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We often get asked how to go about finding and building the right team for a screen printing business. This blog post comes from a book we are publishing later this year on the business of screen printing, and looks into how we handle this subject, of what it takes to build a […]

Let’s assume your ROQ automatic press is installed, and you’re itching to start printing. Before you ever touch ink to your brand new squeegees, you have a bit more work ahead of you than just setting up your ROQ press. Have ever bought a new computer and kept the default settings? I bet not. Typically, […]

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It has come to my attention that there are rumors about the ROQ being incapable of printing with one stroke for each color. It’s a preposterous assumption that such a high-end machine does not perform adequately for plastisol inks. The ROQ press is designed as well if not better than any machine that I have […]

We’ve all been there…Standing in front of the washout booth, holding your breath as you spray a particularly toxic smelling chemical onto your screen. You know that it’s probably NOT a good sign that you feel compelled to hold your breath, but that dirty screen needs some real cleaning power and you’re spraying the only […]

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There are several options you can use to achieve the “distressed look”. Most commonly, printers use their design software to create distressed looking artwork. But before Adobe and the ease of digital design came around, screen printers would often distressed their actual positives. You can also use specific printing techniques to create that damaged, out […]

One of the biggest demands in the printing industry is athletic printing. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when printing on a polyester fabric using low cure. 1. Dye migration: This happens when a polyester fabric hits a certain temperature, usually between 300˚ and 310˚. At this temperature, the dye in […]

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Screen Change: Changing a screen on an automatic press can be messy and clumsy. But not if you have the right tools. With a ROQ screen change is a piece of cake! 1. Get your clean screen and squeegee ready to be put into place. 2. Release the screen clamps, front and back. 3. Use […]

These are the main processes in screen printing. Design your art. Create your film. Expose your screen. Rinse your stencil. Register your art. Print your desings. Clean your art. Reclaim your screen. While screen printing is often placed in the “arts and crafts” category, it relies on very defined processes to be successful. In order […]

“Niche or be niched.” –Unknown Maybe you’ve heard that quote before, maybe not, but it’s truer in screen printing than in anything else. Screen printing is a very competitive business. If you think you just can go buy a bunch of equipment, hang a sign on your door that says “open for screen printing” (or […]

You’ve just bought the Green Galaxy® Fusion Mixing System…now what? If you’ve selected your color and are ready to pull your scale out and start a rainbow chemistry lab, you’re on the right track. All you need is: – A gram scale (least 0.1 g (optimal .01 g) – Empty containers for mixing and storage […]

Last week I wrote a post explaining how to Find your 'Profitability Sweet-Spot, and gave readers a chance to understand the profitability calculator we suggest using to calculate profits for a job with our Profit Calculator post. Let's go in-depth about how to make this equation work for your situation using five common scenarios based on our top-selling kits. Here's how you can earn 45% profit in the most common situation: The DIYer!

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Separation Studio Webinar: Brought to You by Ryonet! Greetings fellow screen printers! The Ryonet team hopes that this week has been treating you well so far. What?!!!? You’re feeling a touch down since you haven’t seen a Ryonet webinar recently???? Well, shoot shucks. We’ve got ya covered. We’ve got your back. We’ve got… all sorts […]

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