I often print small blocks at home as I can do them by hand and don’t need to use the fabulous Columbian press at Swansea Print Workshop. This is how I set up a little inking station without fuss or mess.
Stick some newspaper onto your work surface with a bit of masking tape.
Stick a piece of ordinary white paper down onto it, with masking tape. I used a sheet of A4 size white computer printout paper.
Stick a sheet of thin but sturdy PVC / plastic / acetate over it with some masking tape. I used acetate document covers you get with comb binding machines.
There it is. Easy Peasy.
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