screen printing

[Paul]

Hi! Is here any one who is screen printing?? I wish to start doing that so would be nice to have some advice from more experienced user

this is my gear I bought of wicked printing stuff
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Used few times and had differend results... some good ones and some bad ones...


Paul

[AJLA]

I would love to hear about it too!

I didn't realise that you could buy a peice if kit that was designed sort of smaller volume type of thing.

How difficult is it paul to create a design. I mean what does the process involve ?

Also where did you get the equipment?

Vinyls great and I use it on all my t shirts but I would rather use screen printing for my regular selling shirts and use the vinyl for the hen parties and events etc if it is at all viable.

[bms]

There's a home video on YouTube showing how to screen print. Can't remember the exact link, but if you search for screen printing - there's a couple of lads showing the whole process from start to finish.

[AJLA]

oh great thanks!

[Paul]

I would love to hear about it too!

I didn't realise that you could buy a peice if kit that was designed sort of smaller volume type of thing.

How difficult is it paul to create a design. I mean what does the process involve ?

Also where did you get the equipment?

Vinyls great and I use it on all my t shirts but I would rather use screen printing for my regular selling shirts and use the vinyl for the hen parties and events etc if it is at all viable.

Yes you can I only got 1 color set as this is what I need realy...
you can buy everything at http://wickedprintingstuff.com/

this video will show you basics
[flash=425,350:389bul2o]http://www.youtube.com/v/Ee_8IMx0uMo[/flash:389bul2o]

I bought this kit coz there is no way I cut 100 logos screen printing is quicker

[bms]

That's the YouTube video I was thinking of!

[Paul]

there is loads of them most preety good. youtube is the way I learn things
god bless youtube

[AJLA]

Haven't had a look yet but I will do shortly, what do you find is a viable run doing it this way then? 5, 10,50 100?

I would only need it to print in white, can this be done also?

What I usually do is press so many of each design mid summer say 10 of each the less popular sizes and maybe 20 of each more popular sizes. Towards Xmas I only top up as required.

My concern is... at the moment if I run short of only one design of course the beauty is you just do the odd one. I don't want to have my Cornish t shirts as some vinyl and some screen printed. But I would much rather them be screen printed.

What do you think?

[Paul]

I would start doing that from 50 and more as its time counsuming doing screens etc... but couple of weeks ago I have done 5 for my mates for punk gig
you can print whatever color you like no problem

[AJLA]

Heck !! Watched the video now i'm going to as some daft questions.... when you make a screen up, let it dry then use it for printing can you save that screen for later use?
Do you have different screens for each design or are they disposable (is that the same question?)

What about the exposure to light how have you got this set up?
I appears it could be quite messy, I print my tees on another level with no sink or water, however downstairs in the shop we have the perfect sink for the job. Would it be crazy to be running up and down the stairs with these things?

Is it much cheaper to be done this way?