Fuzzy Edges With Vinyl Silk Screen Printing

That standard tendency of your new printer is in order to literally smash the ink with the screen by pulling the squeegee across the screen with an very low angle.

Fuzzy edges with vinyl silk screen printing.

Ink build up and bleeding fuzzy edges when using cut vinyl to screen print. It is a very popular video and has generated some interesting questions. I am so happy. M r is the world s largest manufacturer of screen printing equipment for the graphic and textile industries setting the standard for innovation quality and service.

When screen tension becomes too low the mesh can shift during printing causing the edges of the print to blur. An overlapping light and dark double edge resulting primarily from under tensioned screens. Also known as skips and voids double image. Screens loosen over time due to the constant pressure of the squeegee.

Some solutions to fix common causes of blurry edges include. For this one we took a vinyl stencil cut on a roland vinyl cutter stretched a screen on a frame attached the screen printed a couple of shirts. So here is what you need. Screen printing with vinyl.

Printed edges with irregularities caused by poor ink flow over previously printed edges or over edges that are parallel to the squeegee s length. Silk screen printing vlog screen printing vlog screen printing how to t shirts. Mclogan is a leader in screen printing supplies silk screen ink silhouette cameo heat press machines transfer paper plasti dip colors mack 10 coroplast and more. Silkscreen print with vinyl.

Roselle 60172 il. For optimal screen printing your screen tension should be measuring between 25 and 35 n cm. A blank screen 3. A vector image to screen print.

Loose screen mesh will shift during printing causing the edges of your images to blur. Using a larger squeegee. One of my first videos i did was how to use cut vinyl to screen print. We are a great source for vinyl sign cutters vinyl banners wide format color printers even sign making software and of course a complete line of supplies.

You may not want to do it exactly like this but here s one way that actually worked for this projec. In this instructable im going to show you how to screen print without the expensive time consuming dark room needing messy photo emulsion. This includes squeegee position pressure speed and release.