World's First Laser-Powered Screen Printer: Xtool Screen Printer Review

[@MellowpineLasers]

Buy the xTool Screen Printer-www.xtool.com/products/xtool-screen-printer-1st-screen-printing-solution-with-laser?ref=rVAr7a1K&

[@Spirited282]

Glad you are covering this, thank you. No idea when my order is being sent out but it sure has many possibilities

[@elevationag6740]

Thanks as always. Your tutorial style is among the best that I've seen on youtube and I appreciate the time you take to produce these videos. We're fortunate to have your willingness to teach.

[@MellowpineLasers]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I truly appreciate your positive feedback. It's subscribers like you who inspire me to continue creating informative content. 😊

[@ManiBlacktiger7]

Thanks for this review! It was super helpful but could I get some suggestions? I ran my design using the following settings: Power :90 Speed :50 Lines per inch: 200 I have a lot of fine details and halftone accents that didn’t engrave through! What setting would you suggest for this? 😮

[@nenahendrick3685]

Hi! Thanks for the video! I bought it during the kickstarter campaign, but i didn't buy the laser, thinking to buy one later (maybe find a less expensive one). Honestly i'm a total noob about lasers (but i love screen printing, that's why i wanted to try this), i don't even know which laser i should buy to engrave my screens. I'm looking for an affordable one (i just want to use it as a hobby), but powerful enough to work great. Any recommandations? Would a 20W laser works? They said on the page that any laser brand should works. Thank you.

[@gregorymcnew88]

I ordered mine. Do you think they will sell the emulsion separate?

[@kaloalex]

According to the site, there's nothing special about the fully-exposed photosensitive emulsion or the stainless screens it is painted upon. They claim users should be able to make their own screens after reusing the originals hundreds of times.

[@rubencampos1873]

Good video, well done

[@MellowpineLasers]

Thank you very much!

[@kailashmalviya8]

Which material use in frame nylon screen ya which screen material use

[@MellowpineLasers]

The mesh is made of thin stainless steel wires not nylon

[@RBLaserDesigns]

After the material is applied do you use a dryer or does it just air dry?

[@MellowpineLasers]

It air dries enough in about 10 minutes for the nest layer. However, you it'll take 48 hours before you can wash it.

[@filski666]

depends on the ink - don't know about the XTOOL bundled ink - but usually with water based screen printing ink you need to heat it to get it to cure (sublimation heat press works well) - or add curing catalyst if want to air dry- otherwise it will wash out

[@PHOENIX2001]

so basically one would have to have access to a laser engraver to use this print system?

[@MellowpineLasers]

Yes. You will need a laser engraver to engrave the required design on the screen before printing.

[@hectorprieto621]

can the D1 PRO 5w be use to engrave the screen?

[@MellowpineLasers]

Yes, D1 Pro 5W can be used to engrave the screen. But you will need to perform 2 passes at around 80% power and 5000 mm/min speed.

[@niteshkumar-qc8nq]

Are you using steel mesh or normal mesh

[@bflatfive9456]

Dude, the kickstarter ended last week on 6 Dec

[@MellowpineLasers]

Yeah, my bad. The video got delayed by a week and I forgot to edit that part out. Sorry. 😐

[@bflatfive9456]

@@MellowpineLasers No worries mate, thanks for the reply. Great video though!

[@gilaraujo]

Xtool claims the screens are reusable as long as one can - remove and reapply emolsion. did you explore this options? pretty sure a mess up on engrave will be frequent.

[@MellowpineLasers]

Yes, technically, you can reapply the top coating to reuse the screen. But to do that, you will need to dial in your laser settings perfectly so that it does not weaken the mesh underneath. I found that the mesh is very fine and is easily damaged when pressure is applied with the squeegee.

[@gilaraujo]

@@MellowpineLasersinteresting. the idea of use stainless mesh was to be "laser proof" so seems thats not the case. Does Xtool have the screens on sale and if so do you know how much per pack or per?

[@MellowpineLasers]

Their initial kickstarter mentioned a pack of 3 screens costs $24

[@ncmach1]

@@MellowpineLasers I don't believe you would use your laser to remove or reclaim the screen but use a emulsion remover paste and then reapply new emulsion.

[@ricardomorales1818]

Dtf is faster and pretty damn close...i was going to get this but once i saw the print quality and i did 10 shirts in less then an hour...

[@MellowpineLasers]

Yes, DTF is surely a better option, but for someone who already has a laser and wants to do prints occasionally, the xTool Screen printer can be a great option. Also, once you engrave the design on the screen, you can print the design on a batch of shirts in no time.

[@ricardomorales1818]

I have the d1 pro also and trust me that's not that fast....and clean up is a pain I bet

[@filski666]

I haven't tried DTF yet - but doesn't it have a HTV kinda feel to it? a bit like a plastic coating - screen printing has a more professional finish in my understanding?

[@ThomasLacroix-b2u]

I wanna buy this but I’m not sure if it can print my design cause they are too small, can someone here print me a sample and I pay him, I just wanna make sure that it can make my design ❤

[@MellowpineLasers]

You can send the design to [e-mail] and I'll have a look at the design.

[@ThomasLacroix-b2u]

@@MellowpineLasers thank you my friend I will send that to you

[@FilmStudio06]

i like your video but when you use the wood thing you use it the wrong way

[@MellowpineLasers]

Thank you. Could you explain a bit more please about the wood thing?

[@FilmStudio06]

@@MellowpineLasers first you going to leave the print screen flying and you going to spread the ink then you push the print screen on the t-shirt and vary hard press at angle of 45 from the bottom to the front do you get it what I mean

[@MellowpineLasers]

Oh, you mean I used the squeegee wrong? I understand, I didn't know how to use it just watched some videos and did it. Figured out I was wrong when I tore through the screen mesh lol

[@collagemafiasindustry5130]

It's a good tool for hobbyists... commercially I don't think it's viable... 38 min for 3.5x3.5 design.. it's too much time...

[@Dtag1971]

I agree. I can output film, shoot a screen and be on press in 20 to 30 min. Ready to print. Single color.

[@collagemafiasindustry5130]

@@Dtag1971 exactly.. & it's much cheaper to coat a screen with emulsion...

[@ivankwok4192]

It is made for beginners who can enter the screen printing world, For experienced users like you, I dun think you need it, but honestly, I appreciate what they are doing. @@Dtag1971

[@dccc2724]

What about when u want to re coated your screen what to uses and how to do it step by step… video tutorial please thanks u…. No.1. Happy new year 😊