.
Wait ten minutes after exposure before beginning the washout procedure.
Washout, with water spray, only from the contact side of the screen
Washout using a spray nozzle, with medium water pressure force.
Use high pressure spray unit to remove unexposed emulsion.
Degreasing, drying, coating, drying, exposure, washout, drying
Coating, drying, exposure, drying, washout, drying, degreasing.
Exposure, drying, washout, drying, degreasing, coating, drying
Washout, drying, degreasing, coating, drying, exposure.
260 to 305
156 to 195
60 to 110
30 to 40
86 to 125
125 to 160
160 to 180
140 to 200
40 Newtons
33 Newtons
25 Newtons
15 Newtons
The item or surface being printed
More than one color of ink on the same screen that gives a gradation from one color to another
The outline around other areas of artwork that allows for slight registration variations.
None of the above
Dark colored plastisol.
Glitter plastisol.
Suede plastisol.
Light colored plastisol
Manufacture’s Safety Department Standards
Material Safety Data Sheets
Manufacturing Safety Design Specifications
None of the above
1
2
3
4
To keep the screen from moving.
To allow the ink to melt into the screen.
To provide the sharpest possible image.
To maintain proper registration
The emulsion will not harden
Dust will make the screen light sensitive
The screen will attract grease
Particles of dust on the screen can cause "pin holes."
Nicks or bends in the emulsion scoop coater.
Leaving the lights on while applying the emulsion.
“Pin holes” in the liquid emulsion.
A screen that is stretched too tightly.
The emulsion will not stick to the screen.
The emulsion will absorb moisture.
The emulsion will become less light sensitive.
The emulsion will harden.
Use degreaser to remove the scum.
Dry the screen thoroughly before blotting.
Be sure to get all of the emulsion off of the frame.
Press the towel onto the screen, but do not wipe it.
The part of the screen on the inside of the frame.
The side that comes in contact with the squeegee.
The side that comes in contact with the exposure unit cover.
The side that comes in contact with the t-shirt.
The emulsion is sensitive to light.
To avoid unnecessary magnetic fields.
To keep the lights from over heating.
The hum of the lights can de-sensitize the emulsion.
Lining up the images on the screen for exposure.
The “mirror image” of the print.
Sensitizing the image to light.
Obtaining a license to use the image.
The ink is too thin.
Image was not registered correctly.
Too much iron oxide in the emulsion.
Emulsion “scum” not completely washed out of the screen.
The light sets up a magnetic field that develops the image.
The ultraviolet light hardens the emulsion on the screen.
The heat melts the ink form the film positive onto the screen.
A laser etches the image onto the screen.
Dust on the screen.
Air bubbles in the emulsion.
Specks of ink on the film positive.
Any of the above.
Hardens the emulsion to “cure” it.
Seals up any “pin holes”.
Removes any emulsion from the screen frame.
Removes the emulsion that was not exposed to ultraviolet light.
Attracts positrons.
Blocks ultraviolet light.
Dissolves in oil.
Photosensitivity.
The film positive will not be in proper register.
Particles of degreaser will cause “pin holes”.
The emulsion may not stick to the screen.
The screen will need longer exposure time.
The “squeegee” side.
The inside.
The “contact” side.
It makes no difference.
To stretch the screen mesh to proper tension.
To hold the squeegee.
To hold the screen mesh, tension does not matter.
To act as a holder for the screen fabric and image carrier for the printing process.
Something to hold a screen in position.
Something to raise and lower the screen.
Something to support the substrate.
Something to flood the screen
Square
Round.
Square edged, rounded corners.
Double beveled.
Newtons.
Durometers.
Microns
Densitometer
Square
Double Bevel.
Square Edged, Rounded Corners.
Round
Insufficient contact.
Ink is too thin.
Insufficient pressure
No flood stroke.
Nylon
Silk
Stainless Steel Wire.
Polyester.
Stencil selection.
Squeegee angle.
Mesh selection.
All of the above are important.
Polyester
Silk
Stainless Steel.
Nylon.
High numbered mesh.
Silk fabric.
Low numbered mesh.
Polyester fabric.
