As Far As I Can Tell

New Shirts

I went to Sturgis to screen print shirts yesterday. I messed up one of the screens so I wasn’t able to print the 1977 logo on the back. I let the screen see the sun for just a moment too long and the design didn’t completely wash out. Hopefully some tentative plans for a local screen printing space will pan out and I’ll have a more ideal setup. It’s an idea that Brennan had a while ago. I need to get together with him sometime this week and figure out the details.

So…now available for purchase at 1977 Mopeds (in store only) are the designs you see below.

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My brother was telling me that at a recent Radiohead concert people were holding up their cell phones during the songs instead of lighters. That’s the lamest thing I’ve ever heard. The AP confirms that this is more than an isolated incident with their story Lighters for a New Generation, though they seem to think it’s for callers to listen to the concert remotely. Either way, still pretty lame.

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# August 24, 2003 09:34 PM


 

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very, very, very dumb indeed. the shirts are hott. we need to talk about buttons. are you available today? after 4pm?

Posted by: e_prime on August 25, 2003 10:37 AM

Nice work. Good colour combinations. The Kalamopedzoo shirt is hottt.

Posted by: Naz on August 25, 2003 11:07 AM

Are you exposing the screens in the sunlight? I have been aching to get back into silkscreening since school, but apartment-living does not lend well to doing it. Any tips? (I’ve still got screens and inks and emulsion, just need DIY tips)

Posted by: Craig on August 25, 2003 2:59 PM

No, I’m exposing them using a light table. I have to run them outside to the hose when I wash them out, and have always done it in the dark. I thought I’d be okay if I did it during the daylight if I kept it in a garbage bag until I got ready to wash it out. Apparently those couple of seconds were too much for it. As for tips, I’d recommend using industrial materials rather than getting things at the art supply story. Try out Victory Factory and Nazdar. They’re cheaper and higher quality. The hardest part is figuring out how long to expose the sesitized screen. It’s basically trial and error, so take notes on each exposure and do some tests. Once you figure it out you can use that time/light setting from then on. I found this tutorial to be useful when I was trying to learn how to do this.

Posted by: simon on August 25, 2003 3:48 PM

Eric: Button talk should happen. Give me a call after work…or I’ll call you.

Posted by: simon on August 25, 2003 3:51 PM

Craig: I just found another good online screen printing PDF you might want to check out. It’s called Reproguide and covers Xerography, screen printing, and offset printing.

Posted by: simon on September 3, 2003 1:34 AM

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