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Etching & Relief Printing Presses

  • Etching Press – Model EP3318

    £3,192.00 (inc. VAT)

    Well designed and immensely strong

    Strength has been the paramount thought behind this design.  Special features are:
    • ½ inch (12.5mm) thick plate, steel side frames
    • Solid 3 inch (75mm) diameter top roller, ground and plated
    • Solid 3 inch (75mm) diameter bottom roller
    • Solid top bearers to enable adequate pressure through 16mm adjusting screws
    • Ball races on both rollers
    • Ground plate steel plank 33 x 18 x ½ inches (838mm x 457mm x 12.5mm)
    • Drive from traditional cast iron hand-wheel through gearing to give the smooth but necessary feel when maximum pressure is required.
    A really remarkable press to give professional results to all, and at a very reasonable and competitive price.  Available for bench mounting (total weight 220lbs 100 Kg’s) or on the attractive and useful cabinet stand. Recommended blankets: one quality fronting, and either one Compressed Wool Backing, or for fine work, two quality fronting. The above price is for the press only, stand is not included in  that price. Purpose built stand with leveling feet :- £540.00 (Inc. VAT). Stand is not available separately, only with a press. Purpose built stand with castors (two locking) :- £654.00 (Inc. VAT) Stand is not available separately, only with a press.
  • Traditional Style Etching Press

    Designed to meet the needs of the Artist using larger plates than the popular Model 4824 will accept. Extremely robust, solid construction. EP4829 Plank Size 48″ x 29″   (1220mm x  736mm)
    • Both rollers are made from heavy-gauge steel tubing, 6" (150mm diameter)
    • Top roller ground and plated to prevent rust.
    • 15 mm thick steel side frames.
    • Both rollers mounted in ball bearings
    • Plank in 5/8″ (15mm) thick ground steel plate.
    • Triple gearing for ease of operation under great pressure from side adjusting screws.
    • Traditional style heavy cast iron spoked handwheel.
    • Useful shelf underneath.
    • Plastic covering to plank can be fitted if required for easy cleaning and registration marking.
    MOTORISED VERSION AVAILABLE Recommended Blankets: 1 Best quality Fronting Felt size 48″ x 28″ (1220 x 711mm) 1 Best quality Compressed Wool Backing size 48″ x 28″ (1220 x 711mm) For LITHOGRAPHS 1 – Lithograph grey blanket Shipping Specifications: Nett Weight: 728lbs. (330Kg) This press is no longer available. Spares, service & blankets only.
  • Traditional Style Etching Press

    Designed to meet the needs of the Artist using larger plates than the popular Model 4824 will accept. Extremely robust, solid construction. EP5629 Plank Size 56″ x 29″   (1422mm x 736mm)
    • Both rollers are made from heavy-gauge steel tubing, 6" (150mm diameter)
    • Top roller ground and plated to prevent rust.
    • 15 mm thick steel side frames.
    • Both rollers mounted in ball bearings
    • Plank in 5/8″ (15mm) thick ground steel plate.
    • Triple gearing for ease of operation under great pressure from side adjusting screws.
    • Traditional style heavy cast iron spoked handwheel.
    • Useful shelf underneath.
    • Plastic covering to plank can be fitted if required for easy cleaning and registration marking.
    MOTORISED VERSION AVAILABLE Traditional Style Etching Press Designed to meet the needs of the Artist using both wider and longer plates than the popular Model 4824 will accept. Extremely robust, solid construction. Recommended Blankets: 1 Best quality Fronting Felt size 56″ x 28″ (1422 x 711mm) 1 Best quality Compressed Wool Backing size 56″ x 28″ (1422 x 711mm) For LITHOGRAPHS 1 – Lithograph grey blanket Shipping Specifications: Nett Weight: 795lbs. (360Kg) This press is no longer available. Spares, service & blankets only.
  • Etching Press – Model EP4021

    £5,466.00 (inc. VAT)

