Learn How To Screen Print Tee Shirts At Home

Another brand new educational video about screen printing has been uploaded to YouTube today. It was a challenge to get this done as I have been so busy with moving myself and getting ready to make new videos in the new Catspit shop. Normally I would do this blog right after I posted the latest video along with a Twitter and Facebook post. But today I had other things to tend to immediately following he upload so here I am late at night trying to finish the days tasks… hang in there guys, I’ll be back on schedule very soon.

So today’s video is another great show video in the Saati booth. This is from the Vegas SGIA show in 2010. It was a very fun show to go to because I went with some colleagues and I really love Vegas. I’m not a gambler but I like to play a couple of games and take in the sights, smells, sounds, etc. Vegas is the touristy type of place that makes you feel like you are farther away from home than you really are. At least for me because I live like 5 hours away by car. The new video is called, “Screenprinting: Screen Dryer Box & Pneumatic Stretcher”. In this video you get a look at a real professional screen dying box rather than a makeshift one like the unit I made. And you get to see a pneumatic screen stretcher. Unfortunately the screen stretcher wasn’t in operation but you get to see the set up and such. This is a shorter video but I thought you all would appreciate seeing the equipment.

This is the last show video in stock and I will make some more sometime in the future perhaps. I will definitely be going to the RANAR factory and I hope to visit the Saati lab sometime as well. I think I may have done as much as I want at the trade shows for now. We shall see… Thanks for reading! Learn how to screen print with Catspit Productions, LLC!

I have done a lot of work to get to where I am today with the Catspit shop. There have been a lot of trials and tribulations along the way including a failed cooperative effort and personal factors which have led me to where I am today. But in the end I think it turned out quite well considering the new responsibilities and duties I have in caring for my aging Mother. That’s right,  Mom is a big part of the reason my brother and I did not open a storefront right now. So it’s time to begin to welcome you all to the new screen printing shop and the new RANAR equipment. I am very excited to be working with RANAR to bring you their product line. I believe in their products and that’s why I use them myself.

I have finally gotten power to the belt dryer and flash cure unit and we have all new equipment to work with and make videos about. There is the new upgraded Vista 6/6 tee shirt press and of course the new Curestar 4000 belt dryer with an all new control panel. Then we have the larger exposure unit which can do 23 x 31 screens for automatic presses. And last but not least there is a 16 x 18 flash cure unit and a galvanized metal washout booth. Oh yea, I almost forgot the adjustable screen rack too. The shop is coming together and I am just about to make some new videos. I’ll be doing new videos on each of the new pieces of equipment very soon. But first there will be a transitional video which will cover and discuss the upgradability of the RANAR Vista Series screenprinting presses. This is one of the reasons I recommend their products for beginners and start up professionals alike. Durability, versatility, and value are all a part of the reasons why I would and do print with this press myself.

I have one more show video to upload before we get to some new videos from the new shop. But I have to get a hair cut before I start making videos again, lol. I really was busy for a while there and I’m still negotiating a move for myself now too. I can’t wait to get going and really be able to make videos whenever I feel like it about more great screen printing topics. I hope to cover as much material as I logically can for you all to enjoy and learn from. So stay tuned to the website, YouTube channel and this blog for all the latest and greatest from Catspit Productions, LLC!

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I have been very busy finishing the new shop and printing some jobs that were backed up. I have finally finished the shop and it is fully operational. And this evening I was able to upload a screen printing video to YouTube that I had been trying to post since last week. Now that the videos are truly HD, they take a little more time to upload. And I like to make sure I am there when the upload is complete to check and set all the settings on the video itself. It’s actually a lot of work to post a video when you consider all the other tasks that are done with it.

This weeks new screenprinting educational video is called, “Automatic Screen Printing: M&R Presses In Action”.  This is one of the best show videos displaying the automatic presses in action. One press is actually printing a skull all over a tee shirt on an oversized screen and pallet. Then there is a very large automatic graphic press which is amazing. And you get to see one of the largest carousel presses cycling through some motions.

I figured it was a good time to post this video as I just uploaded some videos featuring an M&R Diamondback. I think I have another show video to upload before we get to the newest videos from the new shop set up. I have a few more things to do before we start shooting new videos there. But don’t hold your breath, you only have one more video to wait.

