screen printing a few t-shirts
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jason gessner
Oct 31, 2012, 9:57:49 PM10/31/12
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hey there!
I would like to make t-shirts for my lego league team. Does anyone have some time to help me burn off a couple of screens and get it going sometime in the next 2-3 weeks? I want to have the shirts done by the tournament on november 17th.
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I would like to make t-shirts for my lego league team. Does anyone have some time to help me burn off a couple of screens and get it going sometime in the next 2-3 weeks? I want to have the shirts done by the tournament on november 17th.
-jason
Mike Massie
Nov 1, 2012, 9:14:08 AM11/1/12
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I have a 'Make Epic Shit' poster that I wanted to screen print for the garage, so I am in for a printing day. I have a screen printing kit queued up on Amazon, cause I am not sure if that is what is needed, but pencil me in for learning the process and making an inking mess one day
Shane
Nov 1, 2012, 9:32:53 AM11/1/12
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@ Mike: you know we've got a four-color manual press up in the loft,
right? If memory serves, we've got ink and such, too.
I'd like to relearn screenprinting meself...if I ever get the time.
right? If memory serves, we've got ink and such, too.
I'd like to relearn screenprinting meself...if I ever get the time.
Pete Prodoehl
Nov 1, 2012, 9:44:52 AM11/1/12
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I'd be willing to teach, and I'm guessing Brent would too...
(Though I'd prefer to wait until we move for a proper class.)
You guys wanna shoot for this weekend?
Pete
Massie, Mike
Nov 1, 2012, 9:45:21 AM11/1/12
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I know of the press up there, thanks Shane, but didn't know the current state of screens or ink... Oh and do we have a burn lamp/box/tardis?
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Joseph Bozarth
Nov 1, 2012, 9:46:32 AM11/1/12
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Depending on when this is happening I would like to lean too. I don't have anything I want to make at the moment but I would like to know how the machine works in case I ever do.
Brent Bublitz
Nov 1, 2012, 10:02:43 AM11/1/12
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I have everything you need to make screens. I would be willing to help out.
Mike, dear god please don't order a kit. You're paying $60 for $5 worth of stuff and half of it will be crap. I can help you source more materials if you need to do more than the one run of shirts.
Also, how many shirts are you looking at? I can order some from my supplier if it's a larger quantity. If it's just a few and the design is simple, we could even do heat press vinyl and save the hassle of making screens.
Mike, dear god please don't order a kit. You're paying $60 for $5 worth of stuff and half of it will be crap. I can help you source more materials if you need to do more than the one run of shirts.
Also, how many shirts are you looking at? I can order some from my supplier if it's a larger quantity. If it's just a few and the design is simple, we could even do heat press vinyl and save the hassle of making screens.
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Brent Bublitz
Nov 1, 2012, 10:04:29 AM11/1/12
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The space does not have a proper exposure box or washing area. Everything at the current space is just way too dirty to make screens. I anticipate having a much nicer setup at the new place.
Massie, Mike
Nov 1, 2012, 10:09:25 AM11/1/12
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Brent, Ifigured on the kit being craptastic, that's why I held off on it... And then used the notion of a purchase to bait you into teaching us the ways of the screen print :)
Pete, I am in for this weekend, however it's Jason's call as I am just piggy backing on his initiative.
Mike, dear god please don't order a kit. You're paying $60 for $5 worth of stuff and half of it will be crap. I can help you source more materials if you need to do more than the one run of shirts.
You guys wanna shoot for this weekend?
Pete Prodoehl
Nov 1, 2012, 10:28:58 AM11/1/12
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Brent, besides that squeegee material you grabbed from the Hack Rack, I still have a big roll at work which we can use to make a bunch of squeegees... I made two last year but we could kick out a ton more at various sizes for the space to have.
Pete
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Brent Bublitz
Nov 1, 2012, 10:33:28 AM11/1/12
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I think that would be a great idea. We need various sizes and such. Should not be hard to pound some out with the woodshop.
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jason gessner
Nov 1, 2012, 11:10:47 AM11/1/12
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i could do saturday afternoon (after 2:30). I need to do ~8 shirts myself, with something on the front and back. I'm keeping it to a simple single color. Although it would be fun to have more than one color, I want to keep it simple to start.
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Brent, for the vinyl option, how durable is it?
-jason
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Royce Pipkins
Nov 1, 2012, 11:12:54 AM11/1/12
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Brent,
Having just read the ethnography, I'm convinced that a tee shirt that says "Hegemonic Masculine" would be a great addition to your line up.
:D
Royce
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Having just read the ethnography, I'm convinced that a tee shirt that says "Hegemonic Masculine" would be a great addition to your line up.
:D
Royce
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Brent Bublitz <pho...@gmail.com> wrote:
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The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
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Brent Bublitz
Nov 1, 2012, 11:31:27 AM11/1/12
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the vinyl has been quite durable. Most have lasted longer than the water based inks I used previously. I have no cracking or peeling problems as of yet. If you want to try that, send me the design and I could tell you right away if vinyl is the better option.
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jason gessner
Nov 1, 2012, 11:36:44 AM11/1/12
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ooh, nice. I need to scan the design in first, but i'll do that in a bit.
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-jason
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