Another New Press

 

This press was made on commission for a print-maker who heard of me and came to visit the studio

here at Art School Waihi, the home of Classic Etching Presses

Danielles New Press

Danielle has bought this press and it is going to her studio in Nelson next Tuesday. South Island Couriers are picking it up and off it goes to a happy home

Two Presses For Sale

 

                           A 24 inch free standing press and a 21 inch table top press

                                                  Enquiries johnmulvay@gmail.com

TWO MORE PRESSES BEING CREATED

 

                  A 21 inch Ewbank table top press and a 24 inch free standing press

             Another Mangle/Press conversion 

                   Blyth Tait brought to me a mangle for me to convert to an artist' printing press.

                                             Here it is finished and awaiting pick up.

21 inch press

This 21 inch press was sold and delivered to a Wellington Artist and another mangle press is taking it's place in the Art School Waihi studio  

22 inch Press

 
     Original wooden rollers and single, central pressure screw, complete with felts and waiting for you

SVETLANA'S NEW PRESS

 

     Today I finished Svetlana's New Press. She is coming down to Waihi to pick it up on Sunday

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ART SCHOOL WAIHI'S PRESS

 

21 Inch Etching Press

 

Art School Waihi's latest press is now for sale and work is nearing completion on three more presses

The New Models..

 

                                  Yes, I have been busy making presses again after a long period

                                   of being too busy running a printmaking class.. it's good to be 

                                  back in the engineering world again

                                  

Kirsty's Press

 Kirsty's Press will be finished in a few days now I have the time for it having cleared the decks of other jobs and she will come down to Art School Waihi to try it out in the print studio

20 inch Antique Etching Press

                          The current project; 20 inch etching press nearing completion.

Shin Nihon Zokei - The Sixth Restoration

Six of these I have restored. It is becoming a familiar process.. excellent presses just a little small at 400ml wide; 16inches. About a 2.5 to 1 gear reduction. 
Below what Jo's press looked like before restoration; rust and missing handles no bed no felt..
a week or so at Classic Etching Presses Emergency Ward for a big dose of TLC and all is well

Four Antique Presses for sale

                                   21 inch 1908 Ewbank press, finished and complete with felts

 One free standing press with 22 inch wooden rollers and a 21 inch steel rollers press and a 20 inch steel rollers press all awaiting the fitting of the press bed frames and pressure screws.

           Enquiries about print classes and etching press sales: johnmulvay@gmail.com

Restoring Neglected Presses..

 I have restored four Shin Nihon Zokei table top presses in the past and Jackie found me and brought this one to Classic Etching Presses casualty ward to bring it back to life. This particular press is different from the other four I have restored as it's frame is made of plate steel bolted together and the drive is direct onto the print roller. The print roller is solid steel and very heavy and the plate steel frame very heavy also. Like the others the press bed is 400x700 (16x28inches)

Saint Kentigern College Art Department new press..

This very pretty and very strong 20 inch antique press was bought by Saint Kentigern College's Art Department as their Shin Nihon Zokei 16 inch table top (very good presses) was a little too small and also looking shabby and with a pitted print roller. Some years ago I was hired for a day by Saint Kentigern College to give a lesson to an art class full of young girls on how to design a mural.
Saint Kentigerns is an expensive private College in a lovely seaside setting in East Auckland.
Good to see one of my presses going to a good home.. :)