Fluid

Quote: In regards to clearing my screen properly, does this mean between jobs or when I squeegee the ink through?

When your printing. You should clear the screen/stencil with every print

Quote: I originally thought that I wasnt cleaning the screen well enough so some of the hole may be blocked.... but these are new screens. Therefore they have never been used to block up. Also if this was the case then surelly the horrible patern would be the same on every print... but it isnt!!!

New screens has nothing to do with clearing the ink from the stencil when printing. You just need some practice with higher viscosity inks when printing. Getting the right angle of the squeegee, the right pressure and off contac takes a little time and depending on the mesh and the job at hand will vary from job to job
A 110 mesh should work just fine for this ink. Also reducing this ink may not be the best option. Some inks should only be stirred before printing and not modified. Reducing lowers the opacity.

Being that this is a home made press this could be a big part of the issues. If your screen is not perfectly level and your printing on a flat and level palette you'll be fighting your prints quite often.

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