Learn How To Use The Xtool Screen Printer With This Easy Tutorial!

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  • Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025

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  • @TerrapinCreations666
    @TerrapinCreations666 11 месяцев назад

    I have the older first generation XTool D1 10watt laser, not the D1 Pro. Would this work with my laser?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  11 месяцев назад

      yes, it will totally be possible!

  • @victoriomarasigan9774
    @victoriomarasigan9774 Год назад +2

    if you use both hands to pull the squeegee you won't need to hold the frame down, and you'll avoid getting raised areas and have a more consistent print. also if you put the squeegee on the front of the frame where the magnetic strip is (ie where it's meant to go) your ink will drip into the screen and not on the handle of your squeegee and eventually your table and machine, plus it'll be ready to go for the next pull.

  • @DewaldvanderMerwe
    @DewaldvanderMerwe Год назад +1

    FYI: Your cutting mat should have a sticky side. That sticky side is to keep you materials (ie: bags, shirts, etc) in place when printing. Thanks for the in-depth look at the tool! Awesome work

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      thank you! I just did a multi color screen print and have the stickiness was actually really helpful!

  • @lojack223
    @lojack223 Год назад

    Do they have a guide plate for the extension rails?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      extension rails?

    • @lojack223
      @lojack223 Год назад

      yeah, the extension kit rails are longer. And where do they sell just the screens?@@ashleefalco

    • @phleig
      @phleig 10 месяцев назад

      What I did is just mount the smaller metal piece to the spoilboard under my laser with CA glue/tape and it works just fine.
      @@lojack223

  • @greganshutz8577
    @greganshutz8577 11 месяцев назад

    Does the bracket for the D1 come with the screen print kit?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  11 месяцев назад

      It does!

    • @cgalaviz240
      @cgalaviz240 10 месяцев назад

      It only comes with the multi color kit and not the basic kit.

  • @cmv981
    @cmv981 Год назад

    How many screens and frames come with it!

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад +1

      I got 4 frames and 12 screens!

    • @cmv981
      @cmv981 Год назад

      @@ashleefalco that’s great

  • @grayfox9769
    @grayfox9769 Год назад +1

    Do the screens come pre-coated?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      They do!

    • @grayfox9769
      @grayfox9769 Год назад +1

      Any idea if they can be reused? Like washing off the emulsion coating and reapply

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      I'm not sure. I do know since using it: the blue is what get engraved away. I'm not sure what that blue stuff is, and where you'd buy it.

    • @grayfox9769
      @grayfox9769 Год назад

      @@ashleefalco in traditional screen printing its called emulsion and can be found at screen printer supply stores

    • @rlaureng
      @rlaureng Год назад +3

      To coat a screen, it has to be stretched in a frame so that the coating is uniform and thin enough to burn (or engrave in this system) properly. In this system, reclaiming a screen (stripping the emulsion) would have to be done in the frame, which would put considerable wear and tear on it since water and emulsion stripper would get in those channels and the tension mechanisms. You would then have to be able to recoat the screen to an emulsion thickness where you could reliably use the same engraving settings, which would be very difficult for people printing at the beginner or hobbyist level.
      My guess is that the screens are manufactured in a large sheet, machine-coated in blocked off areas, then cut to size and taped on the edges. In the livestream, they said the screen mesh was steel (the laser would melt the polyester used in traditional mesh), so handling the edges untaped would be dangerous, and that tape would likely come unglued if it got wet.
      Not even sure if the emulsion is pre-hardened garden-variety emulsion or a specialty kind that melts better under the laser. With the smell Ashlee described, it sounds like it is a plastic polymer-based emulsion, but since you just burn way the stencil part, there's no washout, so it's not working on light sensitivity the way a standard emulsion would. Large-scale screenprinters use lasers to expose in some high-dollar setups, but they use the laser as a light source to expose a photosensitive mesh and then wash it out, not as an engraver.
      On the Kickstarter, the screen refills are $24.99 for 4. I wonder if they will have some sort of recycling program for the used mesh, with maybe a price incentive if you return screens you no longer need. Some designs you will want to keep, but some will be one-offs or goofs (as Ashlee illustrated, there is a learning curve to the engraving process).

