Type moving day
Type move 9: all moved in, originally uploaded by artnoose.
I was actually worried that not enough people were going to show up, but it wasn't the case at all.
It rained just when everyone got there to help, but luckily the rain was short-lived. It was still barely sprinkling when we decided to go for it in case it rained again later, which it didn't. In fact it was sunny the rest of the day.
We used two pick-up trucks at once, which is an idea I would use again in the future. It made loading up really efficient. Type is kept in cases which are drawers that fit into a cabinet. You move type by taking each case out one by one, carrying the cases out to the truck, carrying the empty cabinets out to the truck, and then loading the cases back into the cabinets. Having two trucks was so efficient because while one group of people was loading the cases back into the cabinet, another group would be carrying the cases for the next cabinet out to the other truck. We alternated until we got them all loaded up.
We had even more people on the unloading side, which surprised me. Loading in went well. The only snag was having to clear out another area in the room because all the type wouldn't fit against the wall, and one cabinet had to go in between the windows. With so many people there, even that didn't take long.
This is a big relief, and I'm so grateful for all the help I got today. Having so many people show up made it much easier on everyone involved. We finished in less than three hours!
Next up: moving the letterpress and guillotine this coming Saturday!