Mesh Count
DPI
LPI
Screen Count
Keep ink from flowing through the screen mesh.
To hold screen tension.
To hold an image.
To increase screen snap-off.
Epoxy
Blocking
Vehicle
Binder
Contact the National Trademark & Design Registry.
Get the design as close as possible, and then clamp the screens.
Print a shirt, and then shift the screen in the frame.
Use the micro adjustments to line up the registration marks.
Enamel ink.
Plastisol ink.
Water based ink.
Lacquer ink.
It does not matter which types of ink you use.
It depends on climate conditions.
By running tests.
It depends on the kind of squeegee to be used.
Discard the ink.
Stir the ink to thin it.
Add degreaser to the mix.
Heat the ink to 200 degrees for three minutes.
Use less ink.
Balance the press.
Better ink saturation in the t-shirt.
To print the design in the correct location on each t-shirt.
Decreases
Not change
Increase
Change in only one direction
Help the printer determine the sequence of colors to print.
Regulate the thickness of the ink on the t-shirt.
Provide reference points for lining up the screens.
Register a design so it cannot be copied.
Excess flow of plastisol through the screen mesh.
Insufficient snap-off.
Excess tension on the screen mesh.
All of the above.
Distance between the stencil and substrate.
Area between the edge of the design and the screen frame.
Distance between the shirt board and the press.
Maximum height of the screen frame when lifted from the t-shirt.
Make the colors last longer.
Give brighter color when printing on a dark fabric.
Remove ink from a t-shirt so it can be re-printed.
Mix ink colors.
Harden the ink and bond it to the fabric.
Make it easier to clean up the screen.
Create brighter color.
Blend the colors.
Turn down the lights.
Use only low pressure water spray.
Do not use chemicals of any kind on the screen.
Wear rubber gloves and goggles.
Use latex paint to cover the edges.
Keep the edge of the screen off the t-shirt.
Apply tape around the edges to block the ink.
Print with a smaller squeegee that does not reach the edge.
Pressing down hard on the shirt board.
Just touching the shirt board, on contact.
At a 12 degree angle to the shirt board on contact.
1/16” above the shirt board.
Recommend that the t-shirt be washed only in cold water.
Use a higher curing temperature.
Use thinner ink.
Have the t-shirts returned so you can re-print them.
Dust on the glass top of the exposure unit.
Reusing tape for blocking the edges of the screen.
Dust on the computer monitor when creating the design.
Using pins to register the screen to the film positive.
Allow the ink to cure properly.
Obtain the proper color balance.
Print the design straight on the t-shirt.
Print a consistent layer of ink on the t-shirt.
As one piece positives for each color of ink.
As one piece negatives for each color of ink.
As composite film.
As right reading, emulsion down.
Moiré
Screen angle
Tint
Etiolation
Squeegee.
Stencil System.
Mesh Selection.
All of the above
Screen printing is a very versatile process that allows for printing on a wide variety of substrates.
Screen printing is the process of transferring an image from a flat surface.
Screen printing is the process of transferring an image through a stencil.
Screen printing is the process of forcing ink through a fine open mesh screen held by a frame.
80
75
45
90
The ink deposit will be thicker.
The ink deposit will be thinner.
The image will smear.
Improper contact will result.
Contact.
Buildup.
Registration.
Deposit
Applying emulsion.
Degreasing.
Cleaning.
Scrubbing.
Solids content.
Water resistance.
Resolution.
All of the above.
Spatula
Squeegee.
Coater.
Flood bar.
Screen filler.
Emulsion.
Ink
A solvent.
The screen is used for printing.
The image is washed out.
The screen is put in the drier.
The screen is cleaned.
Improper screen exposure.
Improper squeegee pressure.
Improper squeegee angle.
Improper film exposure.
A grayscale
A halftone calculator for screen printing.
A piece of photo positive film that has a series of objects with various densities of neutral gray filters.
A piece of photo negative film that has a series of objects with various densities of neutral gray filters.
Screen quality.
Emulsion/film performance.
Condition of exposure unit.
Print quality.
The frame has warped.
Underexposure.
Overexposure.
The mesh was not stretched properly.
