My first film positives never came out because the ink wouldn't dry on the sheets. It was this 3m transparency film and I was printing on an epson r1800 printer.
I read a bunch of other posts here and I am trying to narrow down what I need and make sure I'm clear on everything before I buy something that's not going to work.
things to get:
RIP software for a denser ink on my positives and halftones
FastINK
FastPOSITIVE waterproof film
It sounds like I need to get both the special ink for my printer and the waterproof film which is twice as expensive as regular film. Is this true or can I use regular non-waterproof film with the FastINK or regular ink with the waterproof film?
I also saw this other stuff called
Chromopaque Film Chromopaque film opens up new opportunities and lowers costs for screen printers unimagined a few years ago. By using a high quality piezo inkjet printer, RIP and Chromopaque film, a screen printer virtually has a replacement for a high priced imagesetter:
This stuff is $20 cheaper then FastPOSITIVE waterproof film and I wanted to see if anyone has used it before and if you need special ink.
I also really only want to buy a couple sheets of film positive and see how it works but I have only seen in in 100 sheets. Does anyone know where they sell smaller quantity's?
I live in the LA area more specifically between LA and Santa Barbara. If you know good place for screen printing supplies in that area let me know.