TSB

General => Introduction => Topic started by: mark on November 27, 2014, 12:32:37 PM

Title: Greetings
Post by: mark on November 27, 2014, 12:32:37 PM

Hello all. I've been lurking here for quite awhile and decided to go ahead and introduce myself. I must say this is one of the most supportive and helpful groups around. One day I hope to add something useful to a discussion myself :)
A little about me:
Weekend warrior here. I live just south of Dallas, TX and have been print about 2 years. Needless to say I have much to learn. I really enjoy the whole process and strive to improve. 

Mark

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Frog on November 27, 2014, 12:37:38 PM

Thanks Mark, for the kind words, and for signing up. Welcome.
We're glad to be able provide this support, and hope that you help spread the word.
It can only get better!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: TCT on November 27, 2014, 02:18:50 PM

Hey Mark, Welcome!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Dottonedan on November 27, 2014, 10:56:42 PM

Thanks for the introduction. Great to have new members. What did you do before screen printing? Tell us how you decided to do printing anyways?

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: tonyt79 on November 29, 2014, 02:46:52 AM

Welcome, I am just north of dallas

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: markwilson228 on December 02, 2014, 02:50:30 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys.  I spent a tour in the Navy after high school and have been working for a semiconductor manufacturer here in Dallas for the last 17 years. I was looking into going back to school or starting a business and ran across the creative cloud website. Thought that there has to be a way to make some money with it. The very next search had an ad for a ryonet starter kit. A light bulb went off. Three months and countless hours on you tube, forums and craigslist later.  We were in buisness:) Now if I could just figure out how to print white on a black shirt!(kidding)

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: mimosatexas on December 02, 2014, 03:20:54 PM

Quote from: markwilson228 on December 02, 2014, 02:50:30 PM

Now if I could just figure out how to print white on a black shirt!(kidding)

Coat random screen a bunch of times with some emulsion.  Expose in the sun for a while with transparency taped to it.  Dump a few quarts of ink onto the screen and mash through the screen 3 or 4 times onto shirt.  Complain about how hard white ink is to print manually.  Be sure to flood between every stroke to ensure maximum amount of ink is layered onto the shirt.  Flash for about 30 seconds while looking at it a little confoundedly.  push on print to see if ink comes up on your hand.  Repeat until hand is burned.  Mash more ink through the screen until you feel like it's enough.  Cure.  Test to see if the print will stop bullets. Done!  (kidding of course)

Welcome!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Frog on December 02, 2014, 04:12:14 PM

So Mark, which one are you going to be? Two posts, two different screen/member/account names.