Screen Printing Equipment: Basic Materials

Emulsion – Photo emulsion is what makes the modern day screen printing process possible. The emulsion is a substance that reacts to ultraviolet light. Once it has been exposed to the correct ultraviolet wavelength, the emulsion hardens and becomes impermeable. There are many different types of emulsion in the market, as well as many different [...]

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Screen Printing Equipment: Inks

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There are two main types of inks that are used for screen printing, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Water-based inks utilize either dyes or pigments in a suspension with water as the solvent. The evaporation of the water is necessary to set or cure the ink. Plastisol is a thermoplastic ink. It is [...]

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Screen Printing Equipment: Screen Frame

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The screen frame is a structure that the woven mesh is stretched upon and adhered to. Screen frames come in a variety of shapes and sizes, depending on the size of the art work and printing surface. The mesh is either stapled or glued to the frame with sufficient tension to provide a flat printing [...]

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Screen Printing Equipment: Screen Mesh

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Woven mesh is the “silk” in silkscreen. Typically this mesh is made out of mono-filament polyester fabric which is stretched taut over a screen frame. The spaces between the mesh make the fabric porous which allows ink to pass through. Screen fabric come in a wide variety of mesh counts. Lower mesh counts means that [...]

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The Screen Printing Process

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In it’s simplest form, screen printing uses a porous, stretched woven mesh coated with an ink blocking material (typically emulsion) to create a stencil. Although the common terminology references the word silkscreen, actual silk has been long abandoned as a mesh material due to it’s cost. Modern day screens typically use nylon or polyester as [...]

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DIY Screen Printing Guide: Introduction

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Welcome to SilkscreenTutorials.com, your online guide to DIY screen printing! Whether you are a complete beginner or have already started your journey into the world of screen printing, this guide will provide all the necessary information to get you started quickly, producing professional results regardless of your budget. Screen printing can be an excellent means [...]

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