2 Colour Setup Instructions
2 COLOUR SETUP TUTORIAL. USING A 2 COLOUR INTRO PRESS
THE ONLY 2 COLOUR TEXTILE PRESS THAT DOES NOT NEED A SPINNING CIRCLE
1. WHEN YOU BURN YOUR IMAGE ONTO YOUR SCREENS, MAKE SURE YOUR BOTTOM 2 REGISTRATION MARKS ARE NEAR THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM AND SIDES OF THE FRAME.
ILLUSTRATION SHOWS FRAMES MASKED ROUND THE EDGES LEAVING IMAGE & REGISTRATION MARKS EXPOSED.
2. PLACE THE 2 COLOUR PRESS ON A TABLE, CLAMP OR SCREW TO TABLE SECURE IT SO IT WONT MOVE WHEN PRINTING.
3. CLAMP THE FIRST SCREEN IN THE LEFT CLAMP ,TO THE CENTRE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN FRAME.
4. REPEAT THIS PROCEDURE WITH THE 2ND SCREEN.
5. TAKE YOUR FILM POSITIVE OF THE ARTWORK, PLACE IT ON THE T.SHIRT WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE PRINT TO GO, SELLOTAPE IT TO THE SHIRT.
6.TAKE THE HITAK SPRAY ADHESIVE, FROM ABOUT 12” AWAY SPRAY A FINE MIST OF HITAK ON TO THE PRINTING BOARD. NOW PLACE THE T.SHIRT OVER THE BOARD,(AS IF THE BOARD IS WEARING IT) YOU WILL BE PRINTING UPSIDE DOWN.
7. MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTING BOARD SUPPORTS ALL YOUR ARTWORK INCLUDING THE REGISTRATION MARKS. IF YOUR ARTWORK IS FAR BIGGER THAN THE BOARD, YOU WILL NEED A BIGGER BOARD.
8 SWING THE LEFT SCREEN ROUND SO IT IS OVER THE T.SHIRT. REST IT IN THE RGISTRATION GATE, LOOSEN SCREWS ON THE SCREEN CLAMP
9. NOW WHILE THE CLAMPS IS LOOSLY HOLDING THE SCREEN, MANOUVER THE SCREEN SO AS THE REGISTRATION MARKS ON SCREEN MARRY UP WITH THE REGISTRATION MARKS ON THE FILM POSITIVE THAT IS TAPED ON THE T.SHIRT. NOW TIGHTEN THE SCREEN CLAMP REGISTERING THE LEFT SCREEN.,
10. CHECKING REGISTRATION, TILT THE SCREEN UP AND SWING TO THE LEFT.BRING IT BACK AND LOCK IT IN,THE REGISTRATION GATE MAKE SURE THERE IS NO MOVEMENT AND THE REGISTRATION MARKS ARE STILL LINED UP.
11.REPEAT THE PROCESS WITH THE 2ND SCREEN.
12.BOTH SCREENS ARE NOW REGISTERED. MARK YOUR PRINTING BOARD USING A PENCIL WHERE THE NECK LAYS ON THE BOARD. THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL LOAD AND REGISTER ALL YOUR GARMENTS WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU TO PRINT THEM ALL IN THE SAME PLACE RAPIDLY.
13. THE BOARD CAN ALSO BE MOVED BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS TO GIVE YOU THE CORRECT POSITIONING OF YOUR GARMENT TO BE PRINTED. NAW CLAMP THE BOARD TO YOUR TABLE SO IT DOS NOT MOVE.
14.BOTH YOUR SCREENS ARE NOW PARALLEL AND REGISTERED OVER YOUR T.SHIRT. WITH NO MOVEMENT WHEN THEY ARE IN THE LOCK POSITION, WE ARE READY TO PRINT. REMOVE THE ARTWORK FILM FROM THE T.SHIRT . MASK OVER THE REGISTRATION POINTS ON BOTH THE SCREENS AND APPLY THE INK OF YOUR CHOICE TO EACH SCREEN,
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14. LIFT AND SWINGTHE SCREEN WHERE THE 1ST COLOUR IS TO GO DOWN ON THE SHIRT, KEEPING IT TILTED ABOVE THE SHIRT , USING YOUR SQUARECUT SQUEEGEE AT 45 DEG FLOOD THE SCREEN ,(SWIPING THE INK OVER THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN).
BRING THE SCREEN DOWN ON TO THE SHIRT,THE ARM LOCKING IN THE REGISTRATION GATE
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PICK UP THE INK WITH THE SQUEEGEE AT 45 DEG AND PUSH IT OVER THE FLOODED AREA. THE INK THAT WAS IN THE INK WELL IS NOW ON THE SHIRT.
15.TILT THE SCREEN UP .THE PRINT SHOULD BE OPAQUE SHARP AND CRISP. NOW FLOOD YOUR SCREEN, SWING IT IN THE WING POSITION AND REST IT ON THE ARM SUPPORT.
16USING YOUR AIR GUN MOVING IT RAPIDLY OVER THE PRINT, IT SHOULD DRY WHITHIN 5 SECONDS. TOUCH THE PRINT WITH YOUR FINGER TO MAKE SURE IT IS DRY.
17. REPEAT THE PROCESS WITH SCREEN 2.
18. FOR WATERBASED INK , COMPLETE YOUR PRINT RUN, THEN CLEAN YOUR SCREENS AND SQUEEGEES DOWN WITH WATER. BEFORE YOU FULLY CURE THE T.SHIRTS. AS WATER BASED INKS WILL DRY ON THE SCREEN IF LEFT FOR TOO LONG.
WITH PLASTISOLES THEY CAN BE LEFT AND CLEANED LATER USING SCREENWASH.
19. TO FULLY CURE, WATERBASED PRINTS, USE A HOT IRON STRAIGHT OVER THE PRINT THIS CAN BE SET ON COTTON SETTING. OR A HEAT PRESS SET AT 185 C FOR 10SECS.
IF NO CURING EQUIPEMENT IS AVAILABLE, BEFOR PRINTING ADD 5% COLD CURE CATALYST TO THE INK, USE YOUR HEAT GUN TO DRY THE PRINT AND IT WILL START TO FULLY CURE ITS SELF, TO SPEED THE PROCESS USE A FLASH DRYER.
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HEAT PRESS SET AT 150 DEG C FOR 10 SECS.
20 FLASH DRYER THE PROFFESIONAL TOOL FOR CURING PLASTISOL PRINTS
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