New Printer:
RISO printer
Colors: Black, Teal, Fluorescent Pink, Yellow
Can print sizes 8.5x11 up to 11x17. Prints one color at a time (similar to screen printing). You must wait 24 hours between colors so the color is completely dry before putting through the machine again. See more about the RISO printer below.
Printers:
The DSB contains Epson pigment based printers. Small format printers that print on sheets of paper sized 8.5x11 inches up to 17x22 inches. Large format roll printers print on 24 or 44 inch rolls of paper. Prints made on roll printers can be up to 11.25' long, no longer. All printers will print color and black and white images.
Paper:
We stock Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper and Epson Enhanced Matte Paper. If you would like to print on a different kind of paper you may bring your own. All paper must be coated for use in inkjet printers and approved by the DSB supervisor. Any non-coated paper may only be printed on our experimental, printer.
Scanners:
There are several flat bed and negative scanners available for use in the DSB. See the complete list of scanners below.
Equipment List:
6 Epson P5000 printers
Our most popular printer. Prints sheets of paper.
Sizes: 8.5x11, 11.7x16.5, 13x19, 17x22
Media: 3 matte, 3 luster
2 Epson P7000 printers
24 inch roll printers
Sizes 24 inch x as long as you want (we suggest 6 feet or shorter)
Media: 1 matte printer, 2 luster printers
4 Epson P9000 printers
44 inch roll printers
Sizes: 24 inch or 44 inch by as long as you want (we suggest 6 feet or shorter)
Media: 1 matte, 3 luster
2 Epson V700/V850 Flat Bed Scanners
Max Document Size: 8x10 inches
Supported Document Type: Paper/Photos, Transparency/Slides, Film
Film size: 35mm, medium and large format.
1 Epson 13000XL
Max Document Size: 12.2x17.2 inches
Supported Document Type: Paper/Photos
RISO
This printer prints in layers, similar to printmaking. A master stencil is made for each color and the same piece of paper is sent through the printer for each color used. We have colors: Yellow, Fluorescent Pink, Teal, and Black.
Paper sizes: 8.5x11, 8.5x14, 11x17
You can bring your own paper, but glossy papers will not work on this machine.
1 Imacon 848 - for use by grad students and undergrads with instructor permission only
Supported Document Type: Unmounted Transparency/Slides, and Film
Film Size: 35mm, 645, 6x6, 6x7, 4x5
1 Nikon 9000 Negative Scanner
Supported Document Type: Transparency/Slides & Film
Film Size: 35mm, medium format