Exposure Lamp Screen Printing

Fluorescent and halogen lights are low in uv light.

Exposure lamp screen printing.

Types of exposure lamps as previously explained the ideal light for screen exposures is one that is rich in ultra violet uv light. Free shipping by amazon. 15watt florescent uv tube exposure system very different bulb than the poster lamps beginner small hand shop ok for plastisol. 1 16 of 436 results for screen printing lamp speedball diazo light kit.

10 19 minutes for full exposure. Expose the screen for the amount of time you came up with in step 3. This is why most low cost exposure units have them as a light source. They allow crisp high quality and professional looking exposures in a lightweight and budget friendly package.

Take construction paper and do 4 5 different exposures. Tape the calculator to screen and cover all but the first row with thick opaque paper. The benefit of this test is you only have to expose once and the strip lets different levels of light hit the screen. The higher your bulb is the longer your exposure time and the more coverage to the screen.

Long exposures even with the fastest emulsions. Thick stencils are very difficult. The cheap way to do a test wedge. At ryonet we carry full lines of quality exposure units for both big and small screen printing projects.

At the end you will have 4 5 different exposure times. Since traditional high uv light sources metal halide and mercury vapor lamps for home made exposure units are becoming harder to find we have found some led lights sources that are affordable safe to use and will work effectively for exposing screens. Woods 0165 brooder lamp with bulb guard 10 5 inch reflector and 6 foot cord 250 watt 18 2 sjtw 0. Direct capillary and indirect multi spectrum metal halide uv screen exposure lamp is easy to access and change point light source provides maximum collimation and optimum coverage to hold fine lines and dots during screen exposure.

Get it as soon as tue sep 22. Source a light fixture to power bulb. At american screen printing association we get lots of inquiries about using led light from people who are building their own exposure units. But they are low cost to purchase and readily available.

Move the paper to expose more of the image each time. Multi point metal halide uv screen exposure lamps excel on all emulsions. 4 5 out of 5 stars 3 033. To expose a screen.

Expose the screen for the amount of time you came up with in step 3 again. In a light safe environment center bulb directly above the middle of the screen at a height of 12 15 inches. Move the thick opaque paper down to where it is covering all but the first 2 rows.