09.30.2010

How dishonest is that?

Sometimes I get disappointed. I developed in 1989 what is now the most traded, copied, used, and widespread t-shirt grid and three point registration setup in the industry. And I see so many out there that have modified it and claim it as their own,… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Screen Printing History, Industry News, Graphics, Positives
05.10.2009

Magic? or is that just printing?

Question: Do I have to have retensionable frames to print four color process? A Rep at a show said I had to to get good results. Answer: Retensionable frames DO make a difference by adding just that much more consistency available to the prin… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Quality Control, Tools and Equipment, Testing/Troubleshooting, Graphics, Screens, Mesh
05.10.2009

RIP or no?

Recently there have been several machines capable of applying ink, wax, or other media directly onto a screen's layer of emulsion to replace the positive. Basically everything we need from the positive without the film. More on this later. Without wax… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Improvising, Computers, Quality Control, Testing/Troubleshooting, Graphics, Screens, Emulsion, Positives, Expose_Develop
05.8.2009

Don't always depend on plastisol!

Chose an ink best for the substrate! One of the longest running and frequent questions about printing on garments is the issue of fabric with polyester content and the use of plastisol ink. The simple answer is that no matter how high quality your… more »
Categories: Printing Process, Industry News, Quality Control, Graphics, Substrates, Mesh, Inks
05.5.2009

How to chose a line count (frequency) correctly for your mesh

How to START to chose a line count (frequency) correctly for your mesh There are simple answers and propeller head math junkie answers. Unless I am mistaken you can find a rather complicated formula for finding exact (yet theoretical) size to mesh… more »
Categories: Printing Process, Quality Control, Testing/Troubleshooting, Graphics, Screens, Mesh, Emulsion, Positives, Expose_Develop
04.6.2009

Halftones Tips

Good EOM... Coating Screens for Maximum Effect Full Exposure, Pressure washer develop (step wedge/exposure calculator) Exposure Control Tight screen tension (you have with retensionables) Quality emulsion, most diazo dual cure emulsions a… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Quality Control, Tools and Equipment, Graphics, Screens, Emulsion, Expose_Develop
02.27.2009

Information about Stochastic dots...

First, Stochastic is a bit of a play on words from the Greek into english - to aim, and to guess... Basically to aim for a "general" result knowing that the end result will be slightly random and unpredictable. 1. Is a stochastic separation virtua… more »
Categories: Printing Process, Computers, Quality Control, Graphics, Positives