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Why Advanced Printers Need to Use Baselayr Complete Emulsion and How to Use It
The Emulsion for Plastisol-Only Printers
Everything You Need to Know about Making a Darkroom in a Closet, Bathroom, and Garage
What is Baselayr?
Baselayr is a brand that provides high-quality supplies and equipment needed in the darkroom.
The darkroom creates the foundation for screen printing. You need to LAY down a good BASE of emulsion that's been correctly exposed to build a solid print. The most notable feature of the line is the series of emulsions.
The Darkroom Process: Film, Emulsion Density, Exposing, and Washout
Mesh Count and You
Different mesh counts are used for different applications in the screen printing process. What is mesh count? Well, mesh count is a measure of how many threads of polyester (used to be silk, centuries ago, hence ‘silkscreening’) cross each other per square inch of the screen. For example, a 110 mesh screen would have 110 threads crossing per square inch. The higher the mesh count, the finer the holes are in the screen.
The Cutting-Edge RXP LED Exposure Unit
Exposure Exhaustion: What Went Wrong?
Let’s face it, exposure problems can be one of the most frustrating issues in the screen printing process. Yet, like anything else in life, screen printing is just a series of events. When something goes wrong, you have to look at each stage to figure out the source of your issue. So, when it comes […]
Exposure Calculator: How and Why?
Dialing in your exposure time is a bit like using the “Goldilocks Principle.” You know one extreme causes an underexposed screen, and another causes an overexposed screen, but figuring out what’s “just right” can often involve some risky trial and error. An Exposure step wedge calculator can help you choose the perfect duration. Using a film positive […]
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How To Calculate Your Exposure Time Using A Step-Wedge Test
So, you’re struggling to dial in your exposure time. Welcome to the club. This is the most common issue we hear about at Ryonet. In fact, questions about exposure time come in from screen printers every day. Multiple times a day. Most of the time we suggest getting a step wedge test to really dial […]