L letterpress - brayering advice needed

[natja]

Hi, I have some L letterpress plates which I run through my BigShot and finally bought myself a good quality Soft brayer (my lino printing ones were not very flat). As I expected the Speedball brayer is lovely and flat but I was really disappointed to find the Lletterpress inks dry up on the brayer very quickly. I am talking within a two to three minutes, where as they seem to stay wet for over a half an hour with my old brayer.

Are soft brayers suitable for oil based inks like the L letterpress ones? Does anyone have any ideas about keeping the ink wet or alternatively, using inks more suitable for soft brayers?

[QueenOfInkland]

There is an AWESOME website all about letterpress.

They recommend: "Purchase a printmaking brayer."

Here is a link to their website and to this particular article. Have fun!

L Letterpress Printing Techniques from Boxcar Press | Boxcar Press

[HeatherHolbrook]

Lifestyle Crafts makes a brayer specifically for their letterpress stuff. I never had a problem with the ink drying on it.