Gaffel Studios was opened in 2000, run by the Gaffel association and with financial support from the Municipality of Gävle. The studios were founded to give professional artists in Gävle and surrounding areas a place where they could work with large machinery and bulky material.

The rentable studios consists of empty spaces for personal projects as well as stations for digital image editing and workshops for silkscreen printing and woodwork. Sound-, photography- and other equipment is also available.

The Gaffel association also arrange courses for artists in several techniques, mostly silkscreen printing on textiles and paper, but also in sculpture techniques.

Membership is mandatory to rent studios or equipment, but any artist can become a member for a fee of 400 sek/year. For further information please contact us!

gaffelverkstan[at]gmail.com

Address:
Gaffel Ateljéförening
Industrihuset Vävaren
Storgatan 11-13
806 45 Gävle

Studios and equipment

The main area of the workshop contains equipment for screen printing (paper and textile), woodworking, and a potter's wheel. Due to problems with sawdust and other particles the workshop can only be used for one of these things at a time. That's why only one booking at a time are allowed in the booking calendar for the workshop (the calendar is called "Drejskiva, snickeri, screen och projektateljé"). The kilns, on the other hand, can be booked separately, as well as the welding room.
Bookings are made in our system at Boka.se. They have a setting for english, so you should be able to find instructions if you need help, but they don't translate descriptions or titles of the calendar so you will have to look for the Swedish title.

Link to the booking calendars

Glass or ceramic kiln
SEK 500 per firing
(not per person, if you share a firing, you also share the expense).

Workshop (screen/carpentry/project room/turntable)
SEK 200 per day
SEK 50 per hour

Camera or projector
SEK 100 per day

The photo backdrop
SEK 100 per occasion

Screen printing

Booking calendar: "Drejskiva, snickeri, screen och projektateljé"
Maximum booking time is two weeks, if you want to make a longer booking please contact us.

Screen printing equipment for both textile and paper printing. There are darkrooms for coated frames, lighting table (vacuum) dimensions: 150 x 120 cm, with 3000W lamp. Rinse cabinet and high pressure washer.

The textile printing table is 1.5 x 5.5 m. Frames (from A4 size and up) and squeegees are available. Hot mangle, 150 cm wide, and iron available for fixing. Washing machine.

The paper printing table (also works for printing on plexiglass, glass, sheet metal, etc.) is 145 x 110 cm and has a vacuum suction. Frames (size 70 x 100 cm and 100 x 130 cm) and squeegees are available to borrow. Drying rack for 50 sheets of paper.

Computers, scanners and laser printers for producing originals are available upstairs in the office area/kitchen.

To work in the screen workshop, you should have previous experience or taken an introductory course organized by the association. There is no material to buy on site, you need to bring your own colour etc.

Enter in the logbook on the ground floor when you arrive and when you leave. There are also rules of procedure and instructions for locking and cleaning for everyone who uses the workshop. Notify the weekly manager if something is broken or malfunctioning.

Potter’s wheel

Booking calendar: "Drejskiva, snickeri, screen och projektateljé"
Maximum booking time is two weeks, if you want to make a longer booking please contact us.

The potter’s wheel are installed on a pallet due to lack of space. There is a pallet truck in the workshop to allow you to move it out on the floor when you want to use it. Bring a bucket for clay waste (do not pour it down our drains) and make sure the area is clean at the end of your rental period. Please transport the potter’s wheel back to its designated place before you leave. If you need a place to dry your works you may use the room beside the rinsing room.

Woodworking

Booking calendar: "Drejskiva, snickeri, screen och projektateljé"
Maximum booking time is two weeks, if you want to make a longer booking please contact us.

We have various basic tools for woodworking; for use in the workshop or to borrow. Please contact us with questions on specific tools.

Welding 

Booking calendar: "Metallverkstad"
Maximum booking time is two weeks, if you want to make a longer booking please contact us.

A small room for simple welding and metal work can be rented in the collective workshop. The booth is equipped with a workbench with a vise, extractor (it is important that it is used properly for welding work as the room is equipped with fire sprinklers), electric welding (pin electrodes), gas welding (screen nozzle available), small anvil, sledgehammer, worktop scissors, welding apron, welding helmet, welding goggles, fire extinguisher.

To gain access, you should have previous welding experience and knowledge fire safety routines. Welding courses are occasionally organized by Gaffel.

Glas fusing 

Booking calendar: "Glasugn"
Completed course required.

Kiln for glas fusing.

Kiln for stoneware clay

Booking calendar: "Keramikugn"
Completed course required.

Kiln for stoneware clay.

Canon EOS R6

Booking calendar: "Canon EOS R6 (ny kamera)"
Please note that the maximum renting period is one week, if you want to rent it longer you need to contact us.

Canon EOS R6 with a standard lens: RF 24-105. The camera also has good functions for filming. One battery included (but a good one). Be aware that the battery may not be fully charged when you pick up the camera as there may have been some drainage between bookings. Transferring images is done with a card reader (not included, standard SD card) or wifi. NOTE that the RAW files have a CR3 format that can only be read by newer Photoshop and by Canon's own image processing program. Adapter is available if you who want to put the older lenses on the newer (R6) camera, in which case you need to book both cameras. Lens must be replaced in a dust-free environment. The camera sensor must not be cleaned by the borrower. Separate flash and camera tripod are available and booked under ”Fotoutrustning”.