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| marmalade longboards |
 Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:44 am |
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Joined: 28 Sep 2004
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Location: southend, UNITED KINGDOM
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has any one got a list of what thread count you should use for printing differnt items.
eg. i have been using 43t for doing t-shirts, it dosnt give a very sharp image, what count do you suggest?
(the 43t is cm i dont know what you lot use in the states inches?)
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| Fool's Gold |
| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:33 am |
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Location: Ontario Canada
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Here is what we use at our printshop. We are mainly t-shirts and posters so I have little knowledge of decks but it should be the same as for posters.
60 & 74 tpi (athletic prints, big lettering, special effects ink like glitter)
110 tpi (underbases or single colour printing on black)
157 tpi (we use these for detailed printing using opaque inks on darks, as well as single colour and multi colour prints on white shirts, you should be able to hold the same halftone dot pattern as on a 200, but with more space for more ink to go through thus making in better for thicker inks)
200 tpi (these are my favorite, we use them for small lettering, overprinting underbases, detailed prints on white. poster printing using waterbased inks.)
230 tpi (high detail to be printed over underbases on t-shirts, and for poster inks that are a bit runny like process colours, the red ink we use and a few others. the 230 helps control the ink flow.)
280 tpi (these are arriving in the next month on 30"x40" frames for large posters, the 280 should be perfect for holding 8pt type and saving ink.)
plastisol printing and waterbased printing are so different when it comes to setup, with waterbased our main concern is controlling ink flow so that we A) don't waste ink by printing too much and B) preventing and buckling in the paper we are printing |
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| marmalade longboards |
| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:50 am |
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| stu |
| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:26 am |
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Joined: 07 Jun 2005
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Location: London,England
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hey marmalade
i think that the Brits have a different scale of meshcount than others because i came across this probelm before.
If you are doing a big old bold print, say a big white square on a black t and you want it super white, then id suggest using a 43, anythging else onto t's that has has a bit more detail, i'd say go with na 55. I get halftones at 300 dpi out on a 55 no trouble. It you have really fine line or dont want a heavy plasticy print go with a 77 (I have to say the 77 is my personal favourite, super crisp). For paper and vinyl you don't want to go lower than a 90 and 120 is ideal. We just did a Glitter print and we used a 20, you can nearly push your arm throught the mesh its so corse.
I just started using this company down near you called IPM - 0870 7418844, paul is the guy on the phone. They are cheap, will usually do you a deal or tell you about special offers if you ask and they know what they are talking about.
hope this helps.
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