Printavo University 102 | Make Better Screens With Mike Ramirez From Kiwo
Learn about making better screens for screen printing with Kiwo\u2019s Mike Ramirez in this episode of Printavo University! Mike has more than a decade of experience meticulously managing screen rooms and working with Kiwo in their Houston, TX facility. \nClick a timestamp to jump to a topic that interests you:\n1:40 Introduction to Mike Ramirez \u2013 his background and working experience.\n5:30 What kind of emulsion is best?\n7:45 How we should think about screens for screen printing\n8:00 and 14:10 How to take notes on EOM (emulsion-over-mesh) and exposure time\n10:07 What is EOM (emulsion-over-mesh)?\n10:40 The 10% thickness rule for EOM\n11:15 Common EOM mistakes\n12:00 What a bad screen for screen printing looks like\n14:00 How you want screens to look\n15:40 EOM and mesh count: how do they relate?\n16:50 How long can you store coated screens?\n17:50 The best tool to have in your shop to measure humidity\n21:00 How long should you wait after coating a screen to use it?\n23:35 How do you know if you made a good screen?\n23:50 A simple tip for checking to see if your screens are properly coated: the Dennings way\n25:25 The 4 phases of dealing with screens\n26:45 How to properly reclaim screens\n28:00 Mesh cheat sheet: https://www.printavo.com/blog/what-mesh-should-i-use-for-screen-printing\n\n31:30 A simple way to understand how much detail your screen can hold\n35:10 How to get better at making screens\n37:50 How to use and understand an exposure calculator for screen printing\n52:00 Question: What kind of EOM would you want for Discharge? Low or High?\n58:15 Question: What is the advantage to thin-mesh screens?\n1:00:00 Question: What is the best light source for making screens? LED, metal halide, or something else?\nPrintavo University is held every 2 weeks. Follow Printavo on Instagram and Crowdcast and get notified about the next class!\nTry Printavo: https://www.printavo.com
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