World's Fastest Screen Print Starter Kit | xTool 

Thank you for your honest opinion. I already have a laser cutter and I’m just looking to be a very small hobby seller so thank you for helping with my buyer’s remorse. I feel better now.

Nice to finally see a review from an experienced printer. I've seen too many videos by people who don't know how to run a laser or spread ink on a screen. XTool now has frames and screens for sale on their website. They claim their screens can be stripped and recoated with regular emulsion and reburned with the laser. One can always stay busy with other tasks during a long laser run. Single screen prints that don't need registration can be removed from the screens to make fewer frames necessary.

Mylo love your videos - keep going man!

I just got the multiple color kit. Can’t wait to try it out. On a side note, I think you mean “Super Fast” in your thumbnail for this video, not “Supper” - that’s the meal.

I really appreciate your honesty. really earned a sub cause of that

To check if you have correct tension, you need a newton reader The best tension is around 24 Newton's. And there's no way you can tighten that screen more down. On that tiny frame

Great video showing how to use the kit and explanations of the various processing steps. Do you know if a different type of ink can be used that will help stop the drying of the ink on the screen like the water based inks?

can we use a diy frame? like making smaller frames for clear cup printing

I dont know who needs to hear this, but…. this idea is significantly more complicated and less efficient than just doing it the right way. Objectively speaking, you will NEVER start a screen printing business like this. This is not an opinion, this is a fact based on simple math. To give a comparison, this is like someone opening a lemonade stand, seeing that everyone else squeezes the lemons and then decides that hes going to run his lemons over with a car. Yes you are achieving the goal of getting juice from a lemon. But youre doing it in the absolute OBJECTIVELY worst way possible.

If you watch some youtube videos on the laser they are lasering directly on the shirts too...

Thanks!

Does it taste good? It's supper fast...

Can the xtool frame work on your Kruzer. In their promotion, they showed the frames clamped on a traditional press.

Grwat video is the screen made for burning? Does it come with the green thing over it? Send a link to purchase the screen please

Hi what’s the laser screen printer called. These are great videos!

Awesome

Great review I was intrigued by this starter kit but it’s going to be a hard pass for the price point and limitations for a small business.

Screen printer here... you should leave the black screen until last. It hides any mis-registration.

What you cooking for *'super'?* :

The Last Supper

the most expensive way to do it. non reusable screens @ four bucks apiece.

Thank you! 😊

Couldn’t somebody hypothetically just coat and burn their own screens using the clamp frames and avoid the expensive laser system?

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Very well explained... keep it up.. looking forward to watching many more

Cool honest opinion! I just saw an ad for the product and was curious about what it did so I watched your setup and final comments. Now I'm intrigued. I like that you can print more with a regular screen print setup. But also like the "boutique" idea of this modern device. Maybe for small production or one-offs.

I ended up not purchasing this after listening to a professional, thank you very much!!!

Could we use plastisol ink on this ?

Amazing content dude, for real, your passion is shinning through, thanks for this.

Can you tell us the brand and model of your screen printing set up ( the one in the back not the x1too). Thanks

I hate to say this but I recommend this. They make better machines that cost 25k that burn screens in 5 seconds; not 2 hours. It’s easier to do it the traditional way.

Supper? English much?

Bullshit. They claim the traditional.lrocess talked 24 to 48 hours? Nonsense. I (and every other experienced printer) can go from Corel Draw image on monitor screen to printing it through an exposed washed and dried silkscreen within 2 hours. Less if you use a warm dry air fan. I respect Milo, he knows a lot, but this is just an ad.

This is one honest to goodness feedback. The rest are just crappy and more like a lick a** review. More power Bro!

Can you do halftones with it?

Very nice, but I also see it very long and very limited with all that time it takes to place the mesh and send the design would already have more than 5 meshes blocked and revealed. Sincerely. In that case, a Goccopro would be better suited.

Seeing how it’s used by an experienced printer, and see it still fails in some way, I’ll pass. As a hobbyist who prints one to three times a year, I’ll go with iron ons for now.

great video but I don't get it, is the screen meshed allowing the color going through or is the laser creating the mesh where the color will go through

these coated screens are expensive.. like $10 each..

That thing is only good for spot colors. Not for multicolor half tones for high detail images or photographs

Hi . I need to get more info about this Lazer cutter. please

cant you use a different ink and just get a flash dryer?

