setting up the printer
  
adjusting the screen so the image
is where you want it
  
registration brackets and me smiling
:)
 
placing the ink in the screen and removing
the screen
  
spraying textile adhesive on
the t-shirt platton and placing a test pellon on the
t-shirt platon
  
spreading the ink over the screen to
print an image
 
It is hard to see that there is a test
pellon down on the board. I placed the pellon under
the flash dryer to cure it ( Flash dryer is the red box
with a wood handle it heats up to 350 degrees to completely
dry and cure the ink so it won't wash off _ it take about
1 minute to cure the ink )
  
Placing a t-shirt on the platton, taking
the test pellon off because it is done
  
placing the screen on the t-shirt to
print it
 
the registartion brackets keep the
screen in place while you are printing also if you print
more than one color they keep all the colors locked in
the position you set them at
  
after printing I placed the t-shirt on
the second board ( drying board ) to cure it under the
flash dryer
  
While the first t-shirt is drying I
can print another one. You can print a one color
print every minute
  
Here the first t-shirt is dry and I'm
removing it and placing the second one under the flash
dryer
and here the second shirt goes under
the dryer so I can print the third
  
and so on and so on :)
  
Step by step how to silkscreen
 
To begin you print out a film positive
(clear or velum) on your desktop printer (laser is best
but inkjet will work) on the right photo I'm pointing
at a target ,this is needed in order to register your
print if you have more than one color to put on a t-shirt.
note ; the photo on the right is transparent velum this
is important to understand ,light must be able to pass
through the paper in order to make a silkscreen. Also
art work should be left up to the professional when
it comes to a multi color print we have artists available
for you to use at a nominal fee, they will give
you the film positives that are needed so you can
do a professional job for your customers .
In order to print this
three color logo I had an artist make three film positives
one positive for each color ( see below )
 
Each positive has targets (registration marks) on each corner. Over time you can learn how to do color separation yourself (most screen printers use a program called Corel Draw) but as I said before it is better to have someone familiar do this until you get the hang of it. |
