I've just ordered a Gocco Pg-11 machine which is a Japanese printing machine invented in the 1970s. Gocco became immensely popular in Japan and it is estimated that one-third of Japanese households own a Print Gocco system. Print Gocco is a small version of a few elements commonly used in screen printing: the hinge clamps that hold your screen and the exposure unit that frequent printers use to create their screens. The screens themselves have several layers, one solid. The ink goes amidst the layers, and pressure is applied, causing the ink to squeeze out and onto your paper. Just as the Gocco began to blow up in popularity, it was suddenly unavailable. In December 2005, Gocco’s parent company, Riso Kagaku Corporation, announced it would end production of the Gocco system due to low sales in Japan. An Internet campaign, SAVEGOCCO! was started to find a new home for the product. I ordered my Gocco from Printaddict.com
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omg laura I was honestly just thinking this morning about all the grief you went through trying to get one of these...class!
I know!!i thought i may aswell treat myself to 1 finally..i actually saw a 'Print Gocco Arts for Paper' which prints B5 size on Ebay and it was selling from Bangor!I thought this was some sort of 'sign' as they are really hard to find etc. so i was convinced i was going to get it(as i was the only bidder)only to be outbid in the last 5mins!i put up a fight but decided to give up at £185..Oh well..i've ordered the smaller version but it'll be just as fun.
I want one!!
Daithi
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