Screen Printing in my Basement - Shop Tour 2023

Here's a quick tour of my basement screen printing shop. I'm printing water based ink and using a Riley 300 8x6 manual press and a small flash dryer. No dark room, just a wash bay and a basic exposure unit. What do you think?
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[@GoldenPressStudio]

Thanks for following all the things we do man! We are subscribed😉

[@leestuart38]

Killer basement setup man. I'm no stranger to building a shop in a basement, you nailed it. Looking forward to seeing what you do 👊🏻

[@startupscreenprinting]

Whoa thanks Lee! Just trying to be half as helpful as you have been to me and many others! Keep inspiring bro. Thanks for the kind words!

[@graficadreamartpersonaliza3436]

good afternoon I entered this site that you sent me .. come to press hopkins 250 6*4 we need one that is for 8 screens and 8 berths we talk like that in Brazil

[@pakzoneapparel]

Very nice workshop good 👍

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks!

[@jasonbauer3781]

Cool setup - Subscribed!

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thank you, Jason!

[@TonyLoewen]

Setup is looking good man!

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks Tony!

[@tdodo3026]

Wow!! NIce set up you got there. Thanks for the video!!

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks!

[@RichardThompsonCA]

Cool setup! I use the same GG fusion system, but with a WB discharge base. I find the high solid acrylics have the same heavy feel as plastisol. Discharge feels like nothing. I've only got two FN inks, white and black. The cleanup is what made me go water based.

[@startupscreenprinting]

Yeah plastisol cleanup is no fun! And getting that crap out of your clothing is impossible haha

[@RichardThompsonCA]

@@startupscreenprinting If you don't have one yet I definitely recommend a goof gun. (spot remover) I've used it for so many things I didn't think was possible. It even took dried glue off a couple of new screens I bought.

[@startupscreenprinting]

Yeah we used to use one a lot at the print shop I worked at. Thankfully I haven’t had a need for one yet but might be good to have around just in case!

[@EliteTierPrintCo.]

Nice shop dude, everything looks awesome. just subscribed. I just started my own shop in my garage, wishing you great success brother!

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks Raymond!

[@RhyBeats]

OOOOoo… nice !!! Keep ‘em coming my man. New subscriber here !! 🎉

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks man!! That means a lot. I've been watching your videos for over a year now and I love the content you put out there. You're one of the guys in the print industry that inspired me to do the same!

[@RhyBeats]

Yo! No , thank you. For the support and supporting this community. Just keep those videos coming. We need to get those subscriber count up. 🙏

[@chrisjansen8862]

YOU STILL HAVE THAT FM INK, I"LL TAKE IT, I"m JUST STARTING MY PRINT SHOP AND HAVE NO INK YET.

[@startupscreenprinting]

Sorry, Chris. It already got claimed.

[@DayCinco]

Love the video! Its cool seeing other printing setups. Keep going! I'm subscribed, I'll be joining you soon!

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thank you!

[@dtruth5988]

Great setup! Two questions for you. What water based ink brands would you recommend starting out with? Also,what method do use to cure your water based prints? I know you touched on it briefly in the video, but can you maybe do a video in the future to show your method?

[@startupscreenprinting]

I love the green galaxy line of inks from Ryonet. I have a flash and I add 1.5% warp drive to the ink before I print. I’ll definitely do videos to explain and show my process! Thanks for the questions!

[@dtruth5988]

@@startupscreenprinting Thank you sir! I’ll be on the lookout for the video.

[@maximum5409]

Hey great video can you tell me where you purchase those tables thanks

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks Maximum! I got them from Sam's Club. All of the tables, the workbench, and the cabinets are all from Sam's. They're the Seville Classics brand. I love them.

[@maximum5409]

@@startupscreenprinting Thank you 😊

[@user-tg6wl9tf9v]

Awesome set up! Excited to see what you create in the space, out of curiosity what printer do you use for your transparency films?

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks! I use an Epson artisan 1430. I have a video about it on my channel :)

[@heatherjennings145]

This was great! Thanks for showing us your shop. Newbie printer here as and love seeing a smaller shop out of the home. I only have a 4/1 Riley 250 out of my garage and would love your press someday. Curious about the waterbase printing....why only waterbase and what kind of shirts do you print, or should I say what kind of clientele? I would LOVE to only use waterbase simply for the chemical aspect and pipes for my house. New subscriber--keep it up! :)

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks Heather! I’ve just never been a fan of how plastisol feels on a nice triblend shirt. Always felt like it was ruining it. So I went water based since it soaks into the fibers and leaves a soft breathable print. Plus like you said I didn’t want the chemicals that are required with plastisol. As far as client types, really it’s a wide range. I print for schools, churches, non profits, restaurants and coffee shops, sports teams, local trades like a painting company, and some retail brands. So it’s pretty much every kind of customer :) thanks for subscribing! Let me know if you have more questions about anything!

