Printmaking Facilities and Equipment

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8,100 square feet divided into 5 distinct work areas (plus faculty/grad student studios)

Intaglio/Relief studio

• Etching Presses
  • 40” x 70” American French Tool Press
  • 33.5” x 60” Takach Etching Press
  • 48” x 96” Takach Etching Press
  • 32” x 48” Connecticut Hydraulic Press (in need of attention)
  • 36” x 60” Charles Brand Etching Press (in need of repair)
  • 20” 26” Lion Reliance Press
• Drying racks
• Large glass inking table
• 44” x 30” Aquatint box
• 24” x 37” Parts washer
• Two 27” x 36” Chromalox hot plates
• 37” Pexto metal plate shear
• 4’ x 4’ x 4’ Brinks bench style spray booth
• Two large paper soaking sinks
• Large paper preparation table
• Acid Room
  • 2x 30” x 95” Labconco acid hoods
  • 2 Vertical acid tanks (not yet installed)
  • 1 Sink mounted eyewash
  • 1 Ceiling mounted shower wash
  • 1 Ventilated acid cabinet

Lithography studio

(Stone Lithography, Plate Lithography, Photo Lithography)

• Presses
  • 33” x 57” Takach Lithographic Press
  • 36” x 50” Charles Brand Lithographic Press
  • 30” x 48” Charles Brand Lithographic Press
• Lithographic Stones
  • 10 Large Stones (approx. 26” x 34”)
  • 28 Medium Size Stones (approx. 18” x 24”)
  • 37 Small Stones (approx. 10” x 12” to 16” x 20”)
• Other Large Facilities and Equipment
  • Hydraulic lift (30” x 32”)
  • Scissor lift (35” x 20”)
  • 42” x 142” stone graining sink
  • 3 Levigators
  • Drying rack
  • Two 48” x 96” work tables
  • Three 24” x 96” rolling work tables
  • Two Takach aluminum plate backers (30” x 40”)
  • Four inking slabs
  • Stoesser Register Systems punch-hole registration system
  • Paper tearing surface

Serigraphy studio

• Screen Printing Area:
  • Eight 40” x 72” printing stations each with a pair of hinges for a screen
  • 30” x 40” vacuum table printing station
  • 4 x 10 foot paper tearing station with a self-healing cutting mat surface
  • 3 x 12 foot worktable with a self-healing cutting mat surface
  • 30, 48” x 36” flat-files for student storage
  • Vertical bins for over 50 screens
  • Washout sink with two spray-down faucets and one traditional faucet
  • 7 scoop coaters of various sizes
  • Over 40 shop screens of various sizes and mesh counts
  • Large retractable screen installed for slide lectures and visiting artist talks
  • Epson digital projector
  • 30” x 40” light table
  • Drying racks
• Washout Room
  • 8 x 6 x 3 foot Backlit Washout Booth
  • Emulsion Eliminator 3 High Pressure Washer
• Exposure Room
  • UV Safe Lights
  • Nu-Arc MSP 3650 Exposure Unit with vacuum and 56”x42” exposure surface
• Papermaking equipment

Darkroom

• UV Safe Lights
• 30 Vertical Bins for screen storage
• 12” x 48” box for lithography Photo Plates
• 12” x 96” table for coating screens

Computer lab

• Four Apple computers
• Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office Suite, etc. at all stations
• Xante PlateMaker4 printer (11x17" output, running Adobe PostScript 3)
• HP LaserJet 4050N BW printer (8.5 x 14" maximum output)
• Epson Stylus Pro7600 inkjet 24" printer
• Two photo scanners
• Hard-wired Ethernet connections

Shared use space

• Three work tables (48” x 96”)
• Critique wall

Access to letterpress and book arts studio (via Design Department)