The Easiest Way to Screenprint at Home? ft. x-Tool

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  • Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024

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  • @tanvimalkarnekar1612
    @tanvimalkarnekar1612 Месяц назад

    love all your videos! :) would love to see vlogs from you as well!

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  Месяц назад

      working on a little vlog as we speak! thank you!

  • @duarabay
    @duarabay 6 месяцев назад +2

    Came to seoul for my solo-exhibiton in March. I wish I knew about your studio.
    Would definitely have visited~ :(

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  6 месяцев назад +1

      Definitely visit us next time!

  • @MikeDealPhotographer
    @MikeDealPhotographer 6 месяцев назад +2

    Loved your video! Thanks for making it. The x-tool system looks intriguing, but your link in the description doesn’t work.

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks for letting me know! I just updated the link :-)

  • @MickGimbyComedy
    @MickGimbyComedy 6 месяцев назад +4

    Would you recommend this for a beginner who has never silkscreened before? Or would there be any other options you would recommend?

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  6 месяцев назад +4

      I think this is very beginner friendly because everything is already put together for you, so there’s less chance for human error. Minimal setup time and easy to get the hang of. If you want to just get a feel for silkscreen though, sometimes you can order screens with your image burned into them from a studio/online! Then you can just try the printing part before committing to making your own space/investing in more expensive tools.

  • @Haileyyyoung
    @Haileyyyoung 6 месяцев назад

    This is soooooo helpful!! love everything about this video🫶

  • @TheirSavior
    @TheirSavior 6 месяцев назад +1

    from my experience screen printing at home can get frustrating with inconsistency burning screens, waiting around, cleaning up, etc. this seems to solve all of those issues. I just can't believe I'm just now hearing about it.

  • @alhetmooisdoorheleen
    @alhetmooisdoorheleen 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for this video. Your technique is very interesting to me. You’re not really flooding the screen first right? And you put just a little pressure on it. I’ve been troubleshooting a bit and struggling a bit with bleeding and too much ink.

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  3 месяца назад

      Yes! Well, I flood lightly, just enough to keep the screen wet so the ink doesn’t dry out. I don’t put a lot of pressure on it!

  • @vwan96
    @vwan96 5 месяцев назад

    When I can't use emulsion for my screen printing, I use my Sillouehte to make a stencil and stick it to my mesh, doesn't work for a lot of prints but is very helpful.

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  5 месяцев назад +1

      That definitely works too! Fun to find alternative routes sometimes and try to make it fit with a project

  • @gabriellabrooks3813
    @gabriellabrooks3813 6 месяцев назад

    your freckles are so pretty!!!

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  6 месяцев назад

      Haha thank you! ☺️

  • @tobiastnnessen846
    @tobiastnnessen846 6 месяцев назад +1

    I really like your videos :) Very inspiring

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much for watching!

  • @philoara5647
    @philoara5647 4 месяца назад

    ❤Thank you for this beautiful video! 🙂❤️Can we de-engrave the screen and reuse any emulsion?

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  4 месяца назад +1

      Yes you can! Just remove it as normally and recoat. Then you would let the emulsion harden before engraving it again with the machine!

    • @philoara5647
      @philoara5647 4 месяца назад

      @@KelBelter Super ! Merci beaucoup !!!😊

  • @joyaclub
    @joyaclub 2 месяца назад

    Were you able to re-use screens (not re-coat)? Or does removing the screen invite problems with registration?

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, you can reuse the same screen after washing it. The set comes with multiple frames, so you can reuse screens without removing them from the frame, making it easier to print in different colors. The registration will stay the same as long as you keep the screen inside the frame. However, if you remove the screen from the frame, it might affect the registration. When putting it back, you'll need to check the alignment. Hope that helps!

    • @joyaclub
      @joyaclub 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@KelBelter Hmm...not removing from the frame could be costly in the long run, not to mention storage concerns if I have 20+ frames.
      Yes, multi-colour jobs will require realignment.
      However, for one colour jobs, the ability to remove and reinsert screens into the frame is actually quite handy and space saving.
      I can imagine a drawer full of flat screens to be pulled out when an order comes in.
      Thanks for your reply. I just stumbled onto your channel and love it. Greetings from Canada.

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  2 месяца назад +1

      I agree, I wouldn’t want to keep so many frames! That would definitely take up quite a bit of space. I think if I wanted to reuse the same screens for multi-color prints, I would be ok with registering the frame again, like we do with regular screen printing frames anyway. This takes away from some of the benefit of the system, but maybe not too time-costly if you are printing several items at once.
      Or I wonder how effective drawing with sharpie on top of the emulsion could be for marking where to re-insert the screen into the frame? Could be worth testing out, so maybe I can try that and report back :-)
      Thanks for watching! Appreciate the question and ideas to experiment with this frame/screen system a bit more.

    • @joyaclub
      @joyaclub 2 месяца назад

      @@KelBelter Love that idea with the sharpie. It's simple low way to get it close enough and then use the micro-adjustment knobs to fine tune registration.
      My bigger challenge has more to do with the laser. It seems a bit overkill method to get simple graphics onto a screen (I know you mentioned experimenting with more complex designs).
      One could simply use a Cricut, vinyl and transfer tape if you wanted to avoid fumes, emulsion/exposure etc...
      That said, I'm still enamoured by the design aesthetic of the press. It would be perfect for my small home studio (like yours). I'd just have to get a laser engraver too.
      Have fun experimenting with it and please do share future tips. Cheers.

  • @felipecaceres8750
    @felipecaceres8750 5 месяцев назад

    Great video! Did you use the waterbased ink that came with the printer or did you plastisol? Do you think you could reuse the screen for a different design with the laser?

    • @KelBelter
      @KelBelter  5 месяцев назад +1

      Hi! I used some of the water based ink that came with it and some of my own water based/acrylic inks that I had in stock. No plastisol on paper :-)
      You can use the screen again if you just reclaim and recoat it as normal! Then you can use the laser again on the same screen.

    • @felipecaceres8750
      @felipecaceres8750 5 месяцев назад

      @@KelBelter Great, thanks for the reply and information!

  • @sumarexl
    @sumarexl 6 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings from Brasil. ❤