"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Hi y'all. I'm the "screen technician" in a shirt warehouse & have never had any experience using an automatic press, nor do I think I will have very much soon.I was hoping for some advice on the things I would only know if I were a printer. Here are some examples of things I've had to pick up about the printing process:Different ink viscosities (white ink is thick; black ink is thin)Different meshes will have an effect on color (i.e. lower mesh UB = more white ink = brighter colors)Different fabrics need to be printed upon differently (I always try to use higher meshes for polyester garments so the printers don't have to dump too much ink on them)It's preferential for half-tones to have a thinner UBIt's best to not have to double-stroke half-tones because of dot gain and moire effectsWhat are some more factors that I could consider when making my screens?
You need to learn to print so you'll know "why" you make screens one way or another. You need to actually do it, so you can internalize it... I don't think you need to run a press all day, but at least there for setting up and striking off.Steve