This is the basic process for screen printing with a vinyl cutter. While my method is pretty sloppy the results were great, take your time and go slow.
Check out this link for a list of supplies I used to make the shirt. Transfer Paper amzn.to/2rc1aPP Vinyl amzn.to/2FMvG6f Screen Printing Frame amzn.to/2DFhfjO Screen Printing Ink amzn.to/2DEdieU Squeegee amzn.to/2DG32mH
Nice video - I do vinyls for work so there's a couple of things that will make your life a lot easier... get a picking tool! They're about £2, basically a strong pin on a stick but with slight practice you could get those letters off in seconds. And get some proper paper transfer paper - you dampen it with a bit of water, the glue looses its tack and unless you go crazy there are no bubbles! Should take 30 seconds to get off...it's awesome and cheap!
+Ofir Alperstein I get mine from mdpsupplies.co.uk - anything wide enough will do (medium track is good). I usually put a piece of transfer paper down on a table sticky side up, roll the vinyl cutout up in a roll, line it up and then let it unroll on top of the table (eliminates any chances of air bubbles).
Forgot to mention - if you put really sticky transfer tape on a table surface and remove it 3 or 4 times it will pick up and hold onto dust etc - at some stage it will become just sticky enough to pick up the vinyl but not sticky enough to put up a fight when you remove it
Try Heat'n Bond Iron-On Vinyl and iron it on your screen fabric. It's totally water proof and you can get as many prints as you want off that fabric. Unstaple the fabric and just store the fabric flat. I use wood embroidery hoops instead of wood frames. No staples, easier screen changes. Organza fabric makes great screens.
Doesn't organza fabric melt when applying the Hean'nBond vinyl? I want to try that method but I am not sure what fabric would hold up to the heat process.
Quick question! Do I have to wash the screen in between uses or can I just print the 20 shirts, for example, one after the other, and then wash it in the end?
Can it be washed , to save the vinyl, and screen for another day, or later??? I'm just thinking that if you try to wash out the screen with the vinyl on the screen , the vinyl will turn loose.
you should be able to peel off the vinyl and just rinse it down with water really well. you can also take a sponge to the screen without a problem as well as dish soap. the mesh is relatively sturdy (though it will eventually breakdown) so you should be good as long as your not scraping with anything abrasive.
Can ya link us to the materials used? especially the adhesive transfer paper... the ones that I tried are absolute crap, they don't pick anything up and are classified as high tack. (rip off).
There is a better way to transfer Vinyl to a silk screen, two ways. After cut you can place it face down on the bottom of the screen if you have a heat press you can press it on like you would on a T-shirt, but if you don't own a heat press lay the screen face down on the vinyl then use nail polish remover don't sniff it that stuff is addictive then rub the nail polish remover with a cloth or swab over the vinyl from the inside of the silk screen facing down let it dry then remove, done.
Check out this link for a list of supplies I used to make the shirt.
Transfer Paper amzn.to/2rc1aPP
Vinyl amzn.to/2FMvG6f
Screen Printing Frame amzn.to/2DFhfjO
Screen Printing Ink amzn.to/2DEdieU
Squeegee amzn.to/2DG32mH
Came here from your other vid on the MDA. You're multifaceted dude, good job. Hope you make more camera videos too. One Love!
I remember doing something like this during my high school years in one of my art classes. This makes me want to do silkscreening again!
It’s super fun and messy!
hey dan, that remind me of my high school years, we used to do that in one of my art project, making our own tee prints, it was
awesome!
It’s an awesome process and a life long skill. Thanks for the watch!
Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing
Perfect straight to the point. Thanks
Nice voice. I will try your method, hoping for a great turnout. Thanks
Very nice tks for sharing with us
Nice video - I do vinyls for work so there's a couple of things that will make your life a lot easier... get a picking tool! They're about £2, basically a strong pin on a stick but with slight practice you could get those letters off in seconds. And get some proper paper transfer paper - you dampen it with a bit of water, the glue looses its tack and unless you go crazy there are no bubbles! Should take 30 seconds to get off...it's awesome and cheap!
Thanks for the tips! I'll have to try both those products.
I want to use your type of transfer paper. can you tell me which kind it is and where can I find it?
+Ofir Alperstein I get mine from mdpsupplies.co.uk - anything wide enough will do (medium track is good). I usually put a piece of transfer paper down on a table sticky side up, roll the vinyl cutout up in a roll, line it up and then let it unroll on top of the table (eliminates any chances of air bubbles).
