Technical data etching press HP-80 |
Plate format (bed size) |
80 x 130 cm |
31"x51" |
Diameter upper roller |
13 cm |
5.1" |
Bed thickness |
1.5 cm |
0.6" |
Wall thickness upper roller |
1,7 cm |
0.7" |
Measurements of the press: |
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Diameter of lower roller |
12 cm |
5" |
- Length (of side frames) |
85 cm |
33" |
Diameter of star wheel |
127 cm |
50" |
- Width (incl. star wheel) |
125 cm |
50" |
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- Height (without stand) |
32 cm |
13" |
Max. opening between bed and upper roller |
4 cm |
1.6" |
Length of roller |
80 cm |
31.5" |
Screw thread of pressure spindles (metric) |
M 20 |
Weight of the press |
150 kg |
330 lbs |
Dimensions of the under frame (optional) |
HxWxL 80x89x84cm |
30"x35"x33" |
Work height, without under frame |
13 cm |
5" |
Work height of press on stand |
90 cm |
35" | General The plate material; "printing bed": The plate is made of laminated paper sheets, in liquid resin, pressed under high pressure and temperature. The plate is covered, on both sides, with a white melamine coating. Perfect bed material, compared with a metal bed; does not warp, no oxidation, cheap, safe (=not heavy), very pressure resistant, easy to make marks on the bed. Top roller driven or bottom roller driven: Regularly printmakers ask us which drive system is better. There is no difference, the paper does not "feel" the difference while being printed. Some believe that top roller driven is better, some believe bottom roller driven is better. We have both systems available. |
The HP-series presses are upper roller driven (without gearing). The spokes from the wheel are made of stainless steel pipe. If the spindles are loosened, the upper roller is raised by spring pressure. This makes presses ideally suited for lino and woodcut as well as intaglio printing. A pile of leather or cardboard can be placed under the spindles, thus providing more flexibility during printing. The upper roller has self lubricating bronze glide bearings and the lower roller ball bearings. The star wheel can be dismantled. Working hight bases of diverse constructions are available as options. Bases are detachable. Simple base (HPO-80) is only a steel support frame. Base HPOD-80 comes with two wooden shelves to offer storage capacity underneath the press. Base HPODW-80 comes with wooden shelves but has casters (double brakes) as well.
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