Thanks again to everyone for their support and attention. I appreciate it all. Thanks for reading! Learn how to screen print with Catspit Productions, LLC!

Once again I have uploaded an educational screenprinting video to the YouTube channel. I am starting to release a new video once a week or so now that we are getting closer to having the new Catspit shop all set up and running. I am happy to be able to bring you some new videos on automatic printing. I have done two videos recently which featured the M&R Diamondback press. Today’s new video is one of them.

The video is called, “How To Screen Print: The Automatic Press”. This is a very cool press overview. In the video I discuss and describe some of the functions and controls of the automatic screen printing press. This is a great video to watch if you were ever interested in how tee shirts get produced commercially on a mass level. This is the type of press that might print the many embellished garments you see at the mall. Of course the Diamondback is an entry level automatic press. In the video you even get to see a bit of the display screen and menus.

Drop by the YouTube channel today and have a look at the latest tutorial video about screen printing by Catspit Productions. Thanks for reading! Learn how to screen print with Catspit Productions, LLC!

Finally another release of a new screen printing video from Catspit Productions. This is the last video that was made in the old Catspit cooperative printing shop. I made this video some time ago when it was much cooler than it is now. And as we move forward into the warmer months of summer I am getting ready to build a new shop. This shop will be much different than the old one. I will have total control this time around and even though the space will be smaller, it will be set up much better. I am very excited to be working with RANAR to equip the shop with new screenprinting equipment. I really have grown to love the RANAR product because it is so well made, affordable and versatile.

So this is the last video where we will be printing on the 6 color, 1 station press. The new video is called, “How To Screen Print: 3 Colors On A White Under Base”. In this educational video I demonstrate a 3 color print on a black tee with a white under base. In it you get to see the white under base printed with the colors on top. You also get to see the film positives, screens and the original shirt the art was created from. This video is a great example of why you would want a 6/6 fully rotary press rather than a 1 station for production of high volume or multi colored prints. In an upcoming video I will show the upgrade of the 6 color, 1 station press to a 6/6. That’s what’s so cool about the RANAR Vista Series. You can buy it as a 4 or 6 color and 1 station. Then when you want, you can get the upgrade it to make the press a 6/4 or a 6/6. Very cool!

So make sure to stop by the YouTube channel and have a look at the latest tutorial video about screen printing. I think this one will be a lot of fun for everyone to watch because it further helps explain how the printing process works. Thanks for reading! Learn how to screen print with Catspit Productions, LLC!

And here we are taking a look back at another old screen printing educational video by Catspit Productions. This is a favorite of mine because during the time that I made this video I was really still winging every aspect of the video making process form the subject to the actual demo in the video. These are the days I would be in the shop and have a moment to spare for video making. But I would do everything very spontaneously. Even the subject matter and demo in the video was based on what I was doing in the shop that day. On this day, I happened to be coating several screens for upcoming jobs and I decided to turn it into a video for YouTube.

Today I actually plan out my videos beforehand even though they are still not scripted. I like to do this because it really allows me to create a more effective educational video while packing in as much information as I can. But in the video called, “How To Screen Print: Prepping And Coating Screens”, you can totally see how improvised these videos were at the time. Here I set up a mock screen coating area in the middle of the shop in broad daylight. I had no way of including my YouTube audience in the actual screen coating set up that I used at the time due to limitations in lighting and warehouse space. I am very excited now because we are on the verge of building a completely new shop for printing and making videos but this time around I will have complete control of the environment and how or what may be done for a video.

When I watch this video I always laugh at the part where I almost drop the screen while I am coating it. Oh yea and the part where I get distracted by making the video and I don’t let the emulsion settle back into the scoop coater before pulling away from the screen. What a messy thing to do. I hate when I do that! But overall I think these minor mishaps actually add to the value of the educational video. Many people have commented how they are appreciative and impressed that I did not edit those parts out of the video. They often feel that it adds to the information being relayed in the video. It gives a sense of realness or makes you feel that your getting an inside look at the process complete with things that can go wrong.

This is one of those videos that I think I will remake when the new shop is up and running. I’d like to do this one over properly and show you more of how I actually do it in my own shop when I have several screens to coat at once. So stay tuned to the YouTube channel for more great screenprinting educational videos and expansions of existing videos.

Thanks for reading! Learn how to screen print with Catspit Productions, LLC!