Always enjoy your videos. Very informative. Thanks and keep up the good work and God bless

This is the best evaluation I've seen of the X-Tool screen printer. Thank you! I own both the laser and the screen printer. I just did a job for someone and had exactly the same problems that you described. I was trying to do a fine image and it got clogged repeatedly.

Great video. I want this to be a hobby. About 30 years ago, I used to do screen printing, but this is really an amateur type of fun. Quick question what do you suggest as t-shirts to print on?

But where’s the supper?

I spoke to customer service an hour ago. They do not have a screen release date yet. Thats super unfortunate. My kit came with 3 but I know I'm going to need at least 5 for my project. Now I'm on youtube looking up alternative screens. Xtool DID say you can use some sort of solvent to dissolve the .. im forgetting the word but the blue coating and then use a normal coating to reapply to reuse the screen with a new design.

Thank you for this video. I finally had the courage to use that kit.(I had it in a box for a month) It is great for people that have laser engravers(like me), but because i got only one frame, it was difficult to do multi color.I think further down the line if printing kicks off I might stick to your tradiional methods.I didn't even think about the meshpart, so thank you for that point.

Thank. you for the helpful information... I have both setups you have but since I also have the laser decided to try this too

The big problem is that the mesh screen is not reusable and costs increase because you have to buy more mesh screen for other designs.

can you etch on other things iwth this machine? could you etch on actual shirts at a really low power setting? could be cool if it does some fabric discoloration at really low power.

Your videos are the best breakdown/ review of this this xTOOL screen print starter kit ever. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this review because it gave me so much clarity on this piece of equipment and you gave some great advice and showed why we should use the Plastisol ink instead of the water based ink with the screen printing. This would definitely be for me, not only because of my space but also my time. Wonderful job!!

Tired of it yet?

"Supper fast"? Yes, but is it BREAKfast??

Just got the same kit today and wanted to mentally prep for my first print - I’ll be referencing this (and gotta check out part 1/unboxing) a couple more times as I get into it, thanks for the help! 😊

Hey! I’m really digging you vids. How’s the smell when you burn a screen with the laser?

I remember learning about silk screening in high school. It was 1996 and we had a machine that would automatically burn your screens. You would feed a black ink copy of your image sandwiched with a special pre-emulsified screen sheet (8.5x11). No washing or rinsing required. I've been searching for that machine, but with no luck.

hey brother i just got this do you feel like the ink stays within the shirt after it gets washed over time? i got this to make shirts for my brand and i would hate that it were to fade the logo if people washed it alot over time

yo... used to screenprint in the past and trying to get back into it... deff glad I found this channel brother.

Supper fast?

Water based inks are easy to manage and clean, but the prints fade so much more than plastisol that it is a difference between night and day. Definitely healthier to use, but an inferior product. If you want to screen print, buy a real multi-color screenprinting press and drier. You can have local shops burn screens for you that will last for years if handled properly. Pound for pound, this system is an absolute waste of money with inferior print durability- and they over-charge for extra screens, inks and frames. This is a fad that will end up costing you way more than $250. Let someone else be the Guinea pig. Thanks for the video!

Can the frames be used on a multi-arm rotary instead of having to change out the frame for each color for every product? I like the idea of burning the screens but using the single frame fixture seems really tedious. But if they can be mounted onto a standard rotary, then we’re getting somewhere.

People in this business are creative in many ways and do bunch of stuffs. But now we know that we can burn the design with laser machine. May be sign/ Print shops who already have laser machine can do experiments with their machine … 😊

They never say where to buy more sheets… the the screen printing machine is .. but when I run out of sheets and want to refill it for new images… make videos for where to buy and show … please thank u

Burning the design is one of the easiest parts though... Just print on transfer paper, and use a light to burn the image onto the screen.

Hi. In regards to plastisol what do you recommend. I’m new to all. Also can you use puff additive?

This video is so helpful. THANK YOU. I am technologically challenged and use a Glowforge, so I was very nervous about the XTool. Not many helpful tutorials. And zeroooo comments on my posts in XTool groups. Gonna run my ass over to watch your other video mentioned. What did you mean by not flooding the screen correctly when it went wrong on the t-shirt? Did you not flood it and just pulled the ink over...?

Now this has me interested. I have 3 large Co2 lasers and if they could be used to make the designs onto the screens instead of the inkjet printer and curing etc that would be fantastic. Seems that the curing would need to be done before a design was put on then the laser burns out the emulsion? Wonder about the effect on the screen fibers though. I dont have THIS screen printing equipment, and we are just starting out, but using a laser for our designs would be amazing.

hi, first thx for the video