Screen Print Terminology

[blue moon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilatant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thixotropic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamerism_(color)


not exactly laymans terms - unless you have studied the sciences.

maybe a wikipedia for screenprinters is needed - has anybody here created a wiki before?

we can set up a wiki here, I am worried that it might end up being layman unfriendly by the time we put all these explanations in there. There are so many times I try to read something on the wikipedia and the explanation is soooo complex it makes it unreadable.

pierre

[pwalsh]

Here is a link to the Glossary of Screen-Printing Terms from the FAQ Page on the Nazdar Ink Technologies website. 

http://www.nazdar.com/faq.asp?sq17=1&q151=1

Many of the terms listed apply to graphic inks but it is a decent start.

[pwalsh]

Attached is the Glossary Of Terms from the Nazdar SourceOne Textile Products catalog. 

A copy of the complete catalog can be requested or downloaded at:

http://www.sourceoneonline.com/catalog_landing.asp?categoryID=4&sectionID=238

Hope that this information helps out some.

[Sbrem]

Ryan, don't worry about it, you can't absorb it all at once; you have to have a problem crop up first, then this stuff starts to come into play, and you learn about it, solve that problem, and wait for the next one (it's coming...). So, take it as it comes, and ask your friends here.

Steve

[Zelko-4-EVA]

i learned a lot from this:

http://www.polyone.com/en-us/about/businessgroups/Inks/Literature/Wilflex_Manual04.pdf

[ScreenFoo]

I don't know if you guys got to play with this stuff in physics class, but this is a great link on a material that is far more 'dilatant' than our inks:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid#Oobleck

I guess that's the thing though, dilatant and thixotropic aren't quite opposite--the white inks I've used that you had to print rather slowly to clear were exhibiting dilatant properties, but still had a false body that broke up, i.e. were thixotropic.  Don't get me wrong, I don't know much about this stuff, but every bit I learn makes for less frustrating problems.

Wiki links are sweet, but I find myself having to read six other pages to understand the one I'm on. 
I think a wiki would be a great way to organize resources for those getting started.