Silkscreen inks
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If you want to give it a try, get a used inkjet printer and get some refillable(empty) heads/cartridge or preferably a CIS (continuous inking system). If you need any help, I screenprint regularly. If you want a good place to start the research, check out You will have to do some searching to find links. After a few sec in a toasteroven to set the ink, and done.
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If you do a bit of pcb making, you can convert your ink supply to DTG ink (Direct to Garment) This allows your inkjet to "silkscreen" directly to the pcb. If you have an inkjet printer than can do straight-through printing of something as thick as a pcb, you can have a much easier time. Plastisol inks can be used with good results. If you decide to try direct to silk printing, you must not use water based inks to screen print with, you will just smear inkjet ink.
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However the price for inkjet ink is exponentially higher than photoresist emulsion and water. Instead of emulsion, you can print, directly to the screen, (using 220 mesh or higher) allowing you to skip the emulsion. The mask should be removed while the ink is wet, and that isnt easy without a physically removable mask. As for silkscreening, You can use a mask method, but removing the mask without removing the print is very difficult. There is a yellow inkjet ink that has a high acid resistance, used for the etching mask. The trick is to rub the ink into the image before pressing to the PCB and squeegeing. But, if you have a craft store near by, you can get a bottle of silk screening ink. You can use thinned latex paint for an ink. Then either spray out where the image is, or rub with a dish sponge until the emulsion is removed completely from your image. Run water over the screen to get both sides nice and wet. When your time is up, remove the glass and tranparency. If you have a UV light source, use that to expose the screen to spec on emulsion manufactures sheet. One on top of screen, one on the bottom sanwiching the film against the screen) Press the transparancy to the screen with the up side of the print to the bottom of the screen.
#Silkscreen inks registration#
Use some corner or registration marks to assist in lining up. Print the layout exactly as you want it on to transparancy film using BLACK ink only (toner is better). (bug lights are fine) Let it dry to manufactures specs. Buy a $20 tub of silk screening emultion, (it will last MONTHS) You smear the emulsion on both sides of the screen in a room with a yellow safe light. The thing you cant skimp on is the emulsion. Even panty hose, doubled over, will work.
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Be sure to use 45 degree cuts to put the four pieces together. You do not need to use standard "inks" or standard silks. If you’re printing garments, the colors will last after many washes as long as you heat-set them properly-simply use an iron to heat each side of the fabric for several minutes.Silk screening is a very easy process. They’re ready to use out of the jar and flow easily through screens. They can be mixed to create more colors, and they dry quickly with a subtle, pleasing sheen. These are truly opaque colors that will show up even on dark surfaces, and they can be used for printing on fabric, paper, and cardboard, This set comes with six four-ounce jars in red, yellow, blue, silver, black, and a pearly white. Speedball Opaque Screen Printing Inkīold, easy to apply, and reasonably priced, Speedball’s water-based inks are at the top of our list. Our picks below will help you find the best silkscreen ink available in a growing market. You might even want to buy different kinds of ink depending on the project. The type you buy will depend not only on what material you’re printing on, but also on how much time you want to spend prepping and curing the ink. To get the best results from a screen printing press, you need a reliable ink that has consistent flow, low tack, and longevity.