Everyone inks the tympan sometimes
How to change the tympan on a Vandercook Press
Everyone inks the tympan sometimes: How to change the tympan on a Vandercook Press by Amanda Wyatt Visconti is a 22-page zine tutorial on changing tympan and packing material on Vandercook cylinder floor presses like the SP-15, Universal, 3, and 4.
- CC BY-NC.
- #8 in my Letterpress for All! series of zine tutorials and advice aimed at making letterpress more accessible (including financially and physically) for more people. 1-4 are done but pending journal issue publication; 5-7 are drafted.
Versions: 4, 6/3/2026. Previously: 3 (5/28/2026); v2 (5/27/2026); v1 (5/26/2026).
Available now:
- Full-color PDF of zine: suitable for reading on your computer, or printing in full color
Coming eventually:
- Accessible text transcript & PDF versions
- Zine Bakery catalogue entry for this zine containing blurb, descriptive metadata, etc.
- Printing & assembly instructions.
A beautiful binding!
Thank you to Tanner Schudlich of Stout Heart Press for sharing their beautiful work hand binding this zine, including hand-inked cover paper!:
