RichardGreaves

Quote: Originally Posted by tpitman I use yellow mesh exclusively, but notice you can get mesh dyed orange and maroon also.

When exposure light hits white mesh, it scatters and can change the shape of halftone dots. Dyed mesh absorbs the light scatter, but that filtering increases exposure time. There is very little difference between yellow or orange mesh. I haven't seen red mesh in 20 years. When I tried it I had to triple exposure time. No thanks.

It's a waste of time to use dyed mesh on mesh counts below 200 or if you are not printing halftones.

If the deal you can get on dyed mesh is on counts under 200, turn it down. Since you are using yellow mesh exclusively, you can reduce your exposure time when you buy white mesh.

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