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Technical drawings created with digital tools to show the whole press, and the subsystem of the spindle and hose, which send the platen down to exert the printing pressure

A glimpse into one of the buildings full of wood at Irion Lumber, in Wellsboro, PA. One of the boards in this view eventually became the press's platen.

Field trip to document and measure the Louis C. Roy Press at the Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum in Queenston, ON, Canada.

An oil painting depicting Johann Gutenberg casting movable type while another worker sets type. Gutenberg's press is in the foreground of the painting.

A rendering of the bookwheel fully assembled.

Four students with gears made for bookwheel. From left to right: Matthew Nygren, Maher Abdelkawi, Ian Kurtz, Reese Salen.

Four people with side of bookwheel, with gears in their positions. From left to right: Susan Farnand, Matthew Nygren, Ian Kurtz, Maher Abdelkawi.

Drawing of assembled bookwheel, with measurements.

Diagram of the Uncommon Press with parts labeled.

A CNC (computer numerical control) machine cutting a gear for the bookwheel.