How To Make Money With Your Pantone Color Mixing System
You’ve taken the Pantone® plunge! Maybe you’ve invested in a stellar Pantone ink mixing system, like the Green Galaxy® Fusion Mixing System, or maybe you’re an old-hat at mixing custom...
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[Infographic] Running An Eco-Friendly Darkroom (Yes, It’s Possible!)
We’ve all been there…Standing in front of the washout booth, holding your breath as you spray a particularly toxic smelling chemical onto your screen. You know that it’s probably NOT...
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[Guest Post] Justifying Purchasing Specialty Inks
Written by Brian Peters, creator of Allure Galaxy Inks. How many times have you heard “my customer won’t pay more for specialty inks”? If you are one of those, follow...
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Achieving a Distressed Looking Print
There are several options you can use to achieve the “distressed look”. Most commonly, printers use their design software to create distressed looking artwork. But before Adobe and the ease...
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Using Low Cure To Print Plastisol On Athletic Wear
One of the biggest demands in the printing industry is athletic printing. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when printing on a polyester fabric using low...
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DIY Screen Printing
Where to start DIY: Screen printing is a great hobby for your crafty friends and family. But where do you start? If you just want to get your toes wet...
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How To Print On Trucker Hats
Screen printing on hats can be a little tough because most of screen printing happens on a flat even surface. To make it easier on yourself, try printing on a...
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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...
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Achieving a 43 Second Screen Change
Screen Change: Changing a screen on an automatic press can be messy and clumsy. But not if you have the right tools. With a ROQ screen change is a piece...
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The Overlooked (But Crucial) Role Of Establishing Processes
These are the main processes in screen printing. Design your art. Create your film. Expose your screen. Rinse your stencil. Register your art. Print your desings. Clean your art. Reclaim...
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How Finding Your Niche Will Increase Your Business x10
“Niche or be niched.” –Unknown Maybe you’ve heard that quote before, maybe not, but it’s truer in screen printing than in anything else. Screen printing is a very competitive business....
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Wet On Wet Printing
Printing wet on wet has several advantages, but mainly, it is faster. And anyone who owns and runs their shop knows, time is money. Printing wet on wet not only...
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Make A Profit Screen Printing: The DIYer
Last week I wrote a post explaining how to Find your 'Profitability Sweet-Spot, and gave readers a chance to understand the profitability calculator we suggest using to calculate profits for...