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Speedball Block and Screen Printing products

Since 1899, with the introduction of their now famous dip pen, Speedball has helped artists around the world find the perfect colour, the perfect nib and the very best ink. We carry a full range of Speedball drawing nibs and inks in addition to block and screen inks and tools.

Speedball Water Soluble Block Printing Ink
Also known as 'relief ink', our block ink dries to a rich, satiny finish and offers easy water clean-up. A high performance ink that is great for printmaking with linoleum, wood, plates, Speedy-cut block and polyprint. Excellent for use in the studio, school or at home.

75cc(2.5oz) colours $8.10 each
147cc(5oz) colours $13.79 each

Speedball Fabric and Screen Ink
A series of brilliant fluorescent and process colours for use on cotton, polyester, blends, linen, rayon and other synthetic fibers. Not recommended for use on nylon. These inks also perform well on paper and cardboard. Colours are washfast when properly heat-set. These inks can be screen printed or applied with a brush.

8oz standard colours $11.43 each
8oz Night Glo colours $24.25 each
8oz Opaque Metallic colours $12.35 each

Speedball Block Printing Tools

Lino Cutter Blades

each $2.10
Lino Cutter Handle $6.80 each.
Lino Cutter Assortment (handle and lino cutters) $15.97 each.
includes one lino handle, and one each of the following cutter blades: #1, #2, #3, #5 and #6

Squeegee
A nine-inch plastic-handled squeegee for screen printing on paper, cardboard or wood.
Features a neoprene blade which is suitable for shorter print runs. $12.09 each

Baren
Allows artist to apply even pressure on page for a better ink image. Suitable for hand-printing, this heavy-duty baren with a 4" diameter, offers shock absorbency,smooth slide and washability for long wear $30.30 each.

Brayer
Excellent for scrapbooking and other craft applications, these brayers feature removable rollers for easy cleaning with a comfortable handle.
Acrylic Brayer. 4" Roller is made of clear acrylic for gluing applications(rubber cement or wax will not stick to roller) $21.05 each.
Rubber Brayer. Roller is made of soft rubber which creates excellent tack for ink. Two sizes: 4" $14.86 each and 6" for $22.95 each.

Speedball (and other) Carving Blocks
Speedball Speedy Cut and Speedy Carve
High density rubber blocks provide a fast and easy carving surface for students, printmakers and stamp carvers. The Speedy Cut block is slightly thicker, which allows a shallow design to be carved into both sides.The Speedy Carve block is very flexible and durable and will not crack, crumble or break. Speedy Carve easily transfers a range of images from ink jet printers,clip art and newspapers.

We also stock student grade unmounted linoleum blocks (3.2mm thickness)in the following sizes:

Screen Frames
Smooth, hardwood frame with a 12xx multifilament screen fabric for general screen printing. Screen fabric is cord-locked in grooves and can be tightened or replaced.

Speedball Hinge Clamps
Cast aluminum provides durability and resistance to rusting. Features postive locking for perfect registration.
One pair $35.25 each

Speedball Solutions and Mediums
Screen Drawing Fluid-allows finer detail to be applied with a brush to the screen surface.
8oz $9.51 each
Screen Filler-designed to mask areas not intended to receive printing ink.
8oz $14.31 each
32oz $39.89 each
Speed Clean-effectively removes Screen Filler with minimal odour.
16oz $10.99 each
Block Ink Retarder-slows ink drying time, while maintaining viscosity.
37cc tube $4.86 each
Block Ink Extender-maintains viscosity and increases ink transparency to increase application options.
37cc tube $4.86 each
Diazo Photo Emulsion Kit
Photo emulsion allows fine line drawings, computer generated images, lettering and photographic half-tone positives to be created.The process requires:a screen prepared with the photo emulsion/sensitizer mixture, a film positive or printed transparency film, and a light source that will transfer opaque images from your positive to the light sensitive printing screen. Each kit has a three year shelf life unmixed and contains: 7oz Photo Emulsion, 8oz Photo Emulsion Remover, 1oz bottle of condensed sensitizer.
$32.30 each
Diazo Photo Emulsion -must use with Diazo Sensitizer.
32oz $29.58
Diazo Photo Sensitizer-must use with Diazo Photo Emulsion.
2oz $7.92
Diazo Photo Emulsion Remover-cleans an emulsion-coated screen with minimal effort.
8oz $9.51

Please check with our staff for the current availability of all products.