Sunday, October 19, 2014
Screen Printing
Here are some shirts I did this weekend. I made up a Freddy's BBQ Joint from House of Cards vector graphic in Inkscape. I have 2 screens for the red and black. I used the magnet registration idea from cyclesurgeon on YouTube and it worked well. For the white on navy, I used Green Galaxy Comet white ink. It is not plastisol but water based ink and it worked great. I printed 1 layer, lifted up the screen on Speedball hinges, then flash dried the print with a heat gun on #5 setting for a few minutes. Then I printed over top of the first print. Using the screen on hinges ensures the print with register perfectly. I never had used screen on hinge before but I would never use without now. They work great! I also used spray tack adhesive so the shirt stayed in place on the platen. If the shirt moves after a print then it is almost impossible to register again, even with hinges on the screen frame.
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