Jason Ballash

Best Pre-Press Practices

Attention to preparation
Article Author: 
Jason Ballash
Article Author: 
Nick Wood
Publication Name: 
Printwear
Publication Date: 
03/01/2010

 


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

Closing the loop
Article Author: 
Emily Kay André
Publication Name: 
Printwear
Publication Date: 
11/01/2009

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

Article Author: 
Adam Scaife
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Ben Robinson
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Cynthia “Mo” Goss
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Dan Danbom
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Don Copeland
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Fred Lebow
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Greg Kitson
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Helen Hart Momsen
Article Author: 
Ivan Cossio
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Jason Ballash
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Jeffrey Gitomer
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Jimmy Lamb
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John M. Colman
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Josh Ellsworth
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Lon Winters
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Mark Clewell
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Mark Vasilantone
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Melanie Coakley
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Mike Carter
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Mike McEvoy
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Pat Baldes
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Paul E. Drago
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Rick Roth
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Sue Wilcosky
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Ted Stahl
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Tim Dunham
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Vince DiCecco
Publication Name: 
Printwear
Publication Date: 
10/01/2008

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. . . .