on
11/19/2009
Good info, but this technique is not really adequate, I stronhly recommend not to waste your money on photo emulsion, and get the professionals to do your frame for you.
on
7/27/2009
Cherry, there are a few things that could have gone wrong. 1. Did you remember to block off the back side of the screen so that light did not harden the emulsion form the back side.
2. You may simply not be using enough water pressure
3. Did you store your coated screen in a dark room, if it was stored after coating in a room with light it will harden.
4. your transparency was not tight against the screen and light go behind it.
5. your transparency was not dark enough and light could past through it.
Being that you only exposed it for 5 minutes, I would guess that you may have inadvertantly pre-exposed the screen
on
7/21/2009
i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
on
7/21/2009
i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
on
6/7/2009
To etch metals you need an acid resist. Standard emulsions are not going to be able to withstand the acid used to etch metals. If you need regular emulsion you could try here http://www.atlasscreensupply.com/emulsion.htm. You can ask if they have an acid resist emulsion.
on
9/12/2008
20 minutes?!? Sure I live in Florida, but I use Speedball Emulsion/Diazo and only expose for 60 seconds on a sunny day. And definitely print two transparencies and tape them together for a crisp dark image. A not-so-dark image and overexposure will make you lose any smaller lines and details in your image.
on
11/20/2007
I would try SpeedBall's Photo Emulsion you need the Emulsion and the Diazo mix. It's very easy to do and make and it last a long time and is cheap. This stuff, as mentioned dries like crazy glue and once dry is a real pain to remove from things like clothes and lids. Simple printers rule: Keep Your Workspace EXTREMELY Clean. Everything hasa place and everything is in order.
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emilybieman said
on 11/19/2009 Good info, but this technique is not really adequate, I stronhly recommend not to waste your money on photo emulsion, and get the professionals to do your frame for you.
vernk said
on 11/12/2009 great info here. thanks!
tographics said
on 7/27/2009 Cherry, there are a few things that could have gone wrong.
1. Did you remember to block off the back side of the screen so that light did not harden the emulsion form the back side.
2. You may simply not be using enough water pressure
3. Did you store your coated screen in a dark room, if it was stored after coating in a room with light it will harden.
4. your transparency was not tight against the screen and light go behind it.
5. your transparency was not dark enough and light could past through it.
Being that you only exposed it for 5 minutes, I would guess that you may have inadvertantly pre-exposed the screen
cherryprints said
on 7/21/2009 i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
cherryprints said
on 7/21/2009 i exposed it for about 5 minutes on a clear, very sunny day, hosed it down, etc. when i squeegeed fabric ink over the image, nothing showed up on the t-shirt! anybody have an idea of what i might have done wrong?
screenitnow said
on 6/7/2009 To etch metals you need an acid resist. Standard emulsions are not going to be able to withstand the acid used to etch metals. If you need regular emulsion you could try here http://www.atlasscreensupply.com/emulsion.htm. You can ask if they have an acid resist emulsion.
starphish420 said
on 3/25/2009 can I use a black light to expose the screen?
nash1012 said
on 1/15/2009 thank you for the method because sometimes i can't perfect it, so i always trying it in trial & error method.
GatorHawk24 said
on 9/12/2008 20 minutes?!? Sure I live in Florida, but I use Speedball Emulsion/Diazo and only expose for 60 seconds on a sunny day. And definitely print two transparencies and tape them together for a crisp dark image. A not-so-dark image and overexposure will make you lose any smaller lines and details in your image.
timhsouthern said
on 11/20/2007 I would try SpeedBall's Photo Emulsion you need the Emulsion and the Diazo mix. It's very easy to do and make and it last a long time and is cheap. This stuff, as mentioned dries like crazy glue and once dry is a real pain to remove from things like clothes and lids. Simple printers rule: Keep Your Workspace EXTREMELY Clean. Everything hasa place and everything is in order.
viralelm said
on 10/26/2007 Is this method usable with metals to be used in etching?
naiggel_05 said
on 3/24/2007 to author,
May I know the mixture of your chemical,pls,
thanks