COMMUNITY PRINT SHOP EQUIPMENT

SCREEN PRINTING STUDIO

Our screen print studio is set up for water-based screen printing on apparel & paper. Equipment & tools include:

  • Two (2) six-color, 4 station t-shirt presses

  • One (1) four-color, 2 station t-shirt press

  • Hinge clamp boards for flat printing

  • Conveyor & flash dryers

  • Miscellaneous water-based inks and modifiers 

  • Washout booth with hose & power washer

  • Reclaimer, degreaser, haze remover

  • Squeegees, spatulas, ink mixing containers & scoop coaters

  • Masking/packaging/Scotch tape

  • Nu-Arc exposure unit (maximum screen size 24”x36)

  • Darkroom for coating screens

  • Canon printer for stencils (max film size 13”x19”)

  • Light table

 

TRADITIONAL PRINTMAKING STUDIO

Our traditional print shop is set up for letterpress, copper plate etching, monoprinting, and relief printing. Equipment & tools include:

  • Showcard proof press (max paper size 22”x28”)

  • Nolan proof press (max paper size 11”x17”)

  • Challenge 15KA proof press (max paper size ~15”x20”) 

  • Assorted and delightful wood and lead type and graphic cuts

  • Letterpress, etching & relief ink and modifiers

  • Dickerson electric etching press (max paper size 22”x30”) - can be set for Monotype, collagraph relief, intaglio and plate lithography

  • Ferric chloride acid bath for copper plates

  • Nontoxic BIG Ground, tarlatans & tools for etching

  • Brayers, rollers, relief carving tools, bench hooks, and assorted shop tools

  • Tear bars & guillotine paper cutter

 

Risograph Drum Colors

RISOGRAPH PRINTING & BOOKMAKING STUDIO

Our Riso & Bookmaking studio is set up for riso printing and limited runs of handmade books & zines. Equipment & tools include:

  • Two (2) RZ390ui duplicators

  • 19 color drums

  • Electric paper cutter (max paper width 30”)

  • iMac and Macbooks with Adobe Creative Suite & Spectrolite

  • 13”x19” flatbed scanner

  • 8.5”x11” black & white laser printer

  • Spiral binder

  • Perfect binder

  • Book stapler

  • Small book press

  • Two (2) paper joggers

  • Proofing paper

  • Paper collator

  • Xactos, bone folders & additional bookmaking tools