Charles Brand 12" Tabletop Etching Press (12" x 24")

New Charles Brand™ Press by Conrad

The Charles Brand™ etching press has long been a favorite for printmakers. With its durable design, larger upper roll, and steel bed, many printmakers have relied Charles Brand™ presses in their personal and professional studios. At the urging of countless printmakers, Conrad Machine decided to revive this press.

Since no professional-grade vintage tabletop Charles Brand presses were ever made, we created the first true Charles Brand tabletop etching press. Taking design inspiration from the original floor model presses, we scaled down the frame and rolls to fit on your table top.

Now you can have the looks and feel of a vintage Charles Brand floor model etching press in a compact package that will easily fit in your studio.

Driven by a solid aluminum hand crank attached to an acclaimed Conrad planetary drive, the New Charles Brand™ tabletop etching press provides a smooth printing experience no matter the pressure setting. Built with the professional studio or classroom in mind, we incorporated floor model style uprights, bearings, and rolls. We left nothing to chance.

The compact 12" x 24" precision ground steel or aluminum bed provides the ultimate printing surface. This is the only type of bed material capable of the highest pressure prints like etching/intaglio, photo gravure, and solar plates. Softer materials like wood, MDF board, or other laminates simply don't have the strength for printing precisely with this level of pressure.

The 12" x 24" precision metal bed glides smoothly through the press on 8 independently adjustable support bearings and side guides allowing you to print lighter pressure work like monotypes, linocuts, wood blocks, letterpress type, and other relief techniques without the slightest resistance.

The New Charles Brand™ 12" Etching Press can easily print the following media:

• Monotypes
• Wood blocks
• Linocuts (mounted & unmounted)
• Type high blocks
• Letterpress
• Drypoints
• Engravings
• Intaglio/Etchings (copper, zinc, etc.)
• Photogravure/Photopolymer
• Caligraphs
• Plate lithography

The New Charles Brand™ 12x24 Floor Model Etching Press comes with the following configuration:

• Micro-gauges
• Upper roll driven
• Conrad planetary gearred drive with solid aluminum hand crank
• 12" x 24" precision ground aluminum bed plate
• Protective bed cover and registration grid

Optional press configurations include:

• Chrome plated upper roll
• Precision ground steel bed plate