All Entries in the "Screen Printing" Category
Secrets to High-End Printing on Dark Shirts by Scott Fresener
This article was promoted by yet another call from a new T-Seps user (large company) faced with the same old “we can’t print that” comment from the screen and production departments. Over the years I have had this call and conversation THOUSANDS of times. True. It comes from the fact that in the every day [...]
Jacket Printing in 12 Steps by Scott Fresener
This is a short article about printing on jackets. You know, those tricky little guys that can’t even be used to wipe down a screen if you mess one up. The problem with printing on jackets is one of perception. It looks hard, it seems hard and if you screw up it is real hard [...]
Moving Up to an Automatic Press by Scott Fresener
Over the years I fielded hundreds of calls from customers and students asking if I think it’s time for them to get an automatic press. After all, “they are just so busy that they can’t keep up with all the orders - and of course they are making pretty good money now and with an [...]
Dealing With Contract Printers
By Scott Fresener
Do you deal with outside contract screen printers? Are you confused by all the talk of underbasing, flash curing, screen charges, separation costs and more? Do you know the correct questions to ask when sourcing for a competent screener? This short article will help you with some of the common screen printing terms [...]
Using Foil for Great Effects!
By Scott Fresener
In the early to mid 90’s, foil on shirts was HUGE! We use to teach it in our classes and the students really ate it up. About 1996, we stopped showing it because no on cared. Guess what? Like so many other things in this industry, foil made a giant [...]
Halftone Dots Made Easy
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about halftone dots for screen printing and how to create them, expose them and print them in this article by Scott Fresener.
Basic Screen Printing Techniques 101 by Scott Fresener
Stop! Don’t put this article down just because you a few years of experience. I teach beginners who can print better with ten minutes of instruction than many printers with years of experience. This article is written with the beginner in mind but take a few minutes – read this short article – and maybe [...]
Speeding up Manual Production by Scott Fresener
During the busy months it is important to get as much production as possible off of a manual printing press. This article details some simple steps and changes you can make to squeeze out a few more shirts and dollars per hour. Some suggestions are more long term and managerial and will take time for [...]
Using Special Effects Inks
No matter where you are in the world today, when you walk into any sporting goods, department, or specialty clothing store you see a majority of garments embellished with special effects inks. You see high density inks incorporated into sports designs catering to the “X Games” crowd, shimmers and crystalinas catering to the teenage student [...]
Coating Screens by Terry Combs
Direct Coating Screens – Step by Step.
Direct coating of screens, the simple act of filling a scoop coater with emulsion and coating each side of the mesh, will often be the most nerve racking step in the screen printing process. In fact, some new printers are advised that this function is so messy and difficult, [...]
Maximum Production
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION
Probably 15 years ago, one of my sons was working on that report all our kids have to write at some point in their school careers, “My Mom/Dad’s Job is…” So off to work with dad he went, to watch, take notes, ask for change to plug into the vending machines, and of course [...]
New RIP Software for Photoshop by Scott Fresener
I have been working very hard on this. With the help of an excellent programmer (masked man…) I have just released T-RIP – a plugin for Adobe Photoshop that lets you print very high quality films from Photoshop and an Epson 1400 inkjet printer! If you remember…. I was the one who brought you FastRIP [...]
What to Look for in Curing Units/Dryers by Scott Fresener
If you are going to print T-shirts then you cannot live without a curing unit. Whether it be your oven at home or a large gas dryer – somewhere in your shop there is a “heater.”
This article will detail some of the things to look for when purchasing curing equipment. If you already have some [...]
It’s Not Always the Ink’s Fault
By Jeff Proctor. When I worked for an ink company, we spent most of every day talking “ink.” And you wouldn’t believe some of the stuff our staff heard on a regular basis-and from seasoned printers at that! So we’ve compiled a list of common “myths” concerning plastisol-perhaps not all of which you subscribe to, [...]
Screen Printing Equipment & Supply Startup Checklist by Terry Combs
During screen printing classes, I regularly get the question, “What do I really need to get started in this business?” Here’s my list to use as a guideline.
