LITHOGRAPHY

Stone and photo-plate lithography with over 200 stones available for use, largest stone size 66 x 92 cm.

3 direct motorised presses. Bed sizes:

• Seggie press 70 x 96cm
• Takach motorised direct press and 80 x 120cm
• Takach vari-speed motorised direct press, bed size 60 x 120cm

Hydraulic lift trolley for moving stones
Selection of narrow and wide diameter rollers
Leather nap roller
2x Print racks

2x Lightboxes

Dedicated safelight darkroom for photo- plate exposures

The large combination Takach press can also be used to print plates and stones. Printable area 160 x 100cm

SCREENPRINTING

Water-based screen inks are used with fine-mesh screens.

5 vacuum bed presses, all taking screen sizes (outer frame size) 110 x 150 cm:

• 1 x Kippax Horizontal lift press with manual pressure control
• 1 x Kippax standard press
• 3 x Natgraph standard press

Integrated Natgraph U.V. exposure unit
2 x screen wash-out bays with high pressure blasters.
5 x Print racks
2 x Lightboxes
Access to computers and printers for producing print-ready acetates

ETCHING

Copper and zinc alternative etching, and acrylic-resist, photo polymer and Toyobo photo etching

4 Etching presses:

• 1x Vari Speed Motorised Takach combination etching press, Bed Size 183 x 100cm, Printable area 160 x 99cm
• 1x Motorised Grieg etching press, Bed width 76cm, printable area 70 x 90 cm.
• 1x Motorised Polymetaal JPVE-80 etching press, bed width 80 cm, printable area 75 x 115cm
• 1x Rochat etching press, bed width 66 cm, printable area 60 x 76cm.

1 x Electric Hotplate with thermostat 60 x 80cm

Spray compressor and airbrush booth for aquatint

Drying boards

Print rack

Dedicated drawing area

LASER CUTTING

1 x 80w HPC Laser cutter with water cooler, BOFA fume filtration unit and 4-wheel rotary attachment. Laser cut 5.3 software driver. Adobe Illustrator for preparing files prior to cutting.

Cuts Paper, fabric, wood, cardboard and acrylic.

Bed size 120 x 90cm

LARGE FORMAT INKJET PRINTING

Museum quality paper printing and acetate printing for printing separations.

1 large format inkjet printer:

• 1 x Epson Surecolour SC-P7000, 24” 61cm wide, with Ultra Chrome HDX pigment based inks

2 x 24" iMacs in open access studio for preparing files for printing

1 x Epson Expression 10000 A3 flatbed scanner. 

A3 x Colour and black and white photocopier / scanner