"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Wow! That is a lot of great info from Alan (as always) and Kitson, thank you!!I know there is a billion variables from shop to shop and I have now way to actually measure anything here other than screen tensions because we don't have any fancy tools here. So everything I go off of is either based what you guys or someone else has told me or what I see or think here in the shop, but that is iffy at best because I know next to nothing and have been learning a ton along the way! Like I have no idea what that second number is that you guys keep posting after the screen mesh #....example "123/55"....We coat all our screens with the same emulsion and they are all coated the exact same way......2:1 and all currently with the KIWO ONE-COAT. Then they sit in our "dark room" (basically a small closet, no dryers or climate control of any sort) for at least two hours before use. Then all our screens are exposed for 43sec which was determined by achieving a clean wash out to #7 on the SAATIprint 21 step gauge.The second number is the thread micron size (Thickness)Nick
Those are the standard mesh counts that most suppliers force upon you. Those mesh counts will simply get the job done, but if you really want to print with the highest quality and do it as fast as possible with very little pressure then those mesh counts will hold you back compared to what's out there. If you bought a 110 from these guys then you have a 110/80.The tension level is very mesh count specific and can vary from manufacturer. A 156/64 can go up to a much higher tension level than a 150/48.