Buzzin for some screen printing!!!

[Paul]

noo. doing separate unit like this one here:

But i am going to do everything myself. coil, cover, stand... everything

[gavtheoldskater]

i have never read it, but i have heard excellent comments about 'how to print tshirts for fun and profit' by scott fressner.

i use 500w flood light from homebase.

have a look into building a lightbox, the difference is amazing. after about 18months of a lamp hung from my attic steps i scored a used 6 x 25w blacklight unit. exposure time is 1m15s from about 15mins or whatever it was (so no worrying that a cat will go to sleep on the screen under the lamp anymore) and far far better screen results. much finer detail. its also easier to line stuff up i find.

[ssp]

I have spent the past week or so looking at every video and book i can find about screen printing, needless to say i have downloaded the plans to make a single colour station and ... I am going to give it a go.
Perhaps I am crazy, who knows!! As i dont have the ability to print the large stencils i need i will be paying for the screens to be pre prepped for me for now. I will be printing bandanas for my range and I am really looking forward to giving this a go!!

The wife thinks I am crazy and is asking where the hell I am going to put everything as I am already jammed up with equipment, however i will find space thats for sure!.
I have spent the past week working on the designs i will doing and have come up with a shortlist of designs I just need to choose one... or two... or three!

I have messaged JohnG and hes come back to me with some rough pricing and suggestions on what ink to use, many thanks John!

the other option is that i sub the work out, however i still want to "give it a go" and see what happens.

Personally I blame Paul... that 4 station stand really looks nice Paul!

[Johnny]

I visited the screen printers we use, and my god there's ink everywhere! Plastic sheeting seems to be a prerequisite!

[ssp]

Spending the day reading up on the density of the screen weaves, see which one will be best for the fine line work. I didnt know that there were so many types of screens!

[tlworkwear]

I own the original book screenprinting for fun and profit and it is fantastic for getting ideas on how to take it to the next level. You're right though, it isnt cheap but when I get into doing DIY screenprinting instead of subbing the work out that book will be my first read

[Greg]

I made myself a DIY exposure unit. Works great now. After a little accident involving lots of smoke and melted plastic! Flash dryer is on the list next.

[Hoffman Fisher]

Hi Paul,

Regarding your statement "i use 500w flood light from homebase. £5. It expose my 16x20 screens in just under 8 minutes ", can you give more information i.e. how far is the light from the screen, are you using a 330 bulb in the flood light etc. I'm looking for a home made exposure lighting device so if you can forward links etc and all and any info you can furnish me with. Cheers HF

[Paul]

here is everything

[Hoffman Fisher]

Grand so, thanks for you reply and link.