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The Alchemist, v.1, issue 3, Summer 1940
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Trials and Tribulations of Three Amatuer Hacktographers!! by Chuck Hansen Editors Martin, Hunt, and I know now why editors leave home. While I was at home in Denver, during the holidays, Roy, Lew, and I discussed the possibility of starting a new fan mag. We met regularly, at Lew's on Saturday evenings, and at my home on Monday. At nearly every session Lew would bring up the subject of fan mags, why couldn't we start one, et cetera, as infinitum. Roy and I did our best, or perhaps our worst, as confirmed hard-shelled pessimists to discourage him, but in vain. Finally, one night during the periodic discussion we decided to try it. We waxed very enthusiastic, resolving that this might be an excellent medium for contributing our bit to fandom, and for crusading for those things we wanted most. In this jubilant mood we sat up half the night making plans. Martin and I had seen the hectograph used once or twice, but only under very simple conditions. We decided it was easy, there was nothing to it. For the benefit of any reader, who might possibly wish to take a fling at fan publishing, and who is unacquainted with the idiosyncrasies of the hectro, ask advice of someone who is using it, or has used it for this purpose. They are most provokingly obstinate things I know of. We prowled the stores, looking the istuation over, and decided we would be smart and save money. In place of buying prepared hecto trays we bought a tin of gelatine compound and some metal trays, to make our own hectos. We took them home and that night in my kitchen we melted the gleatine and filled the pans. So far so good. Before it had set I spilled part of the contents of one tray, and
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Trials and Tribulations of Three Amatuer Hacktographers!! by Chuck Hansen Editors Martin, Hunt, and I know now why editors leave home. While I was at home in Denver, during the holidays, Roy, Lew, and I discussed the possibility of starting a new fan mag. We met regularly, at Lew's on Saturday evenings, and at my home on Monday. At nearly every session Lew would bring up the subject of fan mags, why couldn't we start one, et cetera, as infinitum. Roy and I did our best, or perhaps our worst, as confirmed hard-shelled pessimists to discourage him, but in vain. Finally, one night during the periodic discussion we decided to try it. We waxed very enthusiastic, resolving that this might be an excellent medium for contributing our bit to fandom, and for crusading for those things we wanted most. In this jubilant mood we sat up half the night making plans. Martin and I had seen the hectograph used once or twice, but only under very simple conditions. We decided it was easy, there was nothing to it. For the benefit of any reader, who might possibly wish to take a fling at fan publishing, and who is unacquainted with the idiosyncrasies of the hectro, ask advice of someone who is using it, or has used it for this purpose. They are most provokingly obstinate things I know of. We prowled the stores, looking the istuation over, and decided we would be smart and save money. In place of buying prepared hecto trays we bought a tin of gelatine compound and some metal trays, to make our own hectos. We took them home and that night in my kitchen we melted the gleatine and filled the pans. So far so good. Before it had set I spilled part of the contents of one tray, and
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