Silk screens print making

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How to laser cut your screen

Laser cut your acrylic frames
Put Mylar between frames with double sided tape
Laser cutted graphic is ready

Materials needed

  • Anti static bag made of mylar
  • Acrylic frames
  • Double sided tape
  • Acryl or textile paint
  • Rubber squeegee

Design it

  • Make any design in your 2D graphic vector program like Inkscape.
  • Prepare your screen. Laser cut acrylic frames and put the Mylar between it.
  • Put your prepared frame in the laser cutter and raster your design on the Mylar.
  • Use a rubber sqeegee to push the paint evenly trough the window onto your fabric.

Machine settings

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If you are using 35 W Epilog laser use these settings:

  • Raster
  • Auto Focus
  • Resolution: 75dpi
  • Speed: 1
  • Power: 5

If you want to have solid color on printings you should have your image 100 % black, else you will have bigger dots.

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Silkscreen preparing with vinyl cutter

Materials needed

  • Prepared wooden silkscreen window
  • Vinyl cut sticker
  • Acryl or textile paint
  • Rubber Squeegee

Design it

  • Make any design in your 2D graphic vector program like Inkscape. Don't forget to mirror you design.
  • Prepare your screen. Vinylcut the sticker and peel away the design instead of the background.
  • Then transfer the sticker to the window.
  • Use a rubber sqeegee to push the paint evenly trough the window onto your fabric.



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