Kept to a maximum.
Kept to a minimum. Hoff Pg. 150
Alternated between maximum and minimum pressure.
Any pressure. Squeegee pressure has no effect on print quality.
Between every application of ink.
When you have a small area of ink coverage.
When it is desirable to print a color on top of a previous color.
None of the above.
Causes ink build up on the off contact side of the screen.
Takes a few seconds to skin over the wet plastisol.
Increases production.
All of the above.
Large area of ink coverage.
Very fine screen mesh.
Small area of ink coverage.
Color printed on color.
Applying a new stencil.
Cleaning the ink out of the screen.
Removing the emulsion from the screen.
Removing the stencil from the screen.
Angle of the squeegee.
Type of ink used.
Substrate printed on.
Stencil
Cleaning
Degreasing
Reclamation
Wash-out.
Proper ventilation.
Water temperature.
Screen mesh.
The screen stripping tank.
Chlorine bleach
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sodium Meta Periodate
Sodium Chloride
Prevent build up.
Avoid ink drying in mesh.
Increase squeegee effectiveness.
Avoid the use of chemicals and effort.
The smooth surface will allow for a full contact between the substrate and the stencil.
The squeegee only forces ink through the open areas of the screen that are in direct contact with the substrate.
Smooth surfaces allow better snap-off.
Screen printing inks are specially formulated to work on smooth surfaces.
305
60
260
175
110
240
74
None of the above.
85
65
75
It doesn’t matter.
250
150
325
700
Absorption.
Evaporation
Both A and B.
Plastisols never dry.
Natural fabric.
Synthetic fabric.
Multifilament.
Monofilament.
Degreasing
Scrubbing
Applying emulsion.
Cleaning
Flat point double bevel blade.
Round blade.
Double bevel blade.
Single bevel blade
The thickness of a dime.
1/16 to 1/8
Twice the thickness of the stencil.
None of the above.
Red, blue, black, yellow
Black, blue, yellow, red
Yellow, red, blue, black
Yellow, blue, black, red
Causes ink build up on the off contact side of the screen.
Takes a few seconds to skin over the plastisol.
Increased production.
All of the above.
305 or higher.
140 to 200.
25XX to 305T.
None of the above.
A hard squeegee.
A very sharp squeegee.
Square Edged, Rounded Corners.
It depends on the printing job.
An intermediate point between liquid and total fusion for plastisol inks.
A cure with a flash of light.
Total curing of the ink.
Total drying of plastisol inks.
Impression
Print distance.
On contact.
Off contact.
Emulsion
Stencil
Block-out solution
Diazo
Acetate film
Pro Film
Hand-cut film
Lacquer stencil
Silk fabric
Polyester fabric
Rayon fabric
Nylon fabric
Hand-cut stencil
Photopolymer stencil
Direct photo stencil
Indirect photo stencil
Reflexorgraphy
Lithography
Planography
Serigraphy
Tension meter
Durometer
Elastometer
Hardness meter
Color printing
Sheet fed
Web fed
Impactless printing
Retarder
Mineral spirits
Reducer
Thinner
Durometer
Sheer meter
Tensionmeter
Ohm meter
Attracts positrons
Blocks ultraviolet light
Dissolves in oil
Photosensitive
Multi composition blade
A very sharp squeegee
Rounded corner squeegee
Depends on the printing job
Square
Rounded corner
Round
Double beveled
Better snap-off
More ink deposit
Less ink deposit
Less squeegee pressure required
Focoltone
Pantone (PMS)
True Match
TOYO
Halftone
Continuous-tone
Raster art
None of the above
Decrease
Have no effect on
Increase
Double
Holes in the shirt board where the film positive was pinned to it.
Holes in the corner dams to relieve the squeegee pressure.
Particles of degreaser on the stencil.
Small holes in the stencil that are not part of the design.
Shear
Flow out
Tack over
Skew
The evaporation of the water
The absorption of the water
The migration of the pigment
None of the above
Cold
No-bake
Hot
Commercial
Plastisol
Water-based
Enamel
UV curing
Silk screening.
Screen printing.
Serigraphy.
Stencil printing.