Shiny C&P Pilot adjustment bolts

Nicely cleaned up and ready to be reinstalled on a Pilot. I find a quick media blasting then wire wheel job does the trick very nicely.

New Feature - Hand-Stitched Leather Handle Covers.

Along with letterpress restorations, one of the other things I like to dabble with is leather work.
So as a recent restoration started to finish up, and I start looking for little things to improve the finished product, this idea came very naturally.

A nice soft leather handle cover will probably make long print runs a little bit nicer, and maybe even a little less fatiguing. So, I cut a bit of nice black 2 or 3 ounce leather and stitched it into place. I like the feel a lot as you're not just gripping cast iron, and the cover has a little bit of slide to it so you can just press down versus having to turn your hand as the press actuates.

We'll see how this goes over when this press ships in the next couple of weeks and the owner gives me a little feedback. Worst case scenario, he can cut it off and go on normally.