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I looked through old posts and got lots of written info on vertical silkscreening, but no pictures. Does anyone have a photo of this type of setup?
My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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I don't know of a "set-up" as that type of job is usually a one-off... for me. The set up would be dependant on the situation. Typically I would line up the screen, duct-tape blocks outside frame to set the screens register, flood coat horizontally then place in blocks and pull the stroke. Off contact set with foam padding taped to screen.
-------------------- Compulsive, Neurotic, Anti-social and Paranoid ... but basically Happy Posts: 2677 | From: Rochester, NY, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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What Mark says. A helper is a BIG asset also. I once did all of the entrance doors for a large dept store with no smoking symbols.
First clean each one of course. Tape your film in place. Hold you screen in registration to the film and tape registration marks on the window for the screen.
Have a box with all the materials you MIGHT need. Rags, thinner, ink etc. Use as little ink as you can to flood the image in a horizontal position. Have the helper hold it to the glass. If it's a small image use your other hand to hold the screen also. Pull the print, get that screen off the glass and flood. Run to the next window. When it works, it's fun, when it doesnt' it's a real pain.
Oh yea, put a drop cloth below you or I guarantee you'll be spending more time cleaning the floor than printing the glass.
Sorry, pictures would have requred a second helper.
-------------------- Bill Modzel Mod-Zel screen Printing Traverse city, MI modzel@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1358 | From: Traverse City, MI | Registered: Nov 1998
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What the others say, and I'm remembering things I would way rather not remember. We have come a long way, to not have to do that any more!
I used to screen car doors, would hold the flooded screen with one hand and my knee, which somehow I got steady by putting my foot on a stool.
Yikes.
I remember it being important to have a ridge made of tape parallel to the bottom edge of the image on the screen. It would catch ink as I pulled it across and prevent drips to the ground.
I now remember doing some glass doors on location and dreading the job so badly I had nightmares about it.
I remember trying a helper, but went back to using my knee.
Some things are best forgotten.
-------------------- Myra A. Grozinger Signs Limited Winston-Salem, NC
signslimited@triad.rr.com Posts: 1244 | From: Winston-Salem, NC USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Like above, I use blocks with doublestick tape and position blocks along one vertical edge and bottom so I can just put screen against blocks to sort of lock-in, and then I use upward print stroke. If your screen is a tad warped you may need to "shim" one side. Floodstroke before aligning on glass. When finished, another floodstroke, put in large bag(Hefty), sqirt some solvent atop of screen and squeegee, close up bag and take back to shop as this will not let your screen dryout. Be sure to use off-contact as well. Also a touch-up brush. Not too many people do this kind of work, so you can charge a premium. The actual screenprinting is the easiest part.
-------------------- Rich Stebbing RichSigns Rohnert Park CA 707-795-5588 Posts: 755 | From: Rohnert Park, CA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Ha Ha Myra! you reminded me of job we used to do in the late 80', about a 2'x3' design, 2 colours. Then when window gets smashed, do one more, again,one more, ugh!! we charged lots, but he loved the effect, so we had to do it!! PAINFUL
John
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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