Conrad Etching Press

The Gowanus Studio Space offers a printshop that is fully equipped for all Etching, Lithography, Woodblock and Silkscreen techniques. Contemporary artists and designers use this workspace, which has 14-foot ceilings, concrete floors and is filled with natural sunlight, to create new artwork and advance their careers in printmaking.

The printshop features a 24-inch ConRad Etching Press, a Charles Brand Lithography Press, a vacuum table for Silkscreen, and a darkroom supplied with a exposure unit for Photolithography and a 32 x 39 inch vacuum exposure unit for Silkscreen. (A complete list of equipment and supplies that the printshop offers its members can be found below.)

EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY STUDIO

• Drying racks and homesote
• Conrad Etching Press 24-inch
• Charles Brand Lithography Press
• 

  Charles Brand Lithography Press

  Silkscreen vacuum table

• Photolithography exposure unit
• Silkscreen vacuum exposure unit (32″ x 39″)
• Stainless steel graining sink with hose (48″ x 28″)
• Espon 9800 printer for printing Silkscreen positives (see below)
• Aquatint box (21″ x 30″)
• Hot plate (18″ x 24″)
• Kick shear (30.5″ x 14″)
• Guillotine-style paper cutter (26″ x 37″)
• Work table (32″ x 66″) and additional counter space

 SUPPLIES/MATERIALS PROVIDED BY STUDIO: 

• acids*
• 

  Silkscreen Vacuum Table

  solvents

• grounds
• emulsion
• newsprint
• graining grits
• cleaning supplies
• processing materials
• ink modifiers-varnishers, plate oils, magnesium carbonate
• various inks for communal use** (all printmaking techniques)
• 

  Guillotine-style Paper Cutter

  miscellaneous tools (including files, ink knives, drawing materials**)

*Please note that only ferric chloride solution is used for etching.

**It is highly recommended that you bring your own.

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE BOUGHT/RENTED AT STUDIO:

• Copper plates can be bought (email printshop@gowanusstudio.org for prices)
• Flat files can be rented out for $15/mo.
• Cabinet space can be rented out for $20/mo.
• Positive printing (see below)

SUPPLIES TO BE BROUGHT BY MEMBERS:

• 

  Hot Plate

  plates

• gloves
• apron
• sponges
• tape
• mylar
• paper towels
• printing paper
• registration pins
• foil/wax paper
• contact paper
• razor blades
• drawing materials and tools
• inks (special inks are not available in cabinets)

POSITIVE PRINTING

Members of the Gowanus Studio Space (as well as nonmembers) can print Silkscreen positives using our Epson 9800 printer for a low cost:

• If both sides of the positive are under 24 inches: $0.75 an inch on the shorter side
• If either side of the positive is over 24 inches: $0.75 an inch on the longer side
• For example, a 24 x 36 inch positive would cost $27.

Have any questions, needs, suggestions, or comments? Email us at printshop@gowanusstudio.org and give us your feedback!