"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I don't have anything to add to what has already been said. Opacity is directly affected by pressure and speed (as well as a few other variables) but you're using the right mesh and the ink is fine, so you need to focus on getting your pressure right with speed and those 2 will change with one another. Squeegee is important but if it's a sharp edge and whether it's a triple, double bevel, smiling jack, etc. they will all work...some just slightly better than others. I've got all kinds of experimental blades that work great but I don't know that Joe is going to focus on the textile market much because it's so wishy-washy with what blades work in which shop. There are so many good print shops out there that can benefit from Joe's blades but there are those that don't have luck with them that I know are good printers which complicates the ability for Joe to sell enough blades to make it worth while. I've got a few blades that are flat out amazing with white ink but I know if those blades got into a shop that didn't do things the way we do they would be a disaster.
May I offer a quick read? I don't know how to do a link, so you're on your own to dig it up. October 2011 Printwear Magazine. Article is "Orchestrating The Variables" by some guy named Joe Clarke. A good amount of information, but what you should look at is the chart called "Wet and Dry Artifacts" Per Joe's style, more information than most of us can comprehend, but a lot of helpful information none the less.
Quote from: bimmridder on October 03, 2014, 04:01:10 PMMay I offer a quick read? I don't know how to do a link, so you're on your own to dig it up. October 2011 Printwear Magazine. Article is "Orchestrating The Variables" by some guy named Joe Clarke. A good amount of information, but what you should look at is the chart called "Wet and Dry Artifacts" Per Joe's style, more information than most of us can comprehend, but a lot of helpful information none the less.AWESOME!!I'll take care of that link for you... here is a little bit for us nerds to drool over. http://printwearmag.com/articleauthors/joe-clarkeAll of Joe's articles. *edit* looks like Orion already partially got to it before me!