Manual screen printing equipment and material for shirts

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Manual screen printing equipment and material for shirts "Konveksi Depok"

Before we go into the screen printing process should first identify the function of the equipment and materials required core before the shirt screen printing process manually

The Film

This film can be considered a form of writing or a design model that we want to print an image object to clothes . The film is designed by computer using Photoshop , CorelDraw , Freehand etc. that have been in print . That the results are better advised to use a type of laser printer engine , actually using a regular printer can also print but the results are less sharp 

The Film

Screen

Media is media that is used to deliver T-shirt screen printing ink to the object . Screen -shaped square or rectangular box that special fabric paired with various types of screen such as T120 . T14 , T70 , etc. with the size 30x40cm , 40x50cm and even very large .

Screen

Rakel

Used for screen printing inks that are sweeping over the screen , so that the ink can be filtered and forming an image on the object shirt . Rakel long shape made ​​of rubber and a handle of wood or metal .

Rakel

Chemical / Paint and Ink / Pigment Colour

See the picture , the left is called Chemical / Paint like Rubber , Superwhite , Plastisol etc and on the right is called screen printing ink color as diverse as red , green , blue , cyan , magenta , yellow , black etc . So in the manufacture of printing inks that are required for the two materials are mixed to attach the desired color shirt . There are also inks are sold already in a state of mix and ready to use .

Paint and Ink

Fluid Mixing

Usually every kind of chemical / paint has its own base , such as water base and oil base . And the most commonly used mixing liquid is oil base , such as M3 , M4 , M3 super , thinner etc . It is useful to get the consistency and color results .

Chemical light

This material is made of chemicals that are very sensitive to light . Usually in the box there are 2 bottles , 1 Emulsion and 1 sensitizer . How to use just mix the two ingredients at a dose of 1 tablespoon emulsion with 3-5 drops of sensitizer . There also are sold already in a state of mix and ready to use .

Chemical light

Hardener ( hardener screen )

These young wine -colored material , which is usually sold by weight 1 ltr / more . Serves to screen hardener used by rubbing on the front surface and a rear screen .

Table lamp

This table is used to process the lighting to the desired image can be formed by the chemical process of drug afdruk . It is made of metal or wood frame and given a glass top to put the screen . In the process of lighting can also use the sun's light directly, but must depend on the hot weather .

Table lamp

Screen printing table

It is useful to put a shirt object we want to pour image . There are many models of this table , create table models as comfortable as possible in accordance with your needs in order to help your performance .

Screen printing table

Hairdryer

See the picture , on the left is a common tool used to bend iron with large Watt capacity and on the right usual to dry hair . Wear tool above as needed. Usually for screen printing plastisol types require drying with heat high enough to be able to dry up into ink .

Hairdryer

Machine Press
This machine is very helpful for maximum results . Do not use the tool even this is not a problem . This tool is used during the printing process is completed . By using this press machine can produce better images and assist drying ink on the shirt also flattening .

Machine Press

Removal Screen

It is made of chemicals , there are hard there is also safe to use . Serves to remove chemicals that attach to the screen so that the screen can be used for the process of making the next image . Usually such bayclean , chlorine and there are other types , widely sold in the store screen .

Okay now we directly to the T-shirt screen printing process manually