Mary Ann Scherr etching system

Jewelry Discussion
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I am trying to find an etch-press from the etching system Mary Ann
Scherr designed. I was in a class at Penland with her as my
instructor years ago and want to continue with the process in my
studio. Rio Grande does not carry this system anymore and I have bits
and pieces but not all including the print lamp. Any resources out
there that anyone knows of? Rio has discontinued it. I would
appreciate any leads…this lead came from a Rio operator.

Thanks,
Pat Jay

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The “Etch Press System” is widely available under the name the item
is manufactured:

RISO Print Gocco

It is available in the US at Paper Source
http://www.paper-source.com and

Pearl Art and Craft stores.

The best prices at not huge quantities that I have found are found
at:

Oh no! It looks like they no longer sell it!

Here is the official company website: http://www.gocco.com which
lists places to buy them.

Here’s a place called Wet Paint:

http://tinyurl.com/nmd78

I have posted here extensively and repeatedly in the past about the
Print Gocco, though in some posts I mispelled it as Print Goco, so
search on that too.

I have one that I have owned for something like 14 years and have
used it to:

  • print my own multi color earring cards
  • print my own multi color post card backs
  • to print my own T shirts, many for gifts
  • cards

I love the Print Gocco. It’s an easy, neat, though not cheap way to
silkscreen.

Onto etching. You can still buy the resist for the “Etch Press
System” from Rio. It’s a different item number, but it’s blue. I
think it’s their only blue resist. Shouldn’t be too hard to find.

I have used it for etching and I prefer PnP paper, but it all
depends on what type of metal and chemical you’re using.

Oh, and Print Gocco does not do well with fine lines.

So there you go, everything you need to create your own Etch Press
System. Have fun!

Elaine

Elaine Luther
Metalsmith, Certified PMC Instructor
http://www.CreativeTextureTools.com ™
Hard to Find Tools for Metal Clay

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Hi, Pat,

If you mean the Gocco (or something like that), the studio I teach
at has one that never gets used-- possibly they would sell it. But
it doesn’t use “a” lamp, it uses flash bulbs, and I’m not sure you
can still get them. If this is what you are looking for, let me know
and I’ll inquire whether they want to get rid of it, and for how
much.

Noel

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Pat,

Is it the print gocco system with the mini silk screen and lamps
etc? I have one that I bought from rio 5 + years ago, it’s unopened.
You can contact me at mindbird@earthlink.net.

Thanks,
Lori

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I have the Gocco system. Originally got it to make screens, for silk
screened enameling projects. Found it too limited for that use, For
etching on copper I prefer the PNP Ferric chloride method, messy as
it is. The Gocco is great for printing greeting cards, earring cards,
etc., but other than that it is not particularly useful for the type
of enameling or etching projects that I do. Also, the flash
bulbs–which are rather expensive–are good for one flash, and it
seems that half of the last batch that I got did not fire.

Alma

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I was reading the postings regarding the Gocco system for burning
Riso Screens. There is a better solution, but I don’t know if it’s
still possible, since they’ve been obsolete for some time. But
school surplus, churches, or large corporations who have surplus
stores might still have the old Thermofax machines that work to burn
the screens. There are two models that can do this - 3M Transparency
maker, and the “Secretary” model thermofax. I got mine for $25 at the
Boeing surplus store several years ago. Welsh Product sells new ones
in the $600 - $700 range, so it would be worth it to see if you could
find an old one. They take a 81/2 x 11 sheet, where the Gocco is
quite small. You can see a couple of examples of silk screened
enamels on my webpage. Good luck.

Linda Gebert
http://homepage.mac.com/lgebertsilverjewelry/Personal3.html

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the screens. There are two models that can do this - 3M
Transparency maker, and the "Secretary" model thermofax. I got mine
for $25 at the Boeing surplus store several years ago. Welsh
Product sells new ones in the $600 - $700 range, so it would be
worth it to see if you could find an old one. They take a 81/2 x 11
sheet, where the Gocco is quite small.

Very interesting. What kind of silk screen blanks do you use?

Cheers.

John Fetvedt
bijoux de terre
http://www.jef.com