How to prepare to print with a silk-screen printer

Printing with a silk-screen printer involves some preparation. The most important step is to attach the stencil properly to the printer.

Here are some guidelines to follow when you prepare to print with a silk-screen printer:

• Use old paper for the first trial copies.

  See:	How to print trial copies with a silk-screen printer

• Make sure that

  • the stencil is in the position you want it, and
  • the "face-up" or right side of the stencil is toward the fabric screen.
• Experiment to find out what works best with the materials you have and the people with whom you are working.

1. Lift the screen frame.
2. Are there paper guides on the base of the printer to show where to place the paper?
   • If no, put strips of tape on the base to serve as paper guides.
   • If yes, continue with step 3.
3. Put a sheet of paper on the base, using the paper guides to center it carefully.
4. Tear off the backing sheet of a stencil along the perforated lines if you are using a stencil with a backing sheet.

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5. Place the prepared stencil carefully over the paper .

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6. Bring the screen frame down very carefully so the stencil does not move .

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• Task module: How to prepare to print with a silk-screen printer
• In task module: How to print on paper with a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Using a silk-screen printer
• In task module: Printing literacy materials
• In task module: Producing printed materials, by Anne Klaassens (contributor), Robin Rempel (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor, contributor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), Diane Wroge (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
• In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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