one color silkscreen
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screenprinting in 4 easy steps -
1. buy 'How to Print T-Shirts for Fun and Profit' - it tells you how to do EVERYTHING - what to buy, how to build dryers/screen mounts/etc, ink types vs. fabric types, cure times, burn times.. EVERYTHING.
2. buy your stuff... ryanrss.com is cheap and has free shipping on anything over $20 (minus large equipment)
3. build your stuff... i made my press table out of an old solid core door and 4 galvanized pipes w/ floor flanges. its sturdy and heavy as hell (which you need). i just drilled a series of holes across the back to hold my hinges at adjustable intervals.
4. press your stuff... posters are easiest... t-shirts move a little slower... get some plexiglass from home depot and cut a t-shirt form. i have two and usually press larger runs with a friend - like i'll pull and he'll put shirts on the form or vice versa. this is kind of DIY, but the next best thing to a vacuum table.
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