Cory, from one screen printer to another I love your channel and what your doing for the industry, THANK YOU! In my "darkroom" I use "yellow LED bug lights", basically the same as in your darkroom.... which has got me questioning my set up? Time to do some testing to eliminate some of the over 2000 variables in screen printing! (I borrowed that little fun fact from Cory @floodway)
Great info, thanks for posting! I have the restaurant style racks for my screens. They have a clear dust cover over them too. I had the idea to try and find a UV blocking spray paint to spray over the plastic dust covers.
What a great video! In all the fb groups you always read the "experienced" screen printers claiming the darkroom is really not neccesarie. I have a dark room, but reading the line above over and over again was making me feel bad and spending on unnecesary things. This video shows exactly the opposite, throuh science, the whole scientific method. But even more important, it reminds us no to trust everuthing we read only cause everyone is saying it.
Every shop is different, but the difference really comes from you at the top! Some will settle for the inconsistencies, or maybe not even realize it’s coming from the darkroom. But to settle is to literally sink to the bottom. I’ve always liked having a dedicated space for screens.
Great vid Cory. My experience with led bulbs is that unless you’re using a well known brand, the specs on the bulbs can be ‘loose’. Are uv-free led bulbs uv-free because of the led or the cover over them? I keep my screens in a sealed box as I don’t have the room for a dark room and where I live there is minimal natural uv, so I have been working quickly under low light. I would like to improve this setup, don’t get me wrong!
Understanding the variables is the first step to controlling them! If you know when to work quickly and all the other stuff is dialled then you’ll keep having a good time.
