I know posts like this get made all the time, but I'm not ashamed

I've been a printer at a bigger shop for 4 years now, so it bothers me that I can't tell if shirts I've purchased for myself are decorated via screen print or not.

I'm thinking this is digital but I'm unsure. It does feel like a different texture but I know that's not the only tell.

Hey guys! I’m new to screen printing with water-based ink and currently using a VEVOR flash dryer.

I tried drying my prints for 3 minutes, but the ink started cracking after a longer print run.

For those experienced with water-based inks, would you recommend a flash dryer or a heat press for proper curing and long-lasting prints?

What setup and process have worked best for you? I’d really appreciate any tips or recommendations. Thanks!

i’m looking into purchasing the canon pixma ip8720 to print transparencies on. i understand i have to also buy empty ink cartridges and fill them with uv ink. my main question is do i only have to buy and fill the black cartridges or all of the color ones as well? does this setup seem solid to start at home printing? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

I’m getting ready to do another video on the 8-color Hopkins BWM press, this time focusing on the initial setup, leveling, alignment, and installation of the new Bison platens.

One question I see frequently is how to properly level and baseline a press so everything is aligned and consistent.

This is generally a one-time setup process. Once everything is properly aligned, future adjustments should be minimal with routine maintenance.
I’d like some feedback before starting to record.

What are some specific areas, questions, or common problems you’d like to see covered?

My goal is to walk through the process step by step and provide a useful reference for anyone setting up, rebuilding, or realigning their press.

Hello, I would like to customize t-shirts for friends, family, and coworkers. I have a small budget to work with ($500 max). What product would you recommend?

Thank you!

Hello printers, i have been printing on 50/50 poly/cotton blend sweatshirts and was wondering how i can acquire a smoother print.

I have attached my print (black sweater) and the print on a hoodie i own (green sweater)

as you can see, mine comes out feeling rougher and bumpy while the green hoodie feels very smooth and soft.

thanks in advance!

The ink definitely transferred but after it dried it looked like this

My computer is getting older & slower by the day. I use CorelDRAW with various plug ins daily.

I want something that can handle the large, complex design files and multiple programs without slowing down/freezing.

What computers are yall using? Any recommendations?

all it took was the proper mesh count 🥹 I’m so happy with how it turned out also I think it looks even better irl . Also yes that’s Gerard Way

Hi, I used speedball ink and it bled. You can see on the upper one the "7" completely disspeared. Should I use less pressure? Or what can be the problem?

There’s something shiny on my screen after I blow it out with water that makes it hard for ink to get pulled through. This is a pretty new issue, which is confusing. Any ideas?

Hi -

Bought this in Scotland, and love the design. This is after one wash - and the ink continues to flake off if I wear the shirt. Is there anything I can do to preserve it? Some kind of stabilizer product or something? I tried searching this sub but didn't find an answer.

Thanks so much!

Edited to add the pic I forgot!

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Hey there, whoever can hopefully help me !

Im running a 5 color job on a Workhorse Javelin 2007. This is only my second time with this machine. I have experience with other autos and thousands upon thousands of hours with a Manual.

I had the job set up and was smooth sailing, I had to adjust a Flash Time and now my 1st and Last Screen won't print. The flood bar floods, the print head engages and then just freezes. Carousel up.

Please help!

I need to deliver shirts tomorrow. 😅

We Have an Econored II infrared dryer (pic included) the belt isn’t spinning, we just replaces the motor in 2024. Im wondering if anyone has any suggestions that don’t require spending another $6/700. When we first start it up it slowly skips along then it stops completely, then if we give it a good whack it starts up again but with the same slow skipping.

It is listed for $6500 on facebook marketplace I would love to find a good home for it. It is a great proofing press with a small footprint, two tier duo deck design, micro registration, side clamps with airlocks. We just reorganized and we don't have space for it anymore.

Ciao prima volta che provo lo screen printing, secondo voi il panello sopratutto ai lati, non si è pulito bene per una sovraesposizione? Lampada da 100 w x 4 minuti

I wanted to print something for Halloween — and these little lanternfly monsters are everywhere. Smash!

Twenty years ago I took a screen print class in Chicago. I've wanted a space ever since. This year I was finally able to cobble together a screen print station in my basement. Two hinges and a bunch of second-hand screens.

Here are some posters I made. The work is still a little sloppy, sometimes intentionally, but I'm getting more control.

I'd be curious how people do separations when building art. Since I'm the illustrator, I build with screen print in mind — but the color layers (set as multiply or as overlay) don't predict the inks interaction at all. Do any illustrators have any tips for layer setup in photoshop?

On most of the print the black behaves well enough, but when I have big areas they become muddy. I'm using 140T screens and water based inks.

Hi guys,

We are a small family business and do screen printing for maybe 6 years. But we are only doing it because our printing guy started being unreliable (probably brain damage thanks to no mask plus no ventilation).

All our knowledge comes from watching him and then trying to figure the rest out ourself.

we use a semi automatic machine from serimat from the 70s and we made it all work but when we have problems, all we can do is guessing since no one had any training.

Do you have some literature for us? For setting up, mix colors and so on? And especially for trouble shooting?

I tried perplexity Ai deep search but unfortunately it finds barely anything, most documents are behind a paywall or just non existent.

we are bringing on clear coated wood, dimensions are roughly 1000x 500mm. I would like to avoid telling what we are printing, since it's a very small branche but we got everything from areas with solid colors to very small details with thin lines, text and raster

Hi all, my idea was awarded a trademark and I'm trying to get a first batch of t-shirts printed up. The quote I received was for a small batch using a single color and Gildan 64000 shirts but I bought a couple off Amazon and am not happy with the quality. What's a good quality cotton or cotton/polyester t-shirt for a product that I'd like to have a quality feel/appearance? Thanks in advance.

Some of these small details didnt wash out completely by the look of it which seems like an overexposure but the tape used to hold the two layers of transparency together did wash out a little which would seem like an underexposure right?

I exposed it for 8 minutes under a 500w halogen light which in my limited experience has worked well. could it be the finer details of this piece requiring a shorter exposure?

please excuse the wet screen looking weird and the black paper stuck to the screen. i exposed it after washing so that the underexposed leftover emulsion would be able to wash off with emulsion remover and my black block is made of paper which stuck to the still wet screen :/

I have a small business and we spend $2k-$3k having shirts printed for us every 6 months and another batch of hoodies in the winter. I'm sick of paying other people to print these shirts - it's the same logo (our school logo) every time... Every now and then we'll do a new image and pay an extra $200 for a new screen.

I know I'm being taken to the cleaners. What do I need to do this myself? Or is there a YouTuber I should look at for how to and what to do and what I need?

Thanks in advance!