Jason Ballash
Best Pre-Press Practices
Screen printing: One of the greatest businesses ever… or at least we think so. It’s a lot of fun working in this trade, from printing cool logos and designs and adding neat effects like foil or high density to creating a clothing line or just making a little money. We can’t speak for everyone, but there is nothing like standing over a freshly printed shirt after many man hours and being awed by the finished product. All that hard work was worth it. Every minute.
Screen cleaning and reclaiming
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Proper screen cleaning is one of the most important steps of the screen-printing process, relating directly to what happens on-press. (Image courtesy Easiway Systems Inc.) |
Q&A Troubleshooting Guide
Welcome to yet another annual installment—our 18th in a row—of one of Printwear’s most popular features. This year a talented team of authorities from every industry sector—many of whom you’ve seen in past issues, some of whom you see here every month, even a few we’ve never seen before—share one or more of their most frequently dealt-with troubles, then nimbly, succinctly and accurately blast them to smithereens. If you experience any of these maladies—or any of the simple curiosities also addressed—you may expect a treat on the following pages. . . .


