Here is a selection of our Gunning etching printing presses for sale, we make them here in the UK and deliver them all over the world.
Our etching printing presses are multi – printers, able to print all intaglio and relief plates of any thickness and detail.
Dry-points, etchings, solar plates, collagraphs, monoprints, monotypes any thickness of woodblocks, linos, reductions, Japanese ply, carborundum, photopolymer, mezzotint, letterpress and anything in between.
You can come to our printmaking gallery and workshop to print some of your own plates (or ours if you don’t have any) allowing you to get the feel of our range of etching printing presses.
We can also deliver and set up your etching printing press for you, showing you various methods of how to print all your thicknesses of plates.
We can provide various workshops in our gallery and studios, or with you in your own surroundings to demonstrate many methods of making and printing plates to suit your needs.
Our etching printing presses were designed in 1980 by Dave Gunning BA (HONS) and have sold all over the world ever since. 
In 1980 there were no presses on the market that printed to a remarkable standard as well being multi-printers, printing all kinds of plates from intaglio to relief, at an affordable price. After Dave Gunning made one for himself a fellow printmaker used it and immediately wanted one for himself…and so the Gunning Etching Printing press business was born!
40 years on and son in law and specialist printmaker Dave Mason-Gunning builds the machines with his dedicated team of engineers and printmakers.
Our Etching Printing press range gives outstanding results, offering reliability and flexibility. Trusted by academic organisations and by 1000’s of artists around the world of all skill levels.
If you ever need any help with anything technical we are full-time printmakers so just give us a call.
Our etching printing presses are made using fabricated steel, dense walled stainless steel cylinders and no maintenance bearings, available with either a star or round wheel. The Gunning Arts Etching Presses are powder coated and easily maintained. They include safety features such as bed safety stops, press lockdown as well as easy removal of a star or round wheel and press bed. Each etching printing press is supplied with runners and a printing blanket so you can get printing straight away and easily print many different thicknesses of the plate.
We also offer a wide range of printmaking materials including inks, registration beds, registration pins with tabs and many thicknesses of runners and Swanskin printing blankets.
Dave Gunning’s daughters Jenny Gunning BA(HONS)GCF (Specialist Printmaker) and Sarah Morris (Giclée printer, framer and colour specialist) work at our beautiful printmaking Gallery and Studios and sell the etching printing presses all over the world.
No Interest, monthly payments are available so please ring for more details and see the delivery and workshop options below.
Call Us Now On 01952 434 033 To Find Out More About our Printing Presses.
This etching press is a lovely portable size so its great for the traveling printmaker and for the studio. It is chunky and fun to use and easy to maintain.
Available as a bench top or static stand or stand with lockable wheels.
Comes with a printing blanket and runners so you are ready to print any thickness of plate.
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£ 1,175.00 – £ 1,831.00
This brilliant size press is easy to use and maintain. For the studio or traveling printmaker who needs a good size portable machine. Prints like a dream, and the blanket and runners come free with the press, so you are ready to print any type of plate.
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£ 1,550.00 – £ 2,315.00
Gunning Etching Press No 2
This etching printing press is a gorgeous press and has a great-sized bed which is ideal for the studio location. It is easily wheeled on its stand with lockable wheels between studios. This is a very popular-sized press, easy to set up and use. It can be disassembled into parts very quickly if you are wanting to transport it to other workshops.
£ 1,720.00 – £ 2,835.00
This model is just like our standard No. 2 Gunning Etching press apart from The Extra Large stainless steel 61/2 Inch top roller versus the 4 Inch stainless steel top roller that our standard machine has.
The optional upgrade of the aluminium bed paired with this large top roller makes a superb machine for a specialist printmaker.
£ 2,170.00 – £ 3,285.00
Prints larger than A2 Bed Size 20 x 39.3 Inches / 50.8 x 100cmThis model is geared 7:1, you also have the option of the Extra Large stainless steel 61/2 Inch top roller versus the 4 Inch stainless steel top roller that our standard machine has.
If you need help deciding between the presses we hand build in Shropshire UK, then give us a call or email.
£ 2,370.00 – £ 3,935.00
This is a press for the studio, a workhorse that can be set up to print any thickness and detail of plate, it is a gorgeous press to use. Direct drive, simple to maintain and set the pressure. Easy to move around on its lockable wheels as well… a must for any printmaking studio.
£ 2,830.00 – £ 4,175.00
This is a press for the studio, a 6 1/2 Inch top roller, and an optional upgrade to the aluminium bed. It is a large-sized bed and fantastic with the registration bed on so you know where your plate and paper need to sit. A must-have for any printing studio.
£ 3,330.00 – £ 4,675.00
Like all our Gunning Etching Presses this etching press is hand built in the Shropshire, UK and is built to print all types of plates from very thin to very thick and any detail. The pressure is easily set and the gears are 7:1.
The registration bed is a brilliant optional upgrade to this press and if you would like any more information or help to decide which press suits you, give us a call or email, or you are very welcome to come and print on the different presses in our gorgeous print studio and Gallery next to the River Severn in Ironbridge Shropshire.
The press comes with a printing blanket and runners so you are ready to print.
£ 3,480.00 – £ 5,325.00
Gunning Etching Press No 4
A beautiful big press built for a printmaking studio that has the space. It prints all types and thicknesses of plates so it’s heaven to have in your studio. If you want to come and try out our range of presses, get in touch to make an appointment so you can come and visit our studios and we can give you a print demonstration to help you find the press of your dreams.
If you would like a bigger press we make Bespoke sizes so get in touch for a quote and if you would like to come and have a print please give us a call and arrange an appointment.
£ 4,250.00 – £ 6,000.00
This press is exactly the same as our Standard No 4 press apart from the large top roller at 6 1/2 Inches, along with the larger and heavier frame.
If you would like a bigger press we make Bespoke sizes so get in touch for a quote and if you would like to come and have a print please give us a call and arrange an appointment.
£ 4,800.00 – £ 6,550.00
This is our geared 7:1 Gunning Etching Press. If you would like to come and print, we have a range of presses in our beautiful printmaking studio and Gallery in Ironbridge. Get in touch to make an appointment.
This is the largest standard press we make, but if you want larger then we make bespoke presses as well so please get in touch with your sizes and we can quote for you.
£ 4,900.00 – £ 7,200.00
Gunning Etching Press No 1
letterpress runners
Men an Tol by Dave Gunning BA (Hons)
£ 160.00 – £ 450.00
Chun Quoit Cornwall by Dave Gunning BA (Hons)
£ 160.00 – £ 425.00
Etching Printing Press No. 2
by Gordon Yapp, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Etching Printing Press No.1
by Fiona Thomson
