Off Contact in Screen Printing

[@covehithe9499]

First, many thanks for speaking English - much appreciated. As usual, very good help & advice which has improved my screen printing.

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Glad to help!

[@richiepyke1380]

Really dig your channel. You guys do awesome prints with no fancy equipment. Built my own exposure and drying cabinet from used bathroom sink cabinet with a heater and a fan. Next is going to be a DIY conveyer dryer. Thanks for your videos..

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

That is awesome!

[@musadiwell7935]

It is so nice to understanding you, thanks so much. Great works you are doing and i learn much from you guys.

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Thank you! 😃

[@YOQishere]

Your English is great!

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

😅

[@okinawastreetwear9137]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KINDNESS ITS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME WHEN YOU SPEAK IN ENGLISH .. THANK YOU

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

You are welcome!

[@okinawastreetwear9137]

ONE QUESTION PLEASE ... about The coating when you do the coating ... your first push with the squegee Did you push hard or youre just cover the mesh then you push hard in the second time ???

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

We push hard every coating.

[@qwestt1304]

Hello from America

[@MD-cu8tt]

Thank you

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Welcome!

[@yob6877]

hello..can i use off contact when using rubber ink?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Yes you can!

[@hamizishah3177]

I'm got problems when using off contact when printing using 3 color, off contact make my marking miss about 2/3 mm, I don't know what problem. When I don't using off contact, all color is marking perfectly, but when using off contact, some block missing 2/3mm marking.... All block have same mesh tension,i really need to use off contact to avoid the mesh sticky With the shirt

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Use minimum off contact. Maybe 1-2 mm.

[@elmsprim660]

Maraming salamat po sa tutorial, very helpful po sya sa gaya kong nagsisimula palang. Question lang po gano po kakapal yung spacer na ginamit nyo. Salamat

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Kasing kapal po ng dalawang piso na pinagpatong

[@elmsprim660]

@@LineTableScreenPrinting noted po. Maraming salamat po. More power po sainyo.

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

@@elmsprim660 Cheers!!

[@luckyjaygarcia9362]

Ano po yang pinangcclamp nyonsa screen? Swlf made ba yan?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

You can buy wood working bar clamp(quick grip clamp). Or, you can modify them. Please see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHLHfJR7jrd_otE

[@lilih3958]

Are you using plastisol? Or water based ink?

[@okinawastreetwear9137]

in this video I think is plastisol ink

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Yes, we use plastisol ink.

[@lilih3958]

You are just curing it in blow dryer?

[@nomoreslogans]

Hi, there. What is the difference between flood the screen first then push the squeege and without flood it?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

We print without flooding if ink is manageable. But if ink is very thick, flooding makes it easy to push squeegee. Also mesh count is a factor. If high mesh count, flooding helps to push ink through the open mesh. Another reason for flooding could be to prevent drying of wasterbase ink in the open mesh. Flooding also can cause issues of losing sharpness or details due to ink spreading through the open mesh before print stroke.

[@nomoreslogans]

@@LineTableScreenPrinting thank you so much for the response!

[@nomoreslogans]

@@LineTableScreenPrinting another one question. Can you tell us how much distance for proper off contact? If using waterbased ink that has thick ink character like matsui or furukawa ink?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

@@nomoreslogans 1/8". Please remember off contact printing requires TIGHT mesh tension.

[@superteeprints371]

cool video guys good advice

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Our pleasure!

[@calvincallangan7353]

Anong gamit nyong ink boss? San nakakabili?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Plastisol ink po gamit namin sa union ink

[@eutheniamart]

lahat poba ng design pwede gamitan ng off contact sir? at applicable din po ba sya sa waterbased ink?

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

If you have no problem with no off contact, then you don't have to use off contact. If fact, many line table screen printers who uses waterbased inks don't use off contact. However, thick plastisol inks usually require off contact to make the print opaque with minimum strokes.

[@mayaapparel5956]

Will the off contact particle(iron bar) position remain the same for the puller also? or will it go towards the angle coz I am the puller pls reply

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

The same off contact position for push or pull strokes.

[@mayaapparel5956]

@@LineTableScreenPrinting thankyou mate love your work always keep posting and keep educating people line table screen printing

[@nipunsharma8209]

Awesome 👍

[@LineTableScreenPrinting]

Thanks 🤗