We started by getting ourselves a decent screen, didn't cost to much, and it made me happy to have a screen that i didn't get second hand from the school print shop.
The problem, however, as you can see in the picture below, is that the screen was stretched so tightly, it started warping the old crappy frame. i didn't even notice this at the time, but after i tried printing i sure did. damnit. Our next screen we're buying new, and quite possibly, aluminum. lets see that get all warped on us.
Here's a shot of our hi-tech darkroom (red-tinted light, $4.95 at the home depot) that despite the look of it, actually works perfectly. the only downside is it's so dusty, dust will settle onto the drying emulsion, so we have to prop something clean above it. oh well, it works for now.
Here is the space all cleaned up, just a poarch now...
Our magnificent exposure unit in action!
A close up. yes, it's just a theater bulb of some kind we rigged to a plank of wood. works perfectly though.
As shown here!
Finally sprung for some clamps. trying to work without them... no so productive.
exterior shot of our darkroom/exposure unit.
and all assembled! I had to build a new table that would be big enough and still fit into the porch. not too difficult, but transporting here was a bit tricky. That little hatchback of mine has a surprising amount of free space. But yes, table built, clamps set, screen shot, and ready to print.
And it all worked out ok, except for the badly warped screen, which we had to counter-warp and them print with before it warped back. it really sucked, but what are you going to do? next project is going to be something high volume, so we know we can handle that sort of thing before we start taking actual commissions. but before that, new, un-warped screen, a squeegee that's actually straight, and a real scoop coater...
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