simonplowshare

...I am wondering if they are any good. (I use florescent lamp exposure with screens up to 305 mesh and Matsui 301 water based ink.)

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phalanx

I was using holden t-1000 emulsion from standard. I liked it because of the fast exposure time and it lasts up to 18 months. Also its presensitized so theres no mixing involved, but it is $30 per quart. I just recently ran out and decided to try Ulano QX-1 emulsion from victory factory in ny because it was a little cheaper.

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phalanx

how do you like the qx-1?

 

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phalanx

Actually just coated the first screens with it a little while ago, let you know tommorrow after I burn them. It coats well.

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I just burned my first screens with the QX-1 and found it pretty good, a little longer exposure time but not anything significant. I was doing some research on it though and found that it is not good for use with water-based inks so if that is what you are primarily printing with I wouldn't recomend it.

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omnicow

I used Holden's 250 I believe, their water-resistant emulsion. The screens broke down on me, as in, chunks fell off, after about 30 shirts. They told me that I didn't want to use a hardener either. Perhaps I did something wrong. I use their discharge ink and it is great. I will attribute my experience with the Holden's emulsion with a possible user error, as I was new with screen printing at the time. I switched to Murakami Aquasol HV with a hardener after that, and it works great as far as water-resistance goes, but it is hard to wash-out and reclaim. I guess that is typical of a water-resistant emulsion though.

 

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