Printavo University 102 | Make Better Screens With Mike Ramirez From Kiwo

<div>Learn about making better screens for screen printing with Kiwo’s Mike Ramirez in this episode of Printavo University! Mike has more than a decade of experience meticulously managing screen rooms and working with Kiwo in their Houston, TX facility. </div> <div>Click a timestamp to jump to a topic that interests you:</div> <div>1:40 Introduction to Mike Ramirez – his background and working experience.</div> <div>5:30 What kind of emulsion is best?</div> <div>7:45 How we should think about screens for screen printing</div> <div>8:00 and 14:10 How to take notes on EOM (emulsion-over-mesh) and exposure time</div> <div>10:07 What is EOM (emulsion-over-mesh)?</div> <div>10:40 The 10% thickness rule for EOM</div> <div>11:15 Common EOM mistakes</div> <div>12:00 What a bad screen for screen printing looks like</div> <div>14:00 How you want screens to look</div> <div>15:40 EOM and mesh count: how do they relate?</div> <div>16:50 How long can you store coated screens?</div> <div>17:50 The best tool to have in your shop to measure humidity</div> <div>21:00 How long should you wait after coating a screen to use it?</div> <div>23:35 How do you know if you made a good screen?</div> <div>23:50 A simple tip for checking to see if your screens are properly coated: the Dennings way</div> <div>25:25 The 4 phases of dealing with screens</div> <div>26:45 How to properly reclaim screens</div> <div>28:00 Mesh cheat sheet: <a href="https://www.printavo.com/blog/what-mesh-should-i-use-for-screen-printing">https://www.printavo.com/blog/what-mesh-should-i-use-for-screen-printing</a> </div> <div>31:30 A simple way to understand how much detail your screen can hold</div> <div>35:10 How to get better at making screens</div> <div>37:50 How to use and understand an exposure calculator for screen printing</div> <div>52:00 Question: What kind of EOM would you want for Discharge? Low or High?</div> <div>58:15 Question: What is the advantage to thin-mesh screens?</div> <div>1:00:00 Question: What is the best light source for making screens? LED