Silkscreening
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- mrdobolina0
my homemade press does the trick ok. Just thought it would be easier for some of these guys to buy a press.
- Monster0
Plastisol inks cure at 300 degrees for 30 seconds.
If your just getting into screen printing then there is no need to waste $$$ on a kit. You can EASILY build your own press from parts at home depot for a fraction of the cost!
Then if you like it, and you are getting more jobs from other people than you are producing your own art, then think about purchasing new equipment.
Side bar: Anyone in the Vancouver Canada area that is interested in learning how to screen print my shop Monster Press offers a course, we also have some used equipment for sale right now. Screens, One Arm Bandits, Cylindar Press, etc..
For how to build your own press scour the following forums:
gigposters.com
squeegeeville.com
skullandbonesskateboards.comCheers..
S.
- mrdobolina0
yup, I was running 500 white shirts out of my basement and scorched like 20 of them, this is why I needed a conveyer dryer at the time. Couldn't justify spending thousands on it.
- Unorthodox0
mr d scorching shirts sucks especially if its white ink or a white shirt you get that brownish color i hate it
- mrdobolina0
I scorched the shit out of some shirts one time over-curing them.
- Unorthodox0
i usually set it for 30-45 seconds before another color or if im printing many shirts and the cure the shirts in the end for about 1-1.5 minutes
- mrdobolina0
The manufacturer of the ink will tell you how long it needs to flash cure and at what temp. Then you just do a few tests.
I have a flash dryer at home collecting dust.
- redefine0
on the topic... anyone know much about curing inks on fabric, specifically how you know when it is fully cured?
- ross0
it is a lot of fun though.
speedball will do you good enough for the first couple goes, then you buy better stuff as you need it.
- mrdobolina0
No problems, illroot. I always like talking about screen printing.
- illroot0
Thanks for all the help and info guys. I'm going to try and see if I can't get some of these supplies separately and see if it's more cost effective. I already have access to 2 large screens and can't see if I can get the rest.
Thanks again.
- Unorthodox0
Dont buy the kits offa ebay. They is the crap. Bought a two color kit for like 350 and it was made of wood and registration was so horrilbe we went out and got one of these.
http://www.workhorseproducts.com…
Ive been diggin the inks from one stroke. If you have questions talk to Helen she rules up there.
- mrdobolina0
you are never going to get opaque colors on black shirts, spedball is for hobbyists.
- Seanbot0
everyone seems to talk down upon the speedball stuff, but i had a lady friend who made some excellent t-shirts with a speedball kit.
though, she did move onto "real" supplies after mastering the craft though . . .
- oinkoink0
yes, gotta use heat tempered ink to withstand wash, can temper in your oven on low heat.
1. can't print images >90% of the screen size.
2. must use hiinges and marker tags to register multiple inks
3. screen must never sit on-top of substrate, use pieces of cardboard to raise off surface
- NegativeSpace0
Yeah w/ water based inks and those speedball inks I definitely had some pretty shitty results.
- Bottlerocket0
Ever heard of google?
- mikah0
Where do you fnd those kits in europe?
Thanx
- agentfour0
water based also crack easy
- mrdobolina0
If you decide to move forward with this, get a good kit. Don't mess with the speedball kits at art stores.