PRINTMAKING facilities

The Guttenberg Arts printmaking facilities are equipped for intaglio, relief, stone/plate lithography, silkscreen and letterpress. Our facilities include a ventilated acid room for intaglio process and a dark room for light sensitive work. The studio provides most standard solvents and materials for image processing and clean up.

HOURLY Rates

  • 1 hour - $10.61

  • 30 hours - $289.00 (Best Rate)

  • Printing with Assistant - $40.00 per hour

  • Cubby - $25 a month

  • Flat File - $35 a month

  • Screen Printing Rack - $10 a month

Studio Hours (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)

  • Monday - 10am -10pm

  • Tuesday - 10am -10pm

  • Wednesday - 10am-10pm

  • Thursday - 10am-10pm

  • Friday - 10am-10pm

  • Saturday - 10am-10pm

  • Sunday - 10am - 10pm

Intaglio/Relief Equipment

  • 30x50" Charles Brand Etching Press

  • 24x46" Charles Brand Etching Press

  • Aquatint Box (accommodates up to 3x5' plates)

  • Hotplate (28 x 36")

  • Standup Ferric Chloride Tank (22x 24")

  • Solvent Trays of Various Sizes

  • Drying Racks of Various Sizes

  • Composition Rollers and Brayers of Various Sizes

  • Felt and Neoprene printing blankets

Letterpress Equipment

  • Vandercook Proofing Press

  • Type/Furniture / Galleys

Lithography Equipment

  • 24"x36" Fuchs and Lang Lithography Press

  • 30"x 48" Rembrant Elephant Lithography Press

  • Library of Lithography Stones ranging in sizes from 9x10" to 22x30"

  • Poly-Lite Exposure unite (46x46" glass)

  • Tympans and Scraper bars (Various Sizes)

  • Leather Roller 12"

SILKSCREEN EQUIPMENT

  • Poly-Lite Exposure Unit (46x46" glass)

  • Vacuum Table (78x54")

  • Riley Hopkins 4 Screen Textile Press

  • Curestar 4000 Conveyor Belt Curer

  • Red Flash Spot Cure System

  • Squeegees (Various Sizes)

  • Silkscreen Storage Rack (accommodates screens up to 30x40")

  • Lightproof Drying Rack (accommodates screens up to 30x40")

  • Washout Booth

  • Power Washer

  • Scoop Coaters (Various Sizes)

PRINTING SERVICES

  • 24" Wide format Photographic Printing: $15.00 per sq. ft.

  • 24" Wide format Transparency Printing: $8.00 per sq. ft.

  • Risograph Printing: Price based on Project Parameters

Solvents and Materials Available

Nitric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Ferric Chloride, California Wash, Isopropyl Alcohol, Ulano LX660 Emulsion, Speedball Diazo Emulsion, Emulsion Remover, Universal Hardground, Softground, Lithotine, Lump Rosin, Gum Arabic, Lithography Grit, Photo Plate Developer, Vinegar, Magnesium Carbonate, Baking Soda, Whiting, Citric Acid Powder, Litho Grease, Salt, Gojo Soap

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