My New Adventure With Machin

Ok so I just get for fun a pack of 1500 Machin on ebay, to give a try


and Purchase the 473 pages PDF of Adminware

I will purchase the Deegam DVD, is that good ? Honestly I don,t like book on DVD.

Now is there something else will be good to have ?

I also need to decide if I will go with the Complete album with the different GUM or simply the one without image and no gum difference. I'm not the GUM type of guy but since it's a complete new adventure I have no idea with one will be best. I don,t plan to sell this thing later, it will stay in the family


Those are use, but knowing me , I will replace them with mint one

Area66, if I had the time I would undoubtedly go for it all the way! I do agree on the book versus DVD issue though, I do prefer a book especially for something as complicated as the Machins. Does it not come in print?
Oh, and good luck with your 1500 stamps - let it snow!

Peter

I check on ebay for printed version, they are more expensive than the DVD, and it's printed page on a small 4 rings binders. Since the DVD is printable, I may be better to print them myself and put the page in plastic protector back to back in Unitrade 2 post binders

I hate rings binders. Stapples as pack of 200 plastic protectors for $ 10 , that make 400 pages. paper and ink cost nothing, I just need plain white paper.

I think the Intermediate album can be a good choice, honestly booklet position of the Spec. look a little to much. I already paid for the Spec. so it's not a price choice , any tough ?

Since you already paid for it I don't see any reason to abandon part of this. Keep the pages, you might after a while get familiar enough with these to go all the way!

Peter

Machins can prove to be years of enjoyable sorting and arranging.

I love them.

Regards,
Stampalotapus

Get the Deegam Machin CD. Any hard copies you find are woefully out of date.

Robert

I did it yesterday , now I have to wait, I don't know why he don't make it available to download, only 256 mb

I have to get an updated CD for myself. Haven't updated mine since 2012.

Robert

So I get a set like this one on ebay, they are supposed to be all ID, we will see.

I purchased the Specialized but ended up using the Novice. I just don't have the time at the moment to learn all the printing differences in the specialized. I think the Machin stamps are fascinating and have played around with them for years. But I am happy with the choice that I made. I also chose to print the pages by type rather than denomination. Just because you don't have page after page of stamps of the same color. I like the type layout better. And I printed in black and white. The color looks good but it get confusing to me what stamps I have and what I need.
I hope this helps and wish you the best with your collection.

I also have a question. How do you mount the modern self adhesive Machins ? If they are printed in panes how do you get a clean single separate from the other stamps?

Tommy

Tommy, I will keep them in Stock book for a will the time I decide which album choose. I plan also to use the PDF as digital, and scan the stamp, so I may have a novice or int. printed and a specialized in virtual. I don't see the need in an printed album to have many copy of the same stamp with only booklet position as difference.

Yes you can end up with page after page of the same stamp but with subtle printing difference. Let me know how you get along with it.