Studio facilities

(screenprint, riso and intaglio/relief)

 

Screenprint 

Squeegees, stirrers and photo-emulsion are studio staples and are included as part of the membership. Other general consumables (also included) are masking-tape, packing-tape, textiles spray adhesives and chemicals for reclaiming screens.

 

Filmwork/positives

Digital:

  • On site - inkjet printer for up to A3+ size positives (330mm x 480mm)

  • Off-site - Large format service for A2 and A1 size positives. Quick turnaround.

Hand-drawn:

  • Mark-resist film

  • Acetate

  • Layout paper

  • Tracing paper

  • Coloured papers and card

Artworking 

  • A3 scanner

  • MAC 

  • Adobe Photoshop 2022

  • Adobe Illustrator 2022

  • A2 guilotine

  • Large light-box

  • Shared large table space 

  • UV felt-tip pens

Drawing materials

  • Cutting mats

  • Posca pens in varying thicknesses

  • Range of graphite pencils

  • Oil pastels and charcoal pencils

  • Water-soluble pencil crayons

  • Rotring ink and methylated spirits

  • Scalpels and scissors

  • Metal rulers 

  • Book-binding materials 

  • Paintbrushes and mixing jars

Screens

  • Large range of screen sizes to accommodate images of any size, including and up to A1 

  • Mesh counts available in 34, 49, 55, 62, 77, 90, 120, 165

Screen preparation

  • Kippax LED exposure all-in-one unit with touchscreen control panel (max. frame size OD 1270mm x 915mm)

  • Large backlit wash-out booth with shower head  

  • Karcher pressure washer

  • Large, heated screen drying cabinet for pre-exposed screens

  • Large, drying unit for exposed/washed screens

Screenprinting - Paper

  • Sureprint hand-printing vacuum benches:

  • Table 1 (print area 510mm x 410mm) with micro-registration

  • Table 2 (print area 760mm x 2010mm) with micro-registration and mechanical arm

  • Hinge-clamp boards (print area A3 size 297mm x 420mm)

  • Drying racks

  • 2 large drying racks (50 shelves, max. capacity 50 sheets of A1)

  • 1 small drying rack (20 shelves, max. capacity of 20 sheets A3)

Screenprinting - T-shirts/Fabric pieces

  • M&R Chameleon 6-head/4-station t-shirt carousel. With interchangeable board sizes:

  • 500mm x 710mm (for oversized garments, tea-towels)

  • 400mm x 560mm (for adults size t-shirts, jumpers, hoodys)

  • 300mm x 400mm (for kids size clothing, tote bags, ladies tops)

  • 100mm x 550mm (for sleeves, trouser legs)

  • Single-head printing stations. With interchangeable board sizes:

  • 400mm x 560mm (for adults size t-shirts, jumpers, hoodys)

  • 340mm x 440mm (for kids size clothing, tote bags, ladies tops)

  • 330mm x 420mm (for sleeves, trouser legs)

  • Texflash flash-cure unit 

  • M&R conveyor belt dryer

  • Large fabric printing table (bed size 1500mm x 3000mm)

 

Riso

We offer various shades of A3 size paper for riso printing in weights ranging from 100g-300g. Acceptable file formats: pdf, jpeg, ai, unflattened psd, png. 

Printer

  • Riso EZ570 refurbished model (single drum) 

  • Huawei PC laptop (Adobe Photoshop 2022 and Adobe Illustrator 2022)

Riso inks

  • Red

  • Blue

  • Yellow

  • Green

  • Fluorescent pink

  • Mint

  • Black

  • White

 

Intaglio/relief

We are primarily a screenprint and riso studio. Users would need to supply their own plates (plates must already be etched because there are no acid baths in the studio) 

  • Hawthorn etching press (max. printable width 297mm)

  • Drying rack

  • Rollers, push knives, scrim and glass/perspex for rolling ink

  • Calico Safewash ink in black 

  • Lino cutting tools