Ink colors
Risograph machines create a stencil, which gets repeatedly inked and rolled over a page. You can choose from 6 Rice Bran Oil inks:
![](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sunflower.gif)
![2 color Riso printed posters](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2color-posters-o.jpg)
![](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bw-copies.jpg)
Formats
![Three posters about recycling](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/recycling-posters.jpg)
Flyers
Recommended volume: 50-500+
![Poster saying "Stop the Sweeps"](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/stop-sweeps-poster.jpg)
Posters
Minimum qty: 30
Recommended volume: 50-500+
![2 color Riso printed posters](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2color-posters-o.jpg)
Art Prints
Recommended volume: 30-100+
![Box of single color flyers](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/forms-bulk-edited.jpg)
Basic Copy & Print
Recommended volume: 250-1,000+
Non-commercial only
![](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSCN0889.jpg)
Brochure
Minimum qty: 100
Recommended volume: 250+
Z-Fold or Tri-Fold
![An orange booklet](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/zines-books.jpg)
Zines & Booklets
We’re not accepting new zine orders.
Note: Riso is labor-intensive and therefore most economical at quantities 50 and above. At higher volume, you’ll find the cost per page is more reasonable.
Gallery
![2 color prints in tray](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/adele-needs-opt-768x1024.jpg)
![2-color Riso poster: Our genders are more powerful than your laws](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/poster-gender-laws-1024x763.jpg)
![Registration marks on multi-color prints](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/reg-marks-nj.jpg)
![Color postards of dinosaurs](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dino-for-web.jpg)
![](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/riso-art-print-2024-1024x683.jpg)
Design
Spot Color
You can print a grayscale file with color ink, to add pop to your project.
![Brochure front and backk](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSCN0889.jpg)
Overprinting
With proper setup, you can print multiple colors on top of each other.
![](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DSCN1074-1-edited.jpg)
Our Riso RZ990 is digital! You can print directly from our workstation PC at 600ddpi quality.
Paper
We print on 3 standard sizes: letter, legal, and 11×17″.
We have a rotating variety of colorful papers. Stop by or email if you are interested in a particular variety.
![Reams of various paper in shelves](https://reprographixed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/paper-selection-1-1024x768.png)
House Sheets
Our standard sheets, available almost as regularly as government corruption scandals, in letter and 11×17″, include:
- Bright White – 70# Text and 67# Cover
- Cream (off-white) – 60# Text and 67# Cover
- 20# Regular copy paper
Doing a large volume or have specific needs? We can order custom paper by the ream or carton.
Bring-Your-Own
You can bring any paper to D.I.Y. hours, as long as it is:
- Uncoated (no photo/glossy paper)
- No larger than 11.5×17″
- No thicker than 80#Cover
- “Color Copy” doesn’t dry well, we don’t recommend it
We recommend getting paper from local re-use stores such as SCRAP in SF.
For online fine art paper, try French Paper Co.
Other Equipment
We also have the following at the Reprographixxx Print Room:
- Professional-grade imposition software for generating print layouts of books & zines (free to use)
- Folding machine for letter-size brochures
- 8-bin collator machine
- Bookletmaker to fold & saddle-stitch (staple) up to 11×17 sheets.