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| Posted on 5/16/08 at 06:25 PM | |
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I used wooden frames...9000 + on the shelf...for 15+ years. Our print quality was never questioned, although we did have to do some adjusting and reburning from time to time to keep the quality where we wanted it. Roller frames you can use as trampolines are great, and they do remove a LOT of variables...allowing for consistency in the screens to the point you can stop worrying about tension being an issue...but they are not necessary for 90% of the shirts any of us will see printed(cept for DTD...his stuff gotta be toight). If you can drop the coin...get rollers, or at least aluminum....and while you are at it...you will need a well-tuned press for them perfect screens....and better get some new squeegee material too...and for pete's sakes, don't tell me you're using metal paint spatulas to scrape ink outta those beauties. Wood screens are not evil. They can print very well. use glue for fine mesh, staples plus glue for coarser mesh...and make sure the wood is roughed and CLEAN. Wait...i forgot about the damned splinters......NO WOOD. ____________________ Long Live Tedder! Hard to believe he made stuff look that good with rapidographs and formatt....black on black on black on grey is all you see when you stack up his old seps. | |
 
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