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This is part 1 of 3 of a tutorial on the basics of screen printing a shirt.

I really want to show people how easy and inexpensive it is. I think that screen printing is one of those things that intimidates people when it really shouldn't. I think I left out that a basic kit shouldn't cost much more that $30 or $40. That's pretty cheap considering what you can do with it.

Anyway, this part covers the gear you'll need to get started. I should mention that you don't need everything I've listed here. You can print without the jig and platen (those will make sense if you read the tutorial, heh), they're just something I use.


Screen Printing Tutorial Part 2

EDIT: I've changed a pretty important bit of info. I had previously stated that regular printing inks are OK for shirts. That is not the case, I repeat NOT the case. It has been removed from the tutorial proper.

Addendum: A lot of people of checked the tutorial out but I haven't gotten any feedback. I'm just wondering if it's been helpful at all or if it needs to be tweaked further.
Screen Printing Tutorial Part 3
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~Stencil-Borg Feb 18, 2011
Very Informative!
So buying Mediums to mix is a must right?
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~sirris Feb 19, 2011
I generally use pre-mixed screen printing inks. While you don't have as much control over the colour (although, you can mix them) it's a lot easier to deal with. The water-based inks are basically acrylic mixed with the medium already. Solvent-based inks I have no experiece with at all.

Using screen printing medium with acrylic does work, of course. You just have to be sure to mix the right amount of medium in or you'll have the acrylic setting in your screen and then that screen is cooked.

I hope that helped you out a bit. If not, hit me up again and I'll see what I can do.

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SirriS

The rock; the roll; all of that stuff.
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~theDividedSam Jul 10, 2010
Just got a beginners' kit yesterday - this is going to be very helpful! Thanks :+fav:
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~sirris Jul 12, 2010
Glad to be of service.

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SirriS

The rock; the roll; all of that stuff.
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~bobcaygeonriot May 14, 2010
i am saving this and my boyfriend is buying me a screenprinter for my bday. stoked on all the advice.

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~sirris May 15, 2010
Sounds like you're gonna have some fun. Glad to be of help.

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SirriS

The rock; the roll; all of that stuff.
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~bobcaygeonriot May 20, 2010
still need the parts. we found a speedball kit that comes with everyone but the bulb? do you recommended that? I am still a little unsure as I have never done stencils this way before.

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~sirris May 23, 2010
Ah, the Speedball kit. That's exactly where I started out. It's a great thing to learn on. And, really, it could be the only setup you ever really need. I went crazy teaching myself and constantly moving up to more and more expensive gear. You may not need to go as far as I did and then the Speedball kit is perfect.

BTW, I just bought my 11 year old niece the same starter kit.

Any questions just fire 'em at me, hehe.

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SirriS

The rock; the roll; all of that stuff.
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~arnix11 Apr 8, 2008
bro..
i need your help!
i just bought a 150 watts flood light lamp.
im just curious about the exposure time. Could you please help me find the average time for exposure.

Thanks.

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~sirris Apr 8, 2008
I'm not really sure that I can help you other than to use the Exposure Tutorial I put together. If you follow it, you will find your correct exposure times. You may need to change the length of time in the test (or not) but it should work for you. It's the same thing I had to do to figure out what the right times for my 400 Watt bulb.

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The rock; the roll; all of that stuff.
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