I saw a post from 2018 mentioning some carving tools, anyone know if they’re still around or if there are any inks/blocks/brayers etc.?
I sorted through some items in the screenprint area a few months ago and put all the Lino printing equipment I found in a cream/yellowish coloured plastic case.
I think it may still be on the shelf in screenprint, the end nearest the the sink and exposure unit.
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Hi Shakeel
This is what the box looks like
It is currently on the prep table in the messy room but things get moved around a lot so just check for the yellow box around the CNC/ laser/ screen printing area.
Not much inside:
- A few cutting blades but no handle.
- A couple of brayers
- Some inks (I have not checked the condition of these)
- Some Lino which is little old and hardened.
I haven’t done any Lino cutting in a while but iirc you may be able to salvage some of it by warming it slightly and rubbing on a little linseed oil (unsure if we have this at the space)
Many of the items in the space are donated by volunteers and something like linonprinting relies quite heavily on the consumables (ink and Lino)
In some cases it may be best to bring your own supplies for certain crafts - if you’re really keen on Lino cutting asap I’d recommend doing that.
You could also create a post to see if there’s enough interest and (I might be wrong here) it’s sometimes possible that the space may be able to budget for certain things if there’s enough interest and space but these things may take time as all members are volunteers and help out as and when they are available.
This may fall under screenprinting so I have tagged the @silkscreentechs techs.
You might also want to take a look at Tetrapak printing as you could use the brayers and ink for this too.
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Thanks a lot for checking this out for me! Will have a check and see how the paints are doing. And I’ll probably just buy my own kit for myself.
Purists may scoff but I really like the Esso Mastercut stuff. It’s like a giant white art eraser. No need to faff with heating lino. Cuts very precisely. And if want to step into the digital realm, can even be machined.
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On a related note, I’ve had really nice results using cheap plywood, of which there’s usually plenty of scraps in the woodshop. Well worth a go!
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@Kyle Oh that’s interesting! What would you use to machine cut? Laser cutter or CNC?
@petermakesprints Interesting, and that’s worked better for you than Lino or is it just cheaper/easier access?
I used a burr on my home CNC machine
Not necessarily better, it’s a different medium so has different characteristics.
With linocut printing you don’t get much in the way of texture from the lino itself, woodcut printing on the other hand gives some amount of grain texture from the wood.
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Ah that makes sense, personally I prefer a cleaner print so I think I’ll stick to Lino