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Welcome!
This site is home to a project that began a few years ago.(The Whole Story) Its purpose is to provide information to Intaglio printmakers wishing to build their own Etching Press. Here you will find info and plans for building your press. This link Sample Gallery will show you some examples of what you can accomplish with these plans and a little willpower.
Big News April 2008!
(THEY ARE HERE NOW & READY TO GO)
Its been in the works for a year now but now it is completed! An all new DVD set of plans that leaves no stone unturned the definitive guide to building your very own Etching Press be sure to check it out.......
The DVD Includes:
- 18 3D Study models so you can see your press before you build
- 3 different Etching Press designs to choose from
- Internet parts links so you can get everything online
- 2 new bench designs to mount your press on
- Large format full scale printouts
- and much more to come!
- more info!
See What's Inside Take a Flash Video Tour of The DVD
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| DVD Index Screen | 3D Study Models | Plan Sheets |
The plans provide all the details needed to build three different types of presses, with two different types of drives,a hand operated chain drive or a hand operated gear driven one.
The only work you will have to do, is build a bench for it and bolt the pieces together. A machine shop will fabricate a few of the parts for you the rest of the parts can be purchased from a Gear Supply Company.
If you have any questions and I'm sure you will, I ask that you check the FAQ section before contacting me, the answer might be posted there as well as some answers to questions you might not have thought of.
So enough talk feel free to explore the site and I hope to meet you on the road to Pressdom!
Doug Forsythe
ARTIST/PRINTMAKER