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Easiway: a quick method of reclaiming silk screens after use
Wednesday, 24 Feb, 2010 – 19:29 | No Comment
Easiway: a quick method of reclaiming silk screens after use

Reclaiming screens in a busy work shop can become a real problem for screen printers, we have tried many methods and products over the years, most are unpleasant to work with, expensive and time consuming.
Easiway …

Growing interest in water based screen printing.
Thursday, 18 Feb, 2010 – 20:41 | 2 Comments
Growing interest in water based screen printing.

Slowly there is a growing awareness to  the advantages of  a water based screen print. Customers are also showing a certain amount of understanding regards its limitations, and prefer to be flexible in their requirements …

Making way for new auto.
Thursday, 30 Jul, 2009 – 17:42 | No Comment
Making way for new auto.

The arrival of our second auto is getting closer, but preparation for the machines delivery is nigh on impossible with our current workload.

The new machine will bring much needed added capacity, and make better use …

Text only T shirt designs
Saturday, 27 Jun, 2009 – 18:40 | No Comment
Text only T shirt designs

Designing a T shirt using text only requires more skill than many might think, if aesthetics are important to you then there are plenty of things you need to consider, one of the most important …

Butt or Trap? Spot colours.
Monday, 27 Apr, 2009 – 17:36 | 4 Comments
Butt or Trap? Spot colours.

This is first thing we think about when separating your design for screen printing.

Butt or trap registration? What are they?

Newman Roller Frames
Saturday, 28 Feb, 2009 – 13:51 | 2 Comments
Newman Roller Frames

The recent purchase of some used Newman Roller Frames from MHM has forced us into adjusting our whole approach to screen making.

The Newman screens have been a massive investment in terms of time, but the …

Large and oversize T shirt designs
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 12:37 | 5 Comments
Large and oversize T shirt designs

For any design up to 14×16 inches most screen printers will have no problems or restrictions, however, all over T shirt designs and large T shirt designs can be problematic.

More Cheerleaders T shirts
Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009 – 16:03 | No Comment
More Cheerleaders T shirts

In the space of a couple of months we have printed two cheerleading T shirt designs, this is up on the previous 30 years, in which time we printed absolutely zero. We are interested to …

Fluorescent T Shirt Printing
Tuesday, 13 Jan, 2009 – 11:49 | 6 Comments
Fluorescent T Shirt Printing

Now classed as a retro look, fluorescent T Shirt Printing is synonymous with the 80’s. It is not a regular customer request, but now and again it crops up. The key to a good quality …

5 reasons a screen printer should not be without water.
Thursday, 8 Jan, 2009 – 20:08 | 3 Comments
5 reasons a screen printer should not be without water.

Iced up pipes bring  our workshops to a virtual stand still this week

Photography by Tony Plant