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screen printing => Tips and Tricks to Share (Please don't ask questions here) => Topic started by: Prōdigium on June 05, 2011, 02:22:05 AM

Title: Need help keeping those ink buckets cleaner
Post by: Prōdigium on June 05, 2011, 02:22:05 AM

Most people (myself included) have problems with keeping the ink from dripping all over the edges of the bucket. All you need are some metal BBQ skewers and then poke them through the side of the ink buckets (http://www.calibratedsps.com/screenprint/screen-printing-supplies/shop-tools/ink-accessories/polypropylene-quart-ink-container-with-lid.html) (cut length to size) to use as a tool to scrape your ink knife instead of using the edge of the bucket. If you insert them into the bucket when the lid is ON the bucket, you will be sure to make it possible to keep the skewer when the lid is on and the buckets are stored on the shelf. A simple, yet effective trick!

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/calibratedsps/DCP_0367.jpg)

Title: Re: Need help keeping those ink buckets cleaner
Post by: blue moon on June 05, 2011, 07:25:50 AM

very cool! I'll try that!

Title: Re: Need help keeping those ink buckets cleaner
Post by: Nation03 on June 13, 2011, 05:46:56 PM

Awesome idea. I gotta try this, our buckets are nasty.