About Our Studio

LETTERPRESS:

Vandercook SP-20 Press

Signmaker (Line-o-Scribe Proofing) Press

Kelsey Excelsior 5×8 Clamshell Press

5 cabinets of wood and metal type along with assorted cuts

Drying rack

SCREENPRINTING:

Screen Exposure Table

Photo emulsion and screen coaters

Washout booth

Printing space with screen clamps and a table-top 6-color press

Squeegees

Print drying rack

BINDING:

Book press

High capacity and long reach staplers

Assorted binding tools

Stack paper cutter and Kutrimmer 1080 cutting shear

ETCHING PRESS:

Conrad E-15 etching press

Sturges 4 etching press

Speedball brayers and ink knives

Suitable for woodcut, linoleum, monotype, collagraph. Please note we are not set up with acids for intaglio plates

PAPERMAKING:

2lb Reina beater (available to trained Keyholders)

Assorted small moulds

Vats

Felts and pellon

Stack drier

Tabletop hydraulic pres

RISOGRAPH

Risograph MZ 790 U

6 drums (black, fluorescent pink, bright red, blue, green, yellow)

OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY:

AB Dick 360 Press

For studio and equipment access, see our Become a Member page for details on different levels of membership. Alternatively, sign up for a workshop, or join us as a volunteer!

We have an ADA accessible entrance on Reinhard Street. To be let in during Open Hours, please call the studio phone at (267) 630-1632. For all other requests, please email studio@phillysoapbox.org