Dick Blick Art Supplies sells an old fashioned "wringer" type press for less than $200. Actually, I think it really is just a clothes wringer that they sell as a press. I bought mine about 10 years ago and it works great for relief printing, drypoint, monoprints, or anything else you would use an etching press for. Its only limitation is the size-the wringers will only accomodate up to 11" width but the length is not limited.
I clamped it to an old table and use scraps of matboard to support everything as it "goes through the wringer". Also used it to make polaroid transfers when I was too lazy to hand rub them. :0) www.dickblick.com Gina Bellando http://home.ix.netcom.com/~ginabell/index.html
