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=== Screens === | === Screens === | ||
* '''Mesh: 180T monofilament''' Supplier: [http://www.silkscreen-supplies.com/ Screen Printers Resource]<br />''Very important'' to use ''only'' monofilament mesh. | * '''Mesh: 180T monofilament''' Supplier: [http://www.silkscreen-supplies.com/ Screen Printers Resource]<br />''Very important'' to use ''only'' monofilament mesh for sharp images on paper. | ||
* '''Nylon tape''' to hold down mesh | * '''Nylon tape''' to hold down mesh | ||
* '''staples (& staple gun)''' for stretching mesh | * '''staples (& staple gun)''' for stretching mesh | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 26 November 2014
Supplies
Exposing & reclaiming screens
- Speedball photo emulsion (& catalyst) Suppliers: Dick Blick (online); Artist & Craftsman (usually stocked in store)
- screen reclaimer
- 400W metal halide light bulb Suppliers: Lowe's
(tentative. looks like I didn't document the one that I was originally using & can't find it now.) - lamp that can handle the 400W bulb
- red bulb (optional) for that lightroom feel while exposing screens
- high pressure nozzle to clear ink and emulsion out of the screen
Ink
- Speedball acrylic permanent ink Suppliers: Dick Blick (online for quart jars); Artist & Craftsman
- Extender Base, for adding transparency to inks. Suppliers: Blick (online); Artist & Craftsman
Screens
- Mesh: 180T monofilament Supplier: Screen Printers Resource
Very important to use only monofilament mesh for sharp images on paper. - Nylon tape to hold down mesh
- staples (& staple gun) for stretching mesh
- tape to water-proof frames
- Haven't needed to purchase frames anytime recently.
Misc
- Painter's tape for holding down clips
- Registration clips
- Clothes line and binder clips for hanging prints to dry