    Traditional Style Etching Press

    • Specially designed for ease of operation, production of perfect etchings, and at a size and price to suit all artists. Extremely robust, solid construction.
    • Bench mounted or can be supplied with a purpose-built stand (as shown).
    • Plank size 40″ x 21″ (1015 x 535mm).
    • Ground and plated solid steel top roller 4½″ (115mm).
    • Solid steel bottom roller in 4½″ (115mm).
    • 12.5 mm thick steel side frames.
    • Both rollers ball race mounted.
    • Double reduction gearing.
    • Traditional style heavy cast iron spoked hand wheel.
    • Double width wooden handle.
    • No assistance to plank is necessary.
    • Useful shelf underneath.
    • Uninterrupted access to plank.
    • No trap points for fingers or blankets.
    • Plastic faced plank available if required for easy cleaning and for registration marking.
    Recommended Blankets: 1 Best quality Fronting Felt size 40″ x 20″ (1015 x 505mm) 1 Best quality Compressed Wool Backing size 40″ x 20″ (1015 x 505mm) For LITHOGRAPHS 1 – Lithograph grey blanket Shipping Specifications: Case Size: Nett Weight: 440lbs. (200Kg) Price shown includes stand, but not blankets. Press can be supplied without stand if required.

Miscellaneous Art Equipment

  • Electric Hotplate

    Price range: £774.00 through £930.00 (inc. VAT)
    Art Equipment Ltd, manufacture two different sizes of Electric Hotplate, both are temperature controlled with a top plate manufactured from 15mm thick Alluminium Tool Plate.
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page Details
  • Lamps

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    Art Equipment can supply lamps for most models of silk screen exposure unit, or plate frame, including Littlejohn, Cirgraphics, Parker, Natgraph, Kippax, Theimer, Agfa, Fox and Dainippon / Screen. Please contact us for more information, quoting machine make, model and lamp type, if possible.

Silk Screen Art Equipment

  • Silk Screen Wash

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    Art Equipment Ltd manufactures a wide range of Sinks, Trays, Tanks, Covers and many other items. These can all be manufactured from either PVC or Polypropylene. These include: • Silk Screen Wash Booths • Circulator & Jacketed Sinks with temperature control • Developing Trays • Free Standing Sinks All of these can all be made to suit your specific requirements and customised to suit your room or environment. All sinks and trays etc. are manufactured to order, to suit your requirements, please contact us with your requirements, sizes etc. for a quotation.
    • The T162SS silk screen exposure unit has been developed from the very successful and well-proven T162 Rotex plate printing down unit used in the graphic art’s trade over many year's.
    • It consists of a robust metal cabinet that splits into two for ease of installation where access is limited. The lower section contains the light source, power pack and suction pump, whilst the upper cabinet has the control box fitted onto the front face with the glass and blanket frame mounted on the top.
    • The T159ss are built with the home user in mind, or for small studios, where only a small number of screens need to be produced.
    • 2 x versions are available, one utilises a pressure pad type of lid, the other uses an external suction pump and a soft flexible blanket to maintain film to screen contact.
    • The light source is a 300w Ultravitalux lamp.
    • The units are manufacture from white-faced MDF board with heavy-duty edging.
    • The exposure is controlled by a manually operated shutter mechanism, allowing the lamp to warm up prior to the exposure being started.
    • The maximum screen frame size for each model is 650mm x 500mm.
    • 240v single phase supply runs from a 13 amp plug.
    • Supplied with count down timer for the exposure.
    • Overall size 820mm (wide) x 680mm (deep) x 1080mm (high).

Used Equipment

  • Letterpress Type

    £90.00 (inc. VAT)
  • This press was delivered NEW to a customer in 2014. It still looks like the day it left the factory, and has hardly been used. It comes with the set of used blankets, which also look as if they have hardly been used.

    Traditional Style Etching Press

    Designed to meet the needs of the Artist using larger plates than the popular Model 4824 will accept. Extremely robust, solid construction. EP4829 Plank Size 48″ x 29″   (1220mm x  736mm)
    • Both rollers are made from heavy-gauge steel tubing, 6" (150mm diameter)
    • Top roller ground and plated to prevent rust.
    • 15 mm thick steel side frames.
    • Both rollers mounted in ball bearings
    • Plank in 5/8″ (15mm) thick ground steel plate.
    • Triple gearing for ease of operation under great pressure from side adjusting screws.
    • Traditional style heavy cast iron spoked handwheel.
    • Useful shelf underneath.
    • Nett Weight: 728lbs. (330Kg)
    £4,000.00 (£4,800.00 Inc. VAT) This price is around £3,000.00 below the previous NEW price of this press The above price does NOT include delivery or installation.
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