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screen printing => Screen Making => Topic started by: Maxie on November 25, 2018, 06:57:20 AM
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Can the humidity be too low in a screen drying room?
I bought a new unit and it's at about 25 humidity.
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It can be. You can start seeing issues like spider webbing/cracking in your emulsion. Also if you have a CTS unit in your dark room, it can start to dry heads out.
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As per Easiway's and (formerly) M&R's Alex Mammoser "Typically all screens like 30-40% RH to dry in/at. This is truly ideal for most CTS machines as well."
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Or go wax...can't dry out.
We keep ours at about 40%. We do run an AC in the summer to help dry it out and keep it a touch cooler
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We are doing our best to keep our screen room at least at 60% but it's not an easy task. lot's of humidity at the moment even with a dehumidifier on 24/7
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We recommend 35-50% humidity for emulsion. And as mentioned, when it is too dry, emulsion can crack during production. In some cases in cold very dry conditions of less than 20% it helps to have a childrens humidifier in the room. A hygrometer that reads temp and humidity is an inexpensive tool to put on the wall to dial in the screen room.
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On Mr. Buffington's advice in the winter here(MN cold and dry) we turn off our humidifier and fill up a old emulsion bucket of water and set it in the screen room. It has 100% eliminated the cracks/breakdown we had a few years ago...