The latest episode of Etsy Howto features Bre Pettis and Julie Schneider of Etsy Labs demonstrating a Gocco, the nifty self-contained compact color printing system.
The Print Gocco kits have been produced by Japan’s Riso Kagaku Corporation since 1977, but as of May 30th they are no longer being manufactured and are hard to find. There is a “Save Gocco” campaign underway to find a new home for Print Gocco.
At our Lucky 13 Party in May Doctor Popular and Mike Hales printed inserts for Doc’s mini-comic using a Print Gocco.
photos by Etsy Labs & Scott Beale
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you can now buy Goccos at Paper-Source. When I bought mine in 2006, I had to import it from Japan. This info is way old.
Compared to a giant printing press, I guess this contraption is pretty simple. But my first impression is that it seems a bit complicated for the results that it produces. Of course, I would have to use it myself before coming to a firm conclusion. If it is easier than it looks, and you don’t have to re-ink all the time, this would be a very nice little tool to have. Especially if the price is reasonable.
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