Resources Available

Equipment for member use at WNYBAC. Some items require rental fee, prerequisite workshop
training or reservation.
(Some equipment not currently ready to use, advance notice required. Please inquire for current rates and availability) . Press rental is currently $30 per day

Printing
(Fully Equipped letterpress printshop)
• Vandercook 219 proof press
• Vandercook SP20 proof press with new rollers!
• Vandercook #4 proof press with new rollers!
• 22" x 28" showcard press with new rollers!
• Vandercook #2 proof press
• Vandercook 0 proof press
• Challenge 15 KA proof press
• Ludlow type casting machine
• Over 100 fonts of Ludlow matrices

• Goulding Pearl Press
• Chandler & Price Pilot Platten Press with new rollers!
• Kelsey 5x8 Excelsior Presses
• Mortice lead cutters
• Lead Cutters
• Over 400 metal fonts
• Over 40 fonts of Wood type
• Thousands of cuts
• Thousands and thousands of ornaments
• Metal trim O saw
• Security Check imprinter
• Letterpress Numbering machines
• Drying Racks
• Kelsey Thermograph Unit
• 24" x 40" Ettan Etching Press
• 4 color silk screen printing set up

Binding & Finishing
• Iron book (copy) presses
• Large standing wooden book press
• Standing Corner Rounder with various radius cutters
• Tabletop Corner Rounder with various radius cutters
• Antique Pin Hole perforator
• Paper Jogger
• Automatic folding machine
• Comb binding machine
• 3/8" 2-hole punching machine
• Paper cutter
• Challenge Guillotine stack paper cutter
• Howard Ironworks Guillotine paper cutter
• Standing Saddle Stitch stapler
• Tabletop Saddle Stitch stapler
• Paper drill with 7 various size bits
• Grommeting/Eyelet punches & Crimpers
• Folding Bones
• Glue Brushes
• Paring knives
• Kwikprint foil stamper
• 14 drawers of stamping type
• Over 300 brass hand finish tools
• Dozens of colors of foil
• Paper & Envelopes
• 1" button maker machine & punch

 

WNYBAC Library

Over 500 Books & DVDs on Bookbinding & Printing as well as examples offine printing and design magazines. Available to WNYBAC members. most of the library catalog is online