Beechmont Press — The Ink Inquisition

Balancing Act
But what good is a good ink if it's mixing with bad water? Not as good as it could be, which is why Beechmont has been testing fountain solutions and related systems all along.

"Years ago we used tap water, then for about 10 years, we used 'DI' [de-ionized] water," says Stahl. Beechmont tried several different solutions during that period, usually based on recommendations. But as Bohannon points out, "Whatever solution the guy down the street was running on his Heidelberg didn't necessarily work well on ours."