Store 004 · Bleecker & Vine · Reg 02
Nightshift
Supply Co.
Risograph paper, ink drums and small-press hardware. Counter open 22:00–06:00, every night of the year.
01 — The night counter
Everything here is printed once
We do not keep a website inventory. What the head prints at the moment you walk in is what the shop holds — a single pass, no reprints, contrast falling off as the roll runs down toward the core.
Why 1-bit
A thermal head has exactly two states per dot: burned or not burned. Every photograph in this shop is screened down to that binary before it ever meets paper. Grey is a lie told by spacing.
Ordered dither2.5px cellNo greys02 — Stock on hand
Shelf count
03 — Dither plates
Three screens we keep
Bayer 4×4
The house default. Regular, mechanical, unmistakably printed. Reads best at arm's length under counter fluorescents.
Floyd–Steinberg
Error diffused sideways down the roll. Softer edges, but it eats head life on dark plates — we charge a surcharge after midnight.
Blue noise
No visible grid at all. Reserved for portrait work and the annual catalogue cover. Ask at the counter.
04 — Tonight's order
Itemised
| Qty | Item | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | Ink drum — fluoro pink | 128.00 |
| 01 | Master roll B4 | 74.50 |
| 04 | Newsprint ream 55gsm | 92.00 |
| 01 | Squeegee, replacement | 18.25 |
| 12 | Thermal roll 58mm | 31.80 |
Paid — card ····4417 · approved 04:12
05 — Standing order
Print me the list
One receipt a month, mailed flat. Stock counts, new plates, whatever came off the press that we liked.
Head at end of roll — press FEED to advance