Check out a recent review on our “house dressing” Saati Textil PC Blue. Here at Catspit Productions I try to only sell items I would actually use myself. Everything is tested and checked. I help many people every week solve screen making problems by simply switching them over to this emulsion. Sometimes after you have exhausted examining all variables in the process, you will need to look at the emulsion you are using. Not all emulsions are created equal especially these new “hybrid” emulsions. In my experience using a high quality dedicated dual cure or photopolymer is the best way to go. Screen making is not that hard, honestly. But you need to make sure you are using excellent emulsion. Try my house dressing. You’ll love it!
Here’s an educational screenprinting video that covers the question of using a pressure washer when reclaiming or stripping screens. Many people will call me and say that their emulsion remover is not working. Or even worse they call me and tell me my emulsion remover is not working. This is the first question I ask them. Are you using a pressure washer? And do you know what the answer inevitably is? No. That’s correct. No. So there are many people who seem to think that emulsion remover will work with a garden hose, shower head, or kitchen sink spray nozzle. This video will demonstrate why you will need a pressure washer for many screens. While some screens will reclaim very easily, in commercial screenprinting we will frequently encounter screens that are more difficult to strip. This is where the pressure washer makes that possible and quite frankly it makes your work much easier. Check out this video and watch as I demonstrate different attempts to reclaim screens with just a garden hose.
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In this short quick tips screen printing tutorial video we discuss back flooding. What is back flooding and why should you do this when working with water based textile screenprinting inks? This educational video will teach you about the very basics of keeping water based inks flowing on press. If you’re learning about screen printing with water based inks then this video is a must see. I’ll give you the quick rundown on what back flooding is and why you need to do it. Water based inks dry by evaporation and then are heat set for wash safeness. That means they will dry on press in the screen while you are printing. This video gives you the best way to keep the stencil wet and flowing with ink. Learn how to wet the screen with ink in order to keep it from drying in the stencil.
Check out my water based inks for the easiest time in printing. With their long drying time and proper back flooding, you’ll never have an issue with this super awesome textile ink.
Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological.
This is a water based textile ink for direct printing on light and dark fabrics, ready-to-wear or pre-cut articles. Suitable for cotton, jersey, Lycra and other natural and synthetic fabrics like polyester. This ink has a very long drying time but traditional methods for water based ink printing are recommended. It has a very smooth yet pasty consistency much like frosting. It will not run on the screen when it is in the up position. Working with this ink compares to working with plastisol inks due to its thickness and long evaporative drying times.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
Freebie giveaway details: This giveaway will run long enough to choose 10 questions and allow as many people to participate as possible. Maybe about 2 weeks. Please feel free to ask any question including questions about the white Amex water based ink. I’ll chose 10 questions and do a follow up video answering the questions and announcing the freebie winners. This freebie giveaway is for people in the continental United States Only. Amex is in Italy so we will eventually see about doing a giveaway in Europe perhaps. Please understand exporting even to Canada is expensive for me so I have to limit the costs on a freebie promotion. There may be a tote bag freebie promotion coming up as well as a floor press giveaway with Ranar soon. Stay tuned…
**Due to the high volume of comments, I will not be able to respond to these by way of comment reply. Rather I will answer the 10 chosen questions and a few more for fun in the answers follow up video for this giveaway.
Thanks for participating. I appreciate all your support! Thank you.
Opaque water based ink for textile printing. Ready to use. Ecological.
