Facilities
Items available for purchase:
PLATE MATERIALS
>> copper plates...............................$0.30/sq. in
>> plexi plates.............................$0.03/sq. in.
>> pronto plates (8.5x14")..................$1.50/ea.
BOOKBINDING
>> white linen thread (18/3)................$0.10/yd.
>> colored linen thread (18/3)...................$0.25/yd.
>> book cloth ......................$5/yard
DIGITAL PRINTING
>> inkjet transparency film (13x19").........$1.25/ea.
>> inkjet printing.....................$0.02/sq. in.
>> laser printing/copying...............$0.02/sheet
MISC.
>> 1" button hardware........................$0.10/button
Consumable materials provided for members & open studio users:
>> paper towels & shop rags
>> tape
>> photo-emulsion & remover
>> low-toxic cleaning supplies
>> newsprint
Bring your own ink & PAPER!
Relief/Intaglio
- Bottega d'Arte Grafica Etching Press, 24” x 46” (manual)
- Wright Combination Press 27″x48″ (electric)
- Vertical Etching Tank with Ferric Chloride for copper plates
- Glass Inking Table
- Hot Plate 10” x 20”
- Brayers and tarlatan
- Hand tools for relief and intaglio
Silkscreen
- Darkroom with exposure unit (24”x48”) and power washout
- 4 portable screen printing stations with hinge clamps
- 1 screen printing table with hinge clamps/light table
- Various screens (20″x24″ 60 mesh, 20”x28” 110 mesh, 17”x22” 230 mesh), squeegees (4”-16”), scoop coaters, and spatulas
Letterpress
- Showcard Sign Press 14” x 22”
- 5"×8" Kelsey tabletop platen press
- Vandercook No. 3 proof press (14" x 20" max. sheet size)
- 12" x 18" Boxcar Base
- 20+ fonts of wood and metal type
Digital
- iMac with Adobe Creative Suite
- Epson 7880 inkjet printer (24” max. printing width)
- B/W photocopier (up to 11×17″) and laser printer (up to 8.5×14″)
- 8.5x11" flatbed scanner
Bookbinding
- Board shear
- 22.5" Kuttrimmer
- Challenge guillotine cutter
- Skrebba heavy-duty saddle stapler
- 3-1 twin-loop wire binding machine
- Small sewing frames
- Punching cradle
- Miscellaneous tools including bone folders, needles, and weights
General
- Self-healing gridded cutting mats
- Rotary paper cutter (18″)
- Rulers, tear bar, cutting tools
- Drying rack
- Stack dryer (24” x 36”)
- 1" button maker
- Light table
- Flat files (for rent) and small locker storage