to pick up some antique ones. So, given that there's a lot of graphic artists hanging around this great forum with knowledge of terms and tools of your trade (and some of you being distinguished ex-spring chickens like myself ), I was hoping one of you might have an idea what I'm talking about, and maybe even know the name of these old school tools?
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 6, 2015 16:01:33 GMT -9
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2015 16:38:05 GMT -9
^ Hell no, LOL! And no, it's a bit like that one, but with much tinier wheels, and very much looking like that stylus pen in the OP.
Hm, the more I think of it, the more I'm convinced they were for tracing on spirit masters and/or carbon paper... that would make a lot of sense.
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 6, 2015 18:48:17 GMT -9
I could see that. I wouldn't have any idea what phrases to use to do a search on it. hmmm
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2015 20:32:42 GMT -9
Further research seems to reinforce that theory. I found a picture of Cyclostyle wheel pens, that looks somewhat similar to the ones I'm talking about, although the pic was small, so I had to enlarge it: www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/ldbcm-1991-8-1It does indeed seem that these were used for stencil duplicators.
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Post by Cardstock Dane on Nov 6, 2015 20:56:34 GMT -9
Here's an older illustration! Yup, definitely these, although the ones my dad had was probably from the 50's, or more likely, the 60's!
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Post by Vermin King on Nov 7, 2015 4:48:47 GMT -9
That would be amazing if you could find them
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