Ink & Vinyl - TinkerMill

TinkerMill Shop: Ink & Vinyl

Transform your creative ideas into professional-quality products with TinkerMill’s Ink & Vinyl Shop! Whether you’re a hobbyist looking to personalize items, or entrepreneur launching a brand, this Shop provides the tools to bring your vision to life. Create custom t-shirts, bags, posters, and more with vibrant, durable prints with our screen printing set up, or use our cutter plotters for details vinyl design and intricate paper projects.

Shop Captains

Slater (they/them)

Contact Info: natalie.slater@tinkermill.org, and active on our Slack

Bio: “With an MFA in printmaking and a long-running love affair with screen-printing, I’ve inked my way through just about every printmaking technique out there. I originally got my master’s to teach at universities, but now I’m stoked to share all my printmaking obsessions with you through our screen-printing classes and whatever other inky (& vinyl) adventures come our way!”

Notable Equipment

UV light box
Screens
4-color screen printing press
Squeegees
Power washer
Spray nozzle
Graphtec CE6000 cutter/plotter
Cricut Explore Air 2 cutter/plotter
Heat press (15″x15″)

Certifications Required

A certification class is required before accessing screen printing equipment and the Graphtec independently in this shop.

Screen Printing 101 Certification Class – members can use the Four-Color Screen Printing Press but with their own screens only
Screen Printing 102 Certification Class – members learn how to burn and reclaim screens to use TinkerMill screens
Graphtec Certification Class – contact graphtec@tinkermill.org if not listed on our calendar

The heat press and Cricut do not require certification for member use. Please refer to our visual guide linked here for our heat press, and the Cricut please watch the YouTube video here if you are not familiar.

Minors ages 12-15 must have a legal guardian present with them in the shop at all times (it is recommended that the legal guardian also become certified in the shop).
Minors ages 16-17 need to have a legal guardian on site at TinkerMill but do not need to be directly supervising.

Anyone, members and non-members, can attend classes. Only members can use space independently after certification due to safety and community considerations. Nonmembers can only use the shop with another certified member.

Cost of Shop

In addition to being a member, there is additional cost to use shop space. Shop use fees for time and consumables are used to maintain each of the shops.

Time and Consumable Use:

Time Use Fees: $2/hr, $5/day, $15/week, $30/month

Consumable Fees: (weigh inks and emulsion prior to opening to calculate in grams amount used, you may also use your emulsion and water-based inks)

Emulsion $0.05/gram
Water-Based Inks $0.05/gram

Additional Classes

More classes are in development including a Design-for-Screen Printing workshop!

We encourage you to practice these skills independently and ask for help. Further instruction is possible upon request. Contact Shop Captain for more opportunities.

Other Info

Reservations on our Google Resource Calendar (members only) are not required but receive precedence.

TinkerMill provides PPE, although you are encouraged to have your own.

Slack Channels (members only) – #ink_and_vinyl and #graphtec-cutting-plotter

TinkerMill Shop: Ink & Vinyl

Shop Captains

Time and Consumable Use:

“We are a volunteer-driven organization that provides space, equipment, and community, empowering people on the Front Range to make, learn, and grow.”

Everyone in the space needs a waiver