Forgot to mention - if you put really sticky transfer tape on a table surface and remove it 3 or 4 times it will pick up and hold onto dust etc - at some stage it will become just sticky enough to pick up the vinyl but not sticky enough to put up a fight when you remove it
+Aidan Pinsent great tip!
Try Heat'n Bond Iron-On Vinyl and iron it on your screen fabric. It's totally water proof and you can get as many prints as you want off that fabric. Unstaple the fabric and just store the fabric flat.
I use wood embroidery hoops instead of wood frames. No staples, easier screen changes. Organza fabric makes great screens.
Doesn't organza fabric melt when applying the Hean'nBond vinyl? I want to try that method but I am not sure what fabric would hold up to the heat process.
@@sandyjay99 Nope, no problem.
excellent tips
awesome vid!!
very helpful.....
Saves time and money
Thank your voice...very soothing 😏
What vinyl do u use necause my vinyl kept peeling up
Thanks my dear you r property and nice printer idea
Thanks so much
I think putting the vinyl on the bottom of the screen would be better or the squeegee will drag the details off. Still looks like a good output! 👍😎❤️
Quick question! Do I have to wash the screen in between uses or can I just print the 20 shirts, for example, one after the other, and then wash it in the end?
I would wash it between prints just so you don't get ink stuck in the screen. I would use a light brush on the opposite side of the vinyl.
no do not wash in between :)
If you are doing a stack of prints (like multiple shirts) - there's no reason to clean between them.
once you remove the vinyl from the screen is there anyway to store it to reuse? Or is it a one use and done?
+abarratt I would do a run and then recut. It gets pretty beat up after I did 10 shirts.
Can it be washed , to save the vinyl, and screen for another day, or later??? I'm just thinking that if you try to wash out the screen with the vinyl on the screen , the vinyl will turn loose.
I found his voice really calming. hahaa
Thanks!
It reminded me of lumpy space princess 😉
mas o ideal não seria o vinil do outro lado?
What ink you use. Water base or oil base?
Hello I have a cricut maker does this happen to work as a vinyl cut out as well or do I need a specific fabric?
This should work. I haven't used a cricut yet but have heard it's possible.
Love the use voice over instead of live takes for the tutorial.
Thanks
I like
How do you remove the vinyl from screen???
I used to print on shirts but it seems easier to just stick the vinyl on with an iron, instead off all this extra work
Minimize costs by doing it this way
what kind of Transfer paper is it?
I used a really cheap one from Home Depot in the shelving department. This also works amzn.to/2rc1aPP
How do you clean the screen after use?
you should be able to peel off the vinyl and just rinse it down with water really well. you can also take a sponge to the screen without a problem as well as dish soap. the mesh is relatively sturdy (though it will eventually breakdown) so you should be good as long as your not scraping with anything abrasive.
I see you placed decal in the ink well others place it on bottom of screen which works better?
I'm not a screen printer by any means but I typically see people do it from the top as well.
Do u reverse before cut?
no you print normal and reverse on the screen. Really depends on how you position the screen too.
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Can ya link us to the materials used? especially the adhesive transfer paper... the ones that I tried are absolute crap, they don't pick anything up and are classified as high tack. (rip off).
I personally use Oracal 651 vinyl for the stencil and I use Green Star Med tack transfer paper from US Cutter
do you flip the image
If you apply it to the substrate side, yes you would need to mirror the image.
I see a flatbed digital printer at cnprintech.com. The printing is very fast and eco-friendly with less labors.
good video...I just wish I knew what the heck you were saying....!!!
+frank cusmano sorry I have a gigantic 👅
#IShootFilm
Thanks!
I shoot film too!
There is a better way to transfer Vinyl to a silk screen, two ways.
After cut you can place it face down on the bottom of the screen if you have a heat press you can press it on like you would on a T-shirt, but if you don't own a heat press lay the screen face down on the vinyl then use nail polish remover don't sniff it that stuff is addictive then rub the nail polish remover with a cloth or swab over the vinyl from the inside of the silk screen facing down let it dry then remove, done.
Ian Morris. Thanks for that tip...
At what temp? Does the heat damage the screen after pressing?
the vinyl needs to go on the other side.....
So the design is mirror cut first?
the print on the shirt is crooked and off centered :/
The farthest thing from a safety razor you can get.
How long have you been skipping your breakfast? Speak louder.