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Great t-shirt recycling idea…

  

We came across a web site with a great idea for using favourite old t-shirts to support a very worthwhile cause in New York City. We are so impressed with it that we want to share the concept with our Canadian printers in case it could spark a similar idea here. But even if it cannot be used for a socially . . . → Read More: Great t-shirt recycling idea…

Online service upgraded

You might have noticed that the Screenflex.ca online service was down for a week. We took it down for a major programming upgrade which (naturally) took longer than we had anticipated. Good news though is that it is up and fully functional again with greater speed and with the security upgraded to the best available.

If you have any suggestions for further . . . → Read More: Online service upgraded

Test the life of your transfer prints.

Accelerated aging tests can give you an idea of how your transfer prints will release from the transfer paper up to a year after sitting on the shelf. Why bother? Well, along with using the best transfer ink and transfer paper available to give you a quality edge over the competition, this test can provide further assurance you . . . → Read More: Test the life of your transfer prints.

If it all comes out in the wash…

As we all know, the ultimate test of proper curing of a plastisol ink print happens when the end user eventually throws it into the washing machine. And the fact is that in real life no matter how many washing labels are sewn into a t-shirt or how many washing instructions are  printed on neat little tags and attached to the t-shirt or . . . → Read More: If it all comes out in the wash…

What did you do this weekend?

We heard about a screen printer who spent the weekend looking for camouflage fabric, but he . . . → Read More: What did you do this weekend?

Keeping an eye on screen tension.

It is too easy to keep recycling screens without stopping to check their tension before putting them back into production. It is also too tempting to use an under-tensioned screen because of the cost and hassle of having it re-stretched and glued.These are not good things because screen tension directly influences printing results.

So what do we . . . → Read More: Keeping an eye on screen tension.