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Please help with a screen press decision.

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Twisted
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:08 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 50
I am wondering wether to go with this press (going to start with a 1 color press until i learn more hands on)
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-color-1-station-TABLE-TOP-screen-press-FREE-SHIP_W0QQitemZ7554796617QQcategoryZ26252QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or this one that comes with a kit
http://cgi.ebay.com/Silk-Screen-Printing-Kit-w-Screen-Printing-Steel-Press_W0QQitemZ7555576951QQcategoryZ26252QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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ThrashCan
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:13 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 1331
your better off building something like infamouscody did and getting some materials like emulsion and inks at a local art store.
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Twisted
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:17 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 50
Are those 2 presses that bad or do you just think I will save major $$$$
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Fool's Gold
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:03 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 284 Location: Ontario Canada
in short, yes. If you only want to print one colour then they will be fine, but I had an old ebay press and it wouldn't do more then 2 colours without registration issues. You could build the same thing for aobut $45.00 US like other do. Just get some jiffy hinges and some plywood. When you want to step up to multicolour then you could probably find a cheap 4/4 press used, check warehouse auctions.

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infamouscody
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:19 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 156 Location: florida
hey twisted.. i made this 4 color jig for almost nothing. i used scrap mdf and didnt even buy jiffy hinges. (but they would def. be much easier) but my press works perfectly.


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infamouscody
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:22 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 156 Location: florida
if you want, i can build you one, or draw up some plans, its realy simple to make, you just might not have access to the right tools... email me and let me know.. [email protected] or [email protected]
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