This is a water based textile ink for direct printing on light and dark fabrics, ready-to-wear or pre-cut articles. Suitable for cotton, jersey, Lycra and other natural and synthetic fabrics like polyester. This ink has a very long drying time but traditional methods for water based ink printing are recommended. It has a very smooth yet pasty consistency much like frosting. It will not run on the screen when it is in the up position. Working with this ink compares to working with plastisol inks due to its thickness and long evaporation drying times.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
Here’s a video to help you with some of the terminology used in our niche industry. What is the “Key” printer or plate? What is the “K” printer? What does “K” mean in CMYK? In this short tutorial quick tips video we explain exactly that. If you have ever wondered what the key printer is then this video was made especially for you. Here we will briefly discuss what the “K” printer is and what it does for us on press. This is an excellent video to watch if you’re just starting out in the textile screenprinting business. It’s a very short quick tips video but you will learn all about the K in CMYK. And the K in other jobs as well of course. As usual thanks a lot for watching! If you enjoy my video work please subscribe to my YouTube channel. It’s very important for the channel success. And it keeps me motivated when I see the subscriber count rising 😉 I appreciate all your support! Thank you.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
Here’s a follow up video about the DTG shirts Natalie printed for us and the video about that. I intended on uploading this last week on Wednesday but I was too busy to edit. So I mention the Jack White Phoenix show but it has already past. However in this video you will see a screen print put on the back of these DTG printed garments as well as going through the infrared conveyor dryer. Then I take them home and wash them in the laundry so you can see how direct to garment printing holds up. This is another very casual video in that it was late Monday and Tuesday night when I shot this footage. It was hot and I was tired so I apologize for goofing around a little bit 😉 If you have not seen the original video about DTG versus screen printing, then check out this link:
As usual thanks a lot for watching! If you enjoy my video work please subscribe to my YouTube channel. It’s very important for the channel success. And it keeps me motivated when I see the subscriber count rising 😉 I appreciate all your support! Thank you.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
Jonathan and Natalie from Grammatical Art were working on Saturday last weekend in order to bring you a new video about direct to garment printing versus screenprinting. Natalie is super cool and very smart. She’s a chemist! Natalie started a home business to supplement her full time job and it has become a very successful endeavor. She does DTG and screenprinting so I thought she would be the perfect person to speak with in comparing the 2 a little bit to help you when you’re getting started. So here is a very informative video where we ask Natalie several questions that compare DTG printing to screenprinting. This video probably only scratches the surface of this topic but there are some important tips and factors given in this video from Natalie’s personal experiences with DTG. So if you have almost an hour to learn about DTG and a little bit about yours truly, then sit back and enjoy this very awesome video.
Thanks to Natalie from Grammatical Art! Be sure to check out her work and offerings online:
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
Here’s a photo that Natalie from Grammatical Art took while we were shooting a new video this past weekend. That’s right! Jonathan and Natalie were working on Saturday in order to bring you a new video about direct to garment printing versus screenprinting. Natalie is super cool and very smart. She’s a chemist! Natalie started a home business to supplement her full time job and it has become a very successful endeavor. She does DTG and screenprinting so I thought she would be the perfect person to speak with in comparing the 2 a little bit to help you when you’re getting started. Enjoy this candid photo and stay tuned for the video later this week on YouTube.
In this experimental educational screenprinting video we discuss a concept initially used with rubylith and amberlith. If you recall this manual masking process you remember it is cut by hand and weeded out much like heat transfer vinyl. But it could be used for screen printing in 2 ways. First it can be applied directly to the screen as a physical stencil. However it may also be used as film positives. These products are not fully opaque and yet they can expose film. Why is that? Why are red and yellow safe lights usable for darkrooms in screen printing? Furthermore why are we continuing to physically block UV light from exposing screens? This is a fun experimental video in which I use red and yellow inkjet ink film positives to expose some test screens. The results are very interesting and it makes me think more about how and why the concept of rubylith and amberlith was left behind. It’s that thought and my knowledge of photographic filtering of light that led me to make this video. I hope you enjoy this eye opening tutorial. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
In this educational screenprinting video we talk about the differences between side clamps and rear clamps. Let me start by saying please do not be offended by the opinions presented in this video. After all, preference to side clamps or rear clamp print heads is a totally personal opinion. Some people seem to prefer rear clamp print heads while others swear by side clamps. But if you are new to screen printing and you are looking at buying equipment, this video could help you out in understanding the 2 most basic and fundamental differences between the two screen clamping devices. Basically they will do the same task in the end. But one type is more dynamic over the other in my opinion. And one is also more stable and reliable when it comes to registration. Check out this tutorial video and learn about the differences that may help you when first starting out with screen printing t-shirts. Thanks for watching and please subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING on screen printing equipment anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Oh and no credit card processing fees! Check out what I have to offer on my ecommerce website:
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