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Intaglio: Caster Printing

Intaglio: Caster Printing

Intaglio: Caster Printing Research
This research presents a substitute for an Etching Press to provide quality printing for Intaglio plates while teaching online printmaking classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 25, 2020
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  1. Intaglio: Caster Printing Research This research aims to find a

    substitute for an Etching Press to provide quality printing for Intaglio plates while teaching online printmaking classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Premise: Find a tool to produce maximum pressure per square inch to mimic the results of a printing press. Experiments: • Casters • Metal Rollers
  2. Experiment: Test printing with a metal conveyer belt roller. Result:

    Metal roller printing produced an unsatisfactory result.
  3. Result: Caster printing produced the same result as an etching

    press with a zinc plate (etching and aquatint.)
  4. Result: Caster printing produced the same result as an etching

    press with an acrylic plate (drypoint.)
  5. Experiment: Find an available caster in the market that can

    produce the same result as the old, flat, and highly used caster.
  6. Result: Best print was produced with a 3” Solid Poly

    Rigid Caster, rated 275 lbs. Item was purchased at Harbor Freight Tools for $4.49, June 2020 in Jacksonville, FL.
  7. Observation: New caster is curved and has a seam in

    the center that would cause printing defects.
  8. Solution: Sand caster with 220G Silicon Wet/ Dry Sandpaper to

    eliminate curvature and seam. Sand until seam is gone and caster is totally flat.