  • @muderrsoglu7265
    @muderrsoglu7265 6 месяцев назад

    Can I get a link for the screen print kit in the video please ?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  6 месяцев назад

      It is linked, but here it is again: www.xtool.com/products/xtool-screen-printer-1st-screen-printing-solution-with-laser?ref=AshleeYFalco&

  • @Allthingsjesse
    @Allthingsjesse Год назад

    Did they give you any info on what screens will cost once the product is released?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      The thing they don't give me is the pricing of items :( sorry!

    • @Allthingsjesse
      @Allthingsjesse Год назад

      @@ashleefalco I got a response from the xtool team. They will send bundles of four screens for $24.99. I feel like this is super reasonable because you can essentially do a four color piece for only $25!! Anyway, this is information you may want to share on your next video!’ Thanks for the content ◡̈

  • @radchad666
    @radchad666 10 месяцев назад

    What is the height of the Laser?

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  10 месяцев назад

      It just has the standard legs on the laser

  • @oscarp4328
    @oscarp4328 Год назад

    I was really excited to buy this, but it just seems so underdeveloped. The laser should already be mounted on the frame somehow, having multiple tools to screenprint seems kinda silly. Also having a protector underneath the screen should already be a given / incorporated.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад +1

      I do agree. it's a lot of work. I wouldn't suggest doing this if your'e only doing 1 shirt. but if you were trying to print 100's, this would definitely be the route I would go

  • @TerrapinCreations666
    @TerrapinCreations666 10 месяцев назад

    Well, I can’t get this thing to work. The ink goes right through the shirts, I get spots where the ink didn’t go through the screen, where other times it did. I’ve destroyed a dozen shirts, so far. I’m ready to smash this thing with a sledge hammer.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  10 месяцев назад +1

      First, why are you wasting dozens of shirts? If it doesn't work with one then keep using that same shirt!
      If the ink didn't go through the screen to your shirt, you didn't press hard enough. I have noticed if you let the ink dry on your screen it will dry up the holes in the mesh creating spots. So always keep your screen clean.

  • @ttowntshirts
    @ttowntshirts Год назад

    Why didn’t you add the last clamp in you should have 4 clamps in the screen thing dont you.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      learning as I go.

    • @ttowntshirts
      @ttowntshirts Год назад

      @ashleefalco I understand just trying to help. The live they had to other day for sure showed them locking in all four sides should have no slack in it

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      @@ttowntshirts , see the thing is I made and posted all of my videos before their live. the directions they gave or what's in the box are vague. So not knowing how to properly install, yes you'll get mistakes. but every though I was missing 1 bracket, I still have a perfectly printed screen.

  • @AaronStoneVLOGS
    @AaronStoneVLOGS 3 дня назад

    Upside down?

  • @MichaelCastner-vu5og
    @MichaelCastner-vu5og Год назад +1

    1.25 hr for 1. That would be 5 hrs for 4 color. Not that efficient I would have to believe.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      I did 3 colors and it was 2 hours. But once the time consuming part is over you never have to do it again. And you can keep reprinting the shirts forever

    • @MichaelCastner-vu5og
      @MichaelCastner-vu5og Год назад

      But if you’re doing a more traditional image it would be more than what you were doing in the video.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      What would be “a traditional image”?

  • @JackieHarris-r7o
    @JackieHarris-r7o Год назад +1

    You really have to wear the goggles just holding up your hand is not enough.

    • @ashleefalco
      @ashleefalco  Год назад

      Thank you!

    • @stephenmholl1
      @stephenmholl1 Год назад

      I just wanted to follow up on the glasses, ALWAYS make sure to wear your safety glasses firmly to your eyes and Ensure that the glasses your wearing is suitable for the wavelength of your laser. Don't Buy Cheap Glasses! Also, reflections or the bounce of the laser beam can still damage your eyes regardless of the distance... Just wanted to make sure you stay safe!

  • @bflatfive9456
    @bflatfive9456 Год назад

    The audio is horrible, please use a lapel mic!