[@heatherjennings145]

@@startupscreenprinting Okay, this is great to hear! I feel like the client base I want to be after is like you so it gives me hope to get into water based. I hope you really show us on your channel how to print with waterbase and all the ins and outs. I would LOVE this! It would give me the confidence to try it. I'm so nervous because everyone says it dries in the screen so fast. Also, curious as to your favorite shirts. Thanks again for the personable channel--excited for more content! :)

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks! You can definitely do water base! Don’t listen to the naysayers, it’s easier than you think. I’ll definitely show all about printing with it! My fav shirt is the bella canvas 3413 triblend and it’s what 75-80% of my customers order. 😎

[@Grmlin392]

Awesome video! Pretty awesome shop set, what brand blank is that hoodie you are wearing?

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks! It’s the 97200 French Terry from Delta Apparel www.deltaapparel.com/product/97200/delta-fleece-adult-french-terry-hoodie.html

[@Grmlin392]

@@startupscreenprinting Awesome, and thank you!

[@startupscreenprinting]

You’re welcome!

[@mobjuanito]

Where did you get the cabinets that are on either side of your ink mixing station?

[@startupscreenprinting]

Sam’s club. Seville Classics is the brand. The cabinets, ink station work table, and all my other tables are all from them

[@TerritorialMech]

Nice set up. Can i ask what kind of air filtration you have there.

[@startupscreenprinting]

Thanks! It’s a WEN filter I got on Amazon: amzn.to/3QnxgBZ

[@TerritorialMech]

@@startupscreenprinting Thanks for the link. I'm looking for something to pull some light smoke or vapours from using my flash and conveyor in my basement shop; is this why you use it? or mainly to keep dust down? One more question, does it pull the smell of any ink cleaners out of the air?

[@startupscreenprinting]

@@TerritorialMech I use it for dust and lint. I'm not sure how well it would work for smoke/vapor but you could test for sure. I don't have a lot of unpleasant smells from cleaners as I don't have to use harsh cleaners for water based ink.

[@TerritorialMech]

​@@startupscreenprinting Thanks man. I'll likely test it out. Thanks for the quick response!

[@Chopsbeatupmom]

What auction has Riley Hopkins Presses?😮

[@startupscreenprinting]

I got lucky, It’s the only one I’ve ever seen at auction.

[@graficadreamartpersonaliza3436]

good afternoon here in Brazil materials to work with silk screen are very expensive, and some materials were left to be desired. how to equip the carousel

[@startupscreenprinting]

I get all of my supplies from Ryonet and I believe they do have international shipping options but you have to spend at least $5,000 USD.

[@startupscreenprinting]

@@graficadreamartpersonaliza3436 It should go to the Riley 300, but even if not you can navigate to it in the menu via shop > screen printing presses > then select Riley Hopkins Presses and you'll see the 300 as an option. On the 300 page, you can select the model you want, up to 8 colors and 6 platens.

[@graficadreamartpersonaliza3436]

my channel on yotube dream art graphics

[@rustydrake1828]

what auction site is best for equipment

[@startupscreenprinting]

The site I used was aacbid.com but I've not seen anymore screen print equipment sales on there since I got mine. They do mostly restaurants but when I got mine they happened to be doing a full print shop. It was a gold mine and I wish I could have afforded more equipment but getting the press was still an incredible deal.

[@graficadreamartpersonaliza3436]

good afternoon my name is weslley i'm brazilian. how do you buy a carousel like this in the usa

[@startupscreenprinting]

A press like mine, the Riley Hopkins 300 8x6, can be purchased from Ryonet: ssp.ink/riley-300

[@matthewwong9976]

have you ever had any issues using comet white water based ink? i just purchased a quart and when I received it, it was so thick and very hard to use, it barely pushed through the screen (156 20x24). I had to add a bunch of water into the quart just to be able to use it.

[@startupscreenprinting]

Yes! I have a solution for that! I have a video to post in the next couple of days so keep an eye out!

[@matthewwong9976]

@@startupscreenprinting lifesaver!!!

[@ckrampen22]

Where does your waste water go? Do you filter?

[@startupscreenprinting]

Yup, it all runs through an Sgreen Filtration System

[@AlviTheOne]

I may have totally misunderstood you, but are you using a pump to remove the water from your washout booth?

[@startupscreenprinting]

There’s a sump pump in the filtration system below the washout booth.

[@AlviTheOne]

@@startupscreenprinting I’m working on setting up a shop in my garage. Since I can’t make changes like yourself (rental) would you recommend draining water into a bucket from the washout booth? And then pouring that down the drain? Or how would you go about that??

[@startupscreenprinting]

If you’re printing plastisol I definitely wouldn’t pour it down the drain. If you can get a filtration system that’s best to run it through that first and then down a drain.

[@AlviTheOne]

@@startupscreenprintingGotcha! I’ll get one of those from Ryonet. Thanks man! Just subbed 🤙

[@startupscreenprinting]

@AlviTheOne happy to help!