June 17th, 2009, 11:00 PM
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Re: I need advice—going from Graphic Design to Screen printing
Vastex is great. Buy all used equip starting out. But make sure you get good screens. Get some 86's,110,156,200,230,280 and 305 mesh counts if you can. You need a good film output, laser or inkjet is common. You need a washout booth, and a pressure washer. You need a good light table, you can build one if you need. Get a smaller dryer at first and run your WB stuff through two to three times, but if you find a good 8' one grab it. Get water resistant emulsion if you are doing WB. Find a good distributor to get supplies from and most likely they will help you with any tech questions. If you had 4-5K that would be enough, just find deals, they are out there. It depends on patience. Build what you can if you are short on cash and work your way up. Search the net for what you don't know.
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