[sdiy] panel engraving / screen printing

[David Halliday]

Bag the "Art Stores" - they don't know that much and they will be
egregiously overpriced for supplies that have sat on the shelf for waay too
long.  Check with a local sign making supply store.

Google turned up quite a few mail-order options:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Industries/Industrial_Supply/Printi
ng/

Searching in this sub-category for "screen" narrowed it down to 100+ pages.



-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
-> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl]On Behalf Of Aaron Cram
-> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:03 PM
-> To: Synth-DIY
-> Subject: [sdiy] panel engraving / screen printing
->
->
->
->
-> Paul Maddox wrote:
->
-> > All,
-> >
-> >  Speaking of panels,
-> > Does anyone know how I can get a silk screen made for a
-> synth Im building
-> > and hopefully going to sell..
-> > I need it to look good, IM not too worried about cost, but
-> I dont wanna get
-> > silly..
->
-> Well, I am currently working on a method for DIY screen
-> printing.  It's much
-> tricker than I imagined, but I think I'm making progress.  Making the
-> silkscreen stencil is actually not too bad if you use the
-> photo-sensitive
-> screens available from the following site:  (I use the
-> "Hi-Res" version.)
-> http://www.cbridge.com/
->
-> The really hard part is using the stencil to create a nice,
-> clean-looking
-> print.  The screen printing ink that you can buy at your
-> local art supply store
-> is for T-shirts, and won't stick to aluminum.  Any other
-> type of paint that
-> might stick to aluminum is too thin, and just doesn't work
-> right.  The only
-> thing I have gotten to work so far is Epoxy glue with
-> pigment mixed in, and it
-> is VERY difficult to work with.
->
-> I have just recently found a source for real screen printing
-> ink that should
-> stick to aluminum, and ordered some.  I'm now just waiting
-> for it to come in.
-> I'll let you know if it works, and if there is a demand for
-> it I might put up a
-> tutorial on my website.
-> Here's where I bought the ink:
-> http://www.dickblick.com/zz432/01A/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=1682
->
-> Anyone else tried to tackle DIY screen printing?
->
->
-> -Aaron
->
->