Learn to Think - Think to Learn Name: Choosing the Correct Emulsion Description: Achieve increased efficiency and productivity by making the right decision when ordering mesh. Author: Bill Hood, Bill Hood Consulting Tags: screenprinting, emulsion,...
I am often asked about the true purpose of degreasing and if it will really eliminate pinholes. It seems that there are a number of individuals who, perhaps, on a budget-minded philosophy have eliminated degreasing entirely from their screenmaking process. Their thinking is that the...
Apparently lots of people think that starting a business is easy. In the U.S. alone, some 800,000 individuals start a new business each year, and 80-percent fail within a year. The ratio of failures in the screenprinting technologies is even higher, perhaps due to the...
If you learned how to coat mesh with liquid direct emulsion from an old book, or by listening to other novices (and a few experienced screenmakers) on social media, you are probably having problems. And the bad news is that you may not even know...
I am a serial entrepreneur, having started more businesses than most. It helps that I am a serious workaholic, arising as early as 4:30 a.m. and often working until 1:00 a.m. the following morning. At present, I own and operate ten businesses and all are...
The curing process of plastisol ink is simple. During the curing process, the plastic resin is heated and opens up to absorb the liquid plasticizer. As the resin cools it once again retains its plastic form, with the plasticizer inside. However the curing has to...
Creating beautiful prints on t-shirts is an art that can be learned. It becomes more difficult if one does not invest in the right software, and lose the enthusiasm for attempting to save a few dollars up front. And, we need the right tools and...