Can you make a 60 x 70 inch unit? What is our cost ?

I am just getting my feet wet in screen printing and I have cut some vinyl stencils on my plotter and they work well (just on one color applications) Now, I want to expose some diazo emulsion on screens cause that's the way to do it properly and am converting a home made light table I have, into a UV unit by just changing the fluorescent tubes to some 365 NM UV. I will post later on how it performs.

Do you apply the emulsion to both sides of your screen?

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20 seconds??? That is not great latitude. I expose screens for 2 1/2 to 3 mins. I can be off by 10-20 seconds and still get a great screen. An exposure step wedge is highly recommended.

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How long to keep to dry? How to dry manually?

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Great testimonial. Thanks guys!

Is there a capillary film designed for WB or discharge yet? Can you use a hardener on the capillary film to try and utilize for WB or discharge? Unlocking this would be the holy grail haha. Great vid! Haven’t used capillary film since we started and that was when Roger Jennings was saying to only use capillary film. 🙂

Thanks for the vid!

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Excellent to know, building my dark room this weekend, what was your exposure time? and where can we get that fancy vacuum attachment :)

Hey man, keep up the good work!

Love the video!

Nice video mate and spot-on as usual top technician, great information and if everybody listen to you we’d have less breakdowns with stencils and Marc much better prints

Absolutely wonderful sir. This is the kind of honest detail I am looking for in a video. Thank you for time and efforts.

Screen covers come with rubber covers. Keep them on them when not in use.

I use a 400 watt metal halide bulb. a 20x24 screen takes 12-14 minutes to expose depending on whether the mesh is dyed or not. I'm using chromaline udc hv dual cure emulsion. I usually post harden my stencils, this makes them more durable and easier to reclaim. The bulb I use is a lamp for growing plants which does emit enough light in the uv spectrum to cure the emulsion. Led seems like the way to go with smaller format screens being more efficient than high intensity discharge lamps. In a high production setting exposing dozens of screens per shift a commercial exposure unit is the only thing that makes sense.

My $40 wooden box with 4/4' flourescent bulbs has worked great. I was actually hoping he would go into exposure times for each light source but I was wrong.

Great video- what is a good starting exposure time for capillary film using a flourescent tube tyoe of exposure unit (with neoprene Cover and vaccum pump style). I dont have an exposure scale- just looking for a ballpark starting point. Using posi-film/ velum or mylar printed with an inkjet.

What is the typical shelf life of a capillary film unused?

I put up a very bright LED work light (suspended) over my quilting machine / frame. It was not expensive and was from Home Depot. I prefer using the sun, however living in Oregon sometimes precludes that method. I discovered that the bright light over my quilting frame works very well. I don't believe a "box" is a useful investment, as it is easy to place the screen to be exposed with the image and glass on a black piece of felt in a box lid (like a paper or bankers box for portability) and with a piece of thick cardboard "lid" or cover to protect it from light except when exposing. I place the box lid / exposure "sandwich" on the quilt or whatever I happen to have mounted on the quilting frame (a table would do) and sometimes elevate it a little more with a portable footstool or box. With my iphone timer running, I uncover the glass/emulsion/black felt sandwich for the needed time, then quickly re-cover it with the cardboard sheet, then pick up the whole thing and take it to the kitchen to rinse. It works great and is very affordable.

great concept except for the $100K price;(

Right ta, so curious about this. I just want to set up a couple of screens to print on my own clothes, I'm not starting a business, looking at people calculate exposure times etc I just thought it was too hard especially as I have a brain injury and my maths not there anymore. My question is if using the sun is there a way to tell by looking at the screen or how it feels to know if it's been exposed long enough or is it the case you just have to trial and error it to find the right time?

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Trying out the hydro x emulsion !

great tips.

Thank you for the very helpful video! I have a few questions that I hope can be answered. 1) When washing out emulsion on a screen after exposing it, can the screen be exposed to UV light in a non-light safe room? The only place I can put my washout booth is in my backyard under a shaded patio area. It is by no means light-safe, but it is very well shaded with shade tarps on all sides. 2) What is the name/brand of the screen holder equipment at 5:06?

So spend $800 is your answer..NOT

Should be able to expose the screen for 45 seconds - 1 minute if it is a dual cure emulsion! Also helps if you put more pressure on the glass thats over the film. Have to think more like how a vacuum system works with adding pressure.

I am working at the screen department and I am responsible for making screens. I am trying to master applying capillary films to the screen. Our capillary films are different and what is that tool you are using to apply on the screen? I need that lol

great video, i just started printing and use chroma blue 🤝🏽

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Great information. Can you do videos on the full line of products? As a customer, I noticed that rebranding and/or replacement of a lot of products we used from you chemical line.

how much this machine cost?

Thank You sir..i learned a lot

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I'm using a cheap growllight for a certain emulsion and it works perfectly. It also shortens expo time compared to my old expo unit with fluorescent on it.

Great tips, needed this 15+ years ago lol

Great video I wish they just would not be so expensive. For you have a good deal let me know and I will buy a pack.

A couple of years ago, I had an emulsion rep tell me I should be using the sharp side of the coating trough for 195 mesh screens and higher. This is because those are typically the screens we use for gradients and thinner/dark inks. His argument was you don't necessarily want to lay down as much of an ink deposit for a gradient, or even a dark ink (like black) as you would say, with white ink on a 110 or 156 mesh that was coated with the smooth side of the though. We use a dual cure emulsion. Did that rep send me down the wrong path? We fortunately haven't had any issues using the smooth side for 156 and lower mesh screens and the sharp side for 195 and higher mesh screens.

Can this Technology expose tiny Half-Tone dots and or Gradient shading? Also I need to burn screens the up to 170cm in length by 40cm.

Do You Produce Burnt Screens for Customers? I need some Screens made. Cant afford the Chromaline System Yet. I'm just an Artist.