09.28.2010

It is not always the printers fault, the product has a flaw!

How many times do we have to listen to some worthless predatory parasitic dinosaur in the industry blather on incessantly about how it's just all your fault? When will you see some of them actually stand up with a little honor, quit picking out new vi… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Printing Process, Quality Control, Inks, Chemicals
07.7.2009

How old before it is outdated?

Knowing about how screen printing worked when twisted multi-fiber thread mesh was common or the only thread available and synthetic threads were new is interesting but new products only hold a basic similarity in performance to that primitive equipment.… more »
Categories: Screen Printer Ranting, Screen Printing History, Quality Control, Testing/Troubleshooting, Substrates, Mesh, Emulsion, Inks, 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
04.30.2009

Is a tension meter a tension meter or not?

You may have seen the debate about this, and because of a recent post about this subject I wanted to review a bit about the inexpensive drum tension tuner... In fact, there have been several small screen printing supply companies who have used thi… more »
Categories: Improvising, Printing Process, Quality Control, Tools and Equipment, Testing/Troubleshooting, Screens, Mesh
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

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