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Do you have issues printing large files on your DTF printer?
This is a question asked every day on social media, "Why is my printer acting weird when I try and print a gang sheet." Or, "I...
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Special Effects Printing
Special effects are a strange topic, and when I was asked to cover this subject I was a little lost for focus. This is mainly b...
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What you should know before buying a DTF printer.
It’s the hottest thing in textile printing right now DTF (Direct-to-Film) printing. Since this is a fairly new process, there i...
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Are your colors right?
Color is always a big part of what we do as screen printers and having a conversation with our customers on color, can be trick...
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Printing on High-Visibility Garments
The majority of high visibility vests are made from polyester so they can be direct printed, heat seal transferred or embroider...
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The Dark Art of Discharge Printing.
The screen printing industry is in constant change and there are a multitude of ways to print onto t-shirts. It takes most of u...
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Hot Peel Film - good, bad, or depends on application.
Everyone thinks they want Hot Peel film when they get into DTF printing. However using Hot Peel means you have to have a bet...
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The Spiral of Doom - water-based screen printing
Carl Bradford asks: "How best to avoid ink drying in with water-based jobs above four colors (The spiral of doom)?" The onset ...
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Polyester Printing .....you know you have to read this.
I would love to meet the guy who invented polyester and have a few stern words with him in a dark quiet room. I am not a scie...
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Life through a pinhole
What specifically causes pinholing when printing on an underbase and how do you best avoid it?" Pinholing is a strange phenomen...
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What is the Best Automatic?
Buying a new press is a huge investment and for some it's just adding capacity to an existing print shop where for others it’s ...
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When is the Best Time to Invest in Direct-to-Screen?
Asking which is the best, is like trying to decide which child is the favorite (we do have one but as its usually the password ...
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