Where do you buy small screens?

[royster13]

I want tp buy a 12 x 12 or 12 x 15 screen for a little thing I am playing with.....Who sells screens this small?...

[Frog]

Art stores, but they won't meet the Newman crowd's tension specs, lol!

Speedball is pretty common.
http://www.speedballart.com/our-products.php?cat=21#Printing Screens

[royster13]

I got a batch of soft PVC key tags from China that they forgot to print on the back.......The factory replaced them but I got to keep the bad ones.....So I want to see if I can print them....Not even sure how fine of mesh I need or emulsion or ink....Just starting to explore....Thanks for the help.....

PS....What does 8xx and 12xx mean?....

[ScreenFoo]

The XX stands for "extra extra" hard to clean.  The old XX numbers are for multi-filament mesh.  8XX would be roughly 32T or 80 TPI, 12XX roughly 47T or 120 TPI. 

I'd go with the 110 mono-filament for photo emulsion work.

[Frog]

There would also probably be little problem using a slightly larger and more common (to our industry) frame.
A small manual screen like 18" x 22" or 20" x 24" should be available from any general supplier. A visit to the Nazdar site and/or perhaps a call should help steer you to the correct ink/mesh/emulsion combination.

[royster13]

The problem as I see it with the big frames is that they are big....Imprint area is only .75"h x 1.25"w....But yes they would work.....

[Screened Gear]

 I used to use these guys they have I think 10 by 16 and some others.

http://www.aaframes.com/

[royster13]

I used to use they have I think 1 10by 16 and something by 18 inc they have I think 10 by 16 and something by 18 inch frames

http://www.aaframes.com/

They have some 8x10 frames......Thanks.....

[GaryG]

You could also use a normal manual frame. Just gang some on screen and line a few up at a time.
Pretty high mesh, 156-230 depending upon opacity, as a Nazdar all purpose air dry ink may suggest.

[Inkworks]

You'll need a good flexible ink for the soft PVC tags, I use a 2 part pad printing ink (Transtech type "PH") made for rubber loaded up with a bit of retarder. I have some tiny screens from a pen printing machine, I could burn your art onto one and mail it to you, free, I have more than I'll ever need. They are about 7" x 4" Nice high mesh count for detail work, plus you usually don't need a thick ink deposit with graphic inks to get decent opacity.

[Printficient]

At Xenon we will do ANY size frame.  Call me for a quote.  404-895-1796