[Printor]

Haven't seen any threads on this topic other than for screens that are coated and ready to burn. I'm talking about screens that have images on them and are being saved or are waiting to be reclaimed. We're thinking about moving the shop to a place that will be better for biz, in many ways, but our screen will have to be stored in higher and lower temps than I feel good about. I know that over the last 26 years, we have let some of our screens get real hot, like on shelves up by the ceiling and such. haven't noticed any obvious issues other than making the tape glue issue we all hate, even worse. Does anyone out there have any scientific facts on the subject. And yes, I know that if the mesh melts, it to hot.

 

[NoXid]

I doubt upper temps present a problem, other than for tape goo. Below freezing might not be a good idea, as there is still residual moisture in dry emulsion.

 

[Printor]

It gets below freezing here in the winter but usually not for long. I don't try to keep allot of images on screen permanently. I reclaim allot. Not so worried about emulsion/images falling apart as I am about emulsion locking up or something.This move would take every penny I have and get for a while. If I killed all my screens at once, I'd be pretty screwed. Hadn't even thought about the residual water in there. It does soak up water like a sponge when the dark room gets to humid. I've seen well dried screens get tacky with high humidity. Now I want to stick one in a freezer but I don't have a freezer big enough.

 

[gardenhillemb]

We used to store most of our screens in a machine shed that wasn't heated. Up here in Wisconsin it gets COLD in the winter and we never had issues with the screens. Just brought them in a day ahead of time to warm up and they were good to go. Also, we don't clean our screens when we store them so ink on them isn't an issue either.