Entries from May 2009

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Drying Screens - Airflow

There are a few basic principles involved in the process of drying screens after they have been coated.
You can make a “drying closet” out of very simple materials. Lack of sophisticated materials is not a problem when drying screens, but violation of certain principles IS a problem.
I have been in beginner’s shops and I have [...]

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Fun with Water-Based Ink

There is increased interest in printing textiles with water-based inks.
This is for the following several reasons, some of which seem reasonable and some to this observer which do not.
There are new laws in the USA which prevent the use of phthalates in ink and printers are using water-based ink because they do not contain [...]

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Sticky

Glue or adhesive of some sort is used to keep shirts in place while they are printed. If the shirt isn’t glued down then the prints will be out of register. I have been in shops that think they have problems with their presses due to poor registration on their prints, but the real problem [...]

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Turning Screenprinting Stuff into Good

I have found that if I am involved in a charitable effort that most people will help out if I follow the following guidelines:
- it is a well-organized effort. Nobody wants to try to help if there is chaos. Nobody wants to waste their valuable time for nothing.
- the venture has to be able to [...]