Equipment For Screen Printing

Things You Need

In screen printing, there are a good few items needed to carry out the task, here is a list of them...


Apron/Spare Shirt
In case you make a mess with the emulsion, you'll be wanting to keep your clothes clean and tidy.

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Print Material
- Paper
Paper will be needed to print on.

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- T-Shirt
A blank T-shirt will be needed to print on when t-shirt printing.

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Screen Printing Medium

- 1 Part Acrylic
You need acrylic to colour your printing medium.

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- 2 Parts Medium
You need the medium to mix with the acrylic to help make the print last on the clothes for longer.

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Squeegee
- Flat Tip

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- Round Tip

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Screen
- Different Size Mesh
You use the screen as a template for applying the the print to the print material. Different sized meshes give different effects.

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Palette Knife
You need the palette knife to put the print medium onto the screen.

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Jetwash
The jetwash is used to wash off the emulsion from the screen.

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Newspaper
Newspaper is needed to cover up desks and other surfaces to ensure that you don't make a mess with the screen print medium.

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Photosensitive Emulsion
Photosensitive emulsion is used on the screens so that when you apply the medium on the screen, certain parts of the screen do not let the medium through. It is used to create the template.

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Scooper
The scooper's troth get's filled with the photosensitive emulsion, and is then used to apple the emulsion to the screen.

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Lightbox
When the screen is covered in the photosensitive emulsion, the UV rays set it. If you put any black screen infront of any part of the emulsion, it will not set and therefor be able to get washed off with water.

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