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rwms15 92 points ago +96 / -4

All printers leave an indiscernible mark on anything it prints that law enforcement can use to trace, or at least tie a certain flier back to a suspected printer. Keep that in mind.

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robob2700 25 points ago +25 / -0

Not the old school printing presses that use carved or etched steel plates. You know, the kind used to print fancy letterheads and business cards.

Edit: with local printing companies all going out of business, there are plenty of used machines from the 80s for sale

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DoctorK 4 points ago +4 / -0

You're taking about gravure printing. It's how money is printed. It also has a very steep price to break in to.

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robob2700 3 points ago +3 / -0

maybe if you want a Heidelberg, but you can get a decent used Ryobi for under $2500. It'll do the work fine it'll just take longer; kinda like how a small drink is the same size as a large if there's free refills, it just comes with some extra walking.

edit: the actual type of printer you'd want is called an "offset printing press"