Facilities & Equipment

Campfire Printing Press is a co-working studio with a large, open floor plan, great for printing large-scale, high-quality prints in a variety of traditional and contemporary printmaking processes. Campfire equipment can easily accommodate full size sheets of paper (30”x42”) and beyond.

Our studio features high ceilings and natural light, a showroom wall, and a lounge area with a pinboard for staging work-in-progress. From the open work space, there is a darkroom, a water room, and four private studios.

Campfire Printing Press is located in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood within a heavy timber loft industrial building known as The Machine Shop.

Accessibility

Campfire is on the second floor, accessible by one flight of stairs. Alternatively, the studio may be accessed by a side door with 5 stairs that lead to a freight elevator.

40” x 72” Takach etching press

Rollers and Brayers

Speedball Brayers: 1.5” to 4” (3.75” roll out length)

Takach Brayers: 6” and 8” (7.75” roll out length)

Takach Rollers:

18.75” face, 15" roll out, 35 durometer

20.5” face, 26" roll out, 35 durometer

24” x 48” hot plate

30” x 60” glass ink slab

36” x 48” vacuum table

36” x 48” exposure unit

Water room with washout booth

Epson SureColor T3170x
Canon 8.5” x 11” printer

Shared kitchen

Also available:

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Two 44” x 80” work tables
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50" x 69” drying rack
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46" x 65” light table
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24” x 48” portable glass slab
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Heat press
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Pressure washer
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Tear bars, rulers, and cutting mats
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Airbrush with ⅕ HP Master  air compressor

Consumables, such as newsprint, mineral spirits, and nitrile gloves are provided. View our processes for more information on what is and is not provided.