[sudoroom] Glass and Screen Printing

[Daniel Finlay]

The emulsion stops being water soluble with UV exposure, so any projectior would have to have UV light in it.

Good thing you didn't grab the emulsion, that stuff has a fairly short shelf life, unless it hasn't been activated yet, but in any case not worth getting into without knowing more of.

Did anyone grab that broken laser-cutter, btw?

-Dan


On Nov 18, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com> wrote:

> Would it be possible to use a projector, bypassing transparencies entirely?
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Daniel Finlay <somniac at me.com> wrote:
> Yeah, best bet in my experience is actually finding a screen printing shop, and using their printer.  Very few print shops carry unusual sized transparency printers these days.
> -Dan
> 
> 
> On Nov 16, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dunno about the Workshop Weekend course, maybe JD / Gil / Anca might know?
>> 
>> As for transparencies, you could also work with local printers, especially for odd sizes and need for high-quality.
>> 
>> // Matt
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Daniel Finlay <somniac at me.com> wrote:
>> We could workshop it at some point, but the screen-making process requires a few pieces of specific equipment (A scoop, some emulsion, an exposure unit, some kind of very opaque printer).  You can get by with the sun for exposure, but without those other things I would be describing the process instead of stepping you through it.
>> 
>> So far I've gotten by using a laser printer on transparencies, and I have used an inkjet on transparencies.
>> 
>> At a bare minimum you'll need a scoop and some emulsion, with some transparencies and your printer.
>> 
>> You may be able to get these at Blick Art Supplies, or at Midwest Sign & Screen Printing Company.
>> 
>> Of course, all of this is much simpler on a Yudu, which is why it's a great way to make prints without a shop.  It won't print huge designs like your poster, but it's definitely easier for an in-shop workshop.
>> 
>> I'm not sure, but my guess is the screen printing workshop at workshop weekend had pre-emulsified screens, so they were able to skip that step of the process, can anyone verify that?
>> 
>> -Dan Finlay
>> 
>> 
>> On Nov 16, 2012, at 9:49 AM, rachel lyra hospodar <rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am super interested in silkscreening! We have a utility sink we just put in at Coyote space, and we got some old screens and clamps, but we haven't really gotten up the momentum to finish setting up and get to printing.  I'd love to learn more so I can be good at exposing screens, etc. I can donate a wood-frame screen to sudo if we want to set it up with our logo for future printing in addition to the yudu.
>>> 
>>> Can we do a workshop? I have a 24x36 poster I need to print and am thinking of silkscreening it. It's open-source construction directions for a wearable interface.  I *definitely* would love to tap into some collective wisdom before launching into that project.
>>> 
>>> R.
>>> 
>>> On Nov 15, 2012 1:38 AM, "Daniel Finlay" <somniac at me.com> wrote:
>>> Sudo-room was a blast tonight as always, thanks so much for making it what it is.
>>> 
>>> Here's an idea of how we could decorate one of the outward-facing windows:
>>> <glass-painting.jpg>
>>> 
>>> Also, the three vacant offices adjacent to the common area really got me thinking.  Especially since I have a screen printing shop, and am in danger of being kicked out when my landlord is foreclosed on.
>>> 
>>> I posted some thoughts on the matter in a blog post, I'd value any outside perspectives on it:
>>> http://danfinlay.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-new-kind-of-screen-printing-shop.html
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Dan Finlay
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