How to Coat a Silk Screen Printing Frame with Emulsion | In depth Screen Print Training
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Who would have thought you could talk for 13 edited minuets about coating a screen!!! imagine how long it was un-edited.
@MrXrayPL
5 жыл бұрын
Man that was nice bit of stretching this second way to coat :P Greetings from Poland. Love those training videos :D
This was awesome! I’ve been meaning to ask a few questions about your way of coating and this answered all of them. Thanks for taking us into your dark room, looks like a rad space!
you dont get enough credit ,your videos are still helping people and they always will thanks man
Thank you for explaining things in such a simple easy way for beginners!
Love this series Cam!
Love this series! Very thorough, yet not stale.
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mikey
These Instructional Videos Kick Ass! Thank You Cam!
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
thank you so much.
Nice video Cam - Love that print life!!!
You make the ultimate in good instructional videos. Nice!
Thank you Cam. Excellent video.
Today I see your videos for first time, Im from Mexico. In Mexico we have a suburb “Colonia Algarin” and there are many streets full of material, inks, workshops, t shirts for print, paper, many things... you should come to Mexico and made a video here. Congrats! Definitely you have a new suscriber! Note: sorry for my spelling 😅
You're awesome! So informative! Perfect attitude!
Its a good training. Thanks Cam
Love the training. Thanks man!
Thank you! I am starting out in the business and I need all the help I can get! Your videos are awesome!
Watching this again today. Thanks a bunch. love your explanations...
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for coming back Cheryl, Your the best.
Good very in depth video. It's like a training
everything is on point in this video. thanks man
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, you are the best.
100% he purposely nicked one side so he could show us what would happen. Thanks boss man. Much love
Love the grubby palms dialogue
so detailed, perfect
Great video... Thanks! 👍🏼
nice vid man very helpful
Good tutorial.
Thank you. Can you also do a tutorial about lighting? Importance of different light environments, etc.
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
DongKyu Lee Shit!!! I meant to include that topic in this video. So much to talk about.
Thanks for sharing this idea bro.
You da man Cam
More good information
Very good
I was doing the imulsion without degreasing and it kept blowing out. I was so frustrated. Thanks for your video
Hey Cam! Love your tutorial videos for those just learning. Quick question if you don’t mind. Could you tell me the name of the emulsion you’re using? The link you provided links to something else on Amazon. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks & Happy New Year.
Great info. That white balance tho!
Very cool!!! xoxo The Clarences
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Great video!!!
@ThePrintLife
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks you. I was trying real hard to be funny. It ain't easy.
Great content bro! Just one thing is that many many others say to coat the screen ending with the outside. You're doing the reverse? Does it wven matter which side we end coating with?
Thanks man this will help a lot for our busyness. May I ask what chemical are you using for the sdeeping tank can i used deluted bleach on water?
Do you need to use a particular type of globe when making a screen or using it to make prints?
Cool beans. Did you make the wall mount or is the available from someone?
Sir, is this ok in printing half-tones, simulated process, and cmyk printing? Thank you.
hi, what emulsion did you use in this video? do you know if wr-25 ( CCI) Works for watter base and discharge?,thanks.
Does two coats on each side significantly decrease pinholes? I typically do one hit one each side.. I’ve been wanting to up it to 2 hits but I don’t want to blow through a ton of emulsion/ have to test exposure times again.
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Will there be any differnce if u applied na emulsion the other way (from left to right and vice versa) instead of from bottom to top?
What brand / emulsion are you using? I would like to use an emulsion that is already “charged”. I just started printing. Manual press. Plasisol ink and some discharge inks
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Thanks Cam, good vid. Question: How long does your emulsion last? I usually only get quarts due to the fear of it going bad, but have been thinking of going to gallons (I also use presensitized). Also, I usually only do 1 coat on back side of all my screens and that has worked fine for me. I find that doing 1:1 or 2:2 coats affects my exposure time and I’ve never seen any advantage to that. Thanks for the feedback!
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
That you for the kind words. I have heard pre-sensitized can go bad faster but honestly it has never been a problem here. we go through it so fast, probably because of the 2 and 2. Side note the biggest reason for the 2 on the back is truly just habit. 1 on the back is just as good and saves a bit of emulsion as well. thanks for the comment Eric.
Just starting up.. I'm having trouble sourcing a light for in the dark room, so I can see what i'm doing. what are those lights called? Appreciate any help and all the Printl Life VIDZ. :)
I’m not sure what size emulsion coater I should get. I am buying screens that are 20x24. But I currently have screens that are 10x14. Do I need two different sizes?
Hey Cam question..... can I do several screens at one time or how long will they last in the dark room before they are harder to burn
How long you can saving that emulsion? It has mix with sensitizer right..??
what can i use as a substitute if i don’t have a scoop coater?
hey question! are you using a light safe bulb for lighting? or is this emulsion not effected by light?
it is ok f i will dry the emulsion through hair blower?
I fucking love these videos!
very very intesting dear
Please sir what is the name of chemical that you are spraying before wahing a used mesh
I don't have an exposure unit, how to do it without one, Thanks
are u using a safe light ? or can this be done in normal light or it. have to be Dark ?
Excellent how-to video. Great info, presented clearly and concisely and with valuable tips along the way. Thanks Cam! I see you put 2 coats one each side and you explained why. But I've seen a few videos by other screen printers who only do one coat on each side. What is the most common number of coats pros apply? Are there downsides to 2 coats on each side?
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
2 seems to be the standard practice. 2 coats will make a marginally thicker stencil, in some cases you may not want that like when you need the fine details in a halftone, then 1 and 1 may be better suited.
Hey Cam ! Thanks again for your video ! You do 2 coats on each side of the frame. But if I want to print on paper with small details, should I do 2/2 or 1/1 is better ? Thanks !
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
sharp edge 1 and 1 and let them dry with inside facing down.
@risotoo4564
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks ;)
What is a cheap degreaser that I can grab at say dollar store or Walmart?
Why do you have to do the outside first (not the squeegeeing side)?
Is that a 16" or 18" coater?
"Keep your grubby palms off the mesh" LMAO.
@jackfenn7524
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, now i understand why mine turned out so splotchy.
@pane2125
3 жыл бұрын
great advice actually
Scoopcoater alternatives?
95% of us don't have a dip tank. Thanks for the awesome video though, appreciate it!
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
You know what, I have actually stopped using one, For along time I was all about them, But I have since changed my tune.
How do you like that bracket. I keep debating on if I want to get one or not.
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
its pretty cool, not a necessity.
Sizes of mesh what d diference with sizes
what size of your screen?
sup Cam
Hey, uh, almost every other video or site or tutorial I've watched/read, it's a 1/1 pull, with the thin edge. Why do you differ?
@amaury_permer
3 жыл бұрын
Emulsion coating depends on what you want to achieve and how many prints you want to make, there's different ways to coat a screen for example There's 1 over 1 coating 2 over 2 coating or 3 over 2 coating
Using the thick edge left too much emulsion on my screen which led to a lot of drips.. i had to redo it with the thin edge… way better results. Your other tips are good tho
Where did you get that scoop coater?
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
just placed an amazon link in the description for you.
where can i get the rack for the wall please?
@ThePrintLife
4 жыл бұрын
I bought it on ebay.
all the emulsions
Today i tried to coat a screen for the first time and i realised that my coater was too big so it didn’t fit in the back of the screen! It is important to mention, see if it fits first before you do the first side haha
@activeenglishlecreusot9628
3 жыл бұрын
XP counts. Live and learn. What a fun process right lol
@IoannesNota
3 жыл бұрын
Active English Le Creusot for sure my man! I cannot wait to have my first print done properly
RELEASE THE BEAD!!
What type of liquid tape do you use?
@ThePrintLife
4 жыл бұрын
We use liquid tape from nazdar. its a two part system available on their website.
How to coat a screen without scoop coater?
how did you get the sentence SPIK AND SPAN? thats a really dutch saying hahahaha
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
My mom used to say it!
Screen printing is so hard. I go to buy a screen printer,flash dryer ,screens ink, emulsion, and a $250 exposure unit. I also bought a film outlit printer that was $125 that was wide format. You think id be set right. Btw im 16 and im so limited to buying the supplies. I print out my design(have no clue if its dark enough) and i expose. Turns out i was using wrong emulsion. My screens were ruined so now i got to buy new emulsion, remover, and screens. Im like crying at this point. I get the new stuff and i make one screen that doesnt even let all the ink through. Mean while my mom is screaming at me for trying to wash out the emulsion in the dark in my shower. Now ive spent all this momey and i dont know how to get these screens done right. Its so inconsistent that j cant even get an exposure time. I just want somebody to walk it through and figure out my problems. (Oh and the emulsion expires after 3 months so i am throwinf emulsion down the drain. Is my film not dark enough, do i need a new exposure unit, do i need a power washer, do i need a washout booth, do i need ink remover for plastisol, my screens are 110 and 160, do i need a fancy darkroom, do i actually need defreaser. I cant even get to actual printing cuz my screens don't burn right and i have no clue why and i feel like I've wasted all this time, money, and i don't know what to do.
@ThePrintLife
4 жыл бұрын
Dont get frustrated. Learning anything new always requires experimentation, and unfortunately experimentation with supplies costs money. I have been using marukami t9 emulsion with great success try that. With the film you should be able to hold it up to a light and not see through it. Get a gallon of emulsion remover I use easyway supra. That stuff rips the emulsion right off the screen. The shower is a problem becouse you are dumping emulsion down the drain and you will clog your pipes. So wash out in a Tupperware container. And filter the solids out before you dump it down the drain. Just keep pluggin away. Hit me in the comments with one question at a time and I will try to make a video about it.
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@ThePrintLife
4 жыл бұрын
Not bad jason. Perfect timing
twelve hours? what?)
There are a few technique's in coating a screen, I've found a few cross Techniques, everything has a reason? If there's no given reason, then it should not be performed. here's one; the printing side or the inner part of the screen is the most crucial side, so there for, it should be the first side to get coated. not the back side of the screen. (Reason) It's the side that gets worked the most. Think about it now??
@alexfab3028
3 жыл бұрын
Wrong. The squeegie side hast to be coated last, To push the Emulsion to the outside, where the colors will build up.
Man, I get that you're probably just trying to optimize your keywords and whatever but people need to seriously stop using the word "silk". Screen printing has nothing to do with silk anymore and it's an antiquated, deprecated term.
@ThePrintLife
5 жыл бұрын
No it dont, and yes I am
@kaumana808
5 жыл бұрын
Yes... in today's world we must be sensitive not to offend anyone. 😂😂😂😂 silk screening shows respect to the culture and where it came from. Imma call it silk screening forever!
instructions unclear- coated screen in degreaser, was smoking a ciggarette, now the screen has burnt up. now i have a aluminium frame, with no screen. wife accused me of smoking meth. Smells like burning plastic. she would know. Ugh.