Reddit reviews Ecotex PWR - Pre-Sensitized Water Resistant Screen Printing Emulsion (1 Quart)
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Buying a cheap halogen work light from Lowes or Home Depot and a 8' 2x4 can make you a good starter exposure lamp.
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Copying and pasting one of my comments from another thread
I'm new to screen printing too and bought some Ecotex PWR emulsion.
Here is how it worked for me:
- 500 watt halogen work light with safety glass removed
- 18in away from screen
- 3mins 10secs burn time (this time worked for me, it will probably work for you too. I haven't done any testing of adding more seconds or less, this one just worked so I'm sticking with it)
- This was on 110 and 160 mesh screens
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Like others have said a heat gun to cure your ink is a good idea. You can use a hair dryer to dry the ink to the touch and then use an iron to set it if you want as well. I went on craigslist and you can normally (depending on location) find an old, but usable, heat press for around $50, that makes things a lot easier
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Also I bought some butterfly hinge clamps and used some 2x4s and such to make a diy single color press.
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Best of luck!
This claims to have a shelf like of 10-12 months
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075SGLRM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1