Printing my art with a weird discontinued tool from the 80's!

In this video I attempt to print the covers for a zine using an old, discontinued Print Gocco unit with the limited remaining supplies I've been hoarding for the past 20 years.

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[blamesoft]

my partner is japanese and she said “omg so nostalgic! i still have one of these back home in fukuoka. we used to make new years cards with it”

[DengekiGamer]

I'm a little confused. Technically, this is "just" screen printing. But it seems way easier and faster to make the Print screens as with "professional" System. Why has nobody made a new, modern Version of this? I can imagine that would be a Hit within the Craft Community.

[Adri-Prado]

I just got one and I'm so excited!!! I love being a 47 year old kid with grown up money🎉😂😂😂😂😂

[ArpLaszlo]

Omg - we’ve got one of these sitting in the garage! We’ve had it for 25y, we used it to make our wedding invites. Time to bust it out again!

[ltlbee]

We Are Memory Keepers have a screen print thingy, it works without the bulbs, instead it uses sticker foil. You might check it out :) I have it, works for textile too! 😀

[billyglass]

Almost spit out my coffee when I seen you squirt out all that ink.

[Alberghetti-]

I cannot tell you how many times I laughed out loud during your video. I loved watching your process and I’m so thankful they are not death bulbs you were handling. I ordered mine today. Can’t wait to receive it. Keep the videos coming. Your channel is my favorite. I make the “boop” sound every time you drop a new video. Thanks Chris.

[sylviehart]

Very cool. I totally vote for more handmade process videos!

[SkaterDeeVlog]

"Just push down, and... whoopsie! I've activated The Demon Core. Everyone, mark where you were standing when the flash went off, and then leave the room."

[umpoucodetudoealgumacoisa]

I've seen someone on YouTube shorts using a new version of those. They are still baing made by some company. Use what you have without worry!

[inknpaintCW]

Looks great! Like many old school Japanese gadgets - it works but is time limited.
You could likely replace/rebuild the screens with UV sensitive coated screens and use normal light.
Fun stuff. Thanks!

[MissChelle]

Here’s a tip for folding using the bone folder thingy. Start in the middle of the fold and work outwards each side. Keeps your edges lined up. 🇦🇺❤️

[danskizz]

These are looking great! I love watching videos from artists that actually show a bit of the struggle, it's a great reminder that nothing happens without a little perseverance.

[FluxyMiniscus]

I have an untouched gocco - bought it in 2005 for use as an etch transfer system for metals (it was marketed through the jewelry trade for a short time)- almost got rid of it a few years ago during a studio cleaning. Glad I didn’t! I’m going to try it out soon. It’s great to see this video

[Antisympathy]

It’s probably not that it has low sales globally that the company discontinued this product but more likely that it has low sales in Japan that they discontinued the product because Japan is only concerned with what’s popular with their own people and not anything outside of Japan. No matter how much non-Japanese people purchase their products, if it’s not hitting the sales goal in Japan then it’s a failure in their eyes and that’s the same for manga and performance artists. Many manga stories or singers were canceled because they were not popular with their own people in their own country. 😔

[savagekoaladesigns]

What a crazy process! Thanks for sacrificing your stash for us. Love the final product!

[sarabelmont]

I wish teenage me knew about the Gocco back in the 90s, cuz I totally would have been on that! This brought back memories of making posters using the library's photocopy machine over and over again to get that gritty texture. Love this handmade stuff, and just bought a copy so I can see it for real!

[kellymetzler]

Oh, man, I have a print gocco machine and like, three screens that I’ve been hauling around for twenty years, because I’ve been too precious to risk making a mistake with the remaining supplies. Thanks for the inspiration — maybe now I’ll suck it up and just do something with it.

[SuPeRNinJaRed]

3:25 And you got a name for a punk band out of the process too... Death Bulbs

[jasonrhome]

Having used vacuum frames for film exposure thingies, I'd recommend getting some cheap cotton gloves for switching out the bulbs (like, one and done cheap). Depending on how hot those get during the flash stage, the oils that transfer from your hands to the bulb surface can lead to the bulb going ker-blooey. (Acknowledging that you've been using it with no issues before. With your supply concerns, I thought it would be worth suggesting a preventative measure.)