My much-loved, rarely used Risograph machine started making some troubling noises not long after I finished up Pink Mince #17, and effectively stopped working at all. I was pretty sure from the sound of things that it was mechanical trouble, and I had no idea how to even begin tinkering with such a complicated machine.
Happily, I finally found someone — kind of an itinerant Riso repairman — who was able to come by and show me how to properly open up the machine and understand how to access and replace the worn-out parts. He did most of the work (thankfully, because it was terrifying to see so many exposed electronics and moving parts), and made sure I at least knew how to handle the remaining details on my own.
With the most critical repairs finally completed, I was blessed to get to work on a long-overdue piece I’d been planning — the first Bijou Type specimen! For as long as they last, I’ll happily send one out for every order made at the Bijou web site.
