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Complete Guide to Manual Screen Printing

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This Guide should be considered just that, a guide – aimed at beginners in screen printing and at an acceptable level in a residential setting, but without neglecting to seriously address a range of complementary knowledge, not only to provide a well-founded starting point for experience, but also to propel the user towards scaling up the activity. Given a certain tendency towards confusing information on the web, this guide aims to gather and structure a broad set of guidelines sufficient for a good starting point, both for those who only want to experiment and for those who decide to continue and evolve. An integrative approach…

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Silkscreen – About the Frame

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The frame constitutes the most part of the basic equipment, as it supports the image matrix to be printed. It generally has an aluminum or wooden frame, but in a purely occupational setting, the aspect of producing a good frame is not relevant; a cardboard frame can be used, another frame from home can be reused, or even the mesh can be simply stretched on the workbench with adhesive tape, without a frame. Frameless permeographic stencils were widely used until the end of the 19th century, although the model based on wooden profiles dates back to ancient China and Japan. Several patents involved types of frames…

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Silkscreen – About The Mesh

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The mesh used in the screen printing refers to an appropriate type of permeable fabric. On an occupational basis and even in certain professional artistic contexts, it does not appear to be a factor of the greatest relevance, and lower quality meshes or even natural fabrics can be used, as it used to be in the passed. As the activity progresses, it is very likely that the success of defined objectives will begin to depend substantially on the quality of the mesh, which, among other properties, should have a homogeneous texture, adequate elasticity – called elastic memory or low elongation (LE) -, strong resistance to abrasion…

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Making a Squeegee for Print Screen – The Handle

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In a purely occupational environment, even a plastic spatula, a ruler, or a piece of cardboard can serve as a squeegee. The need for a suitable and high-quality squeegee becomes apparent when professional goals begin to be established, when rigor, speed, and consistency become necessary. Since the squeegee is the most active tool in screen printing, it is convenient for it to be a lightweight, comfortable, practical, and well-constructed piece. The ideal material for the squeegee handle is aluminum, due to its lightness, impermeability, durability, and resistance. If the user is familiar with 3D printing, this is a small and easy-to-print piece in bioplastic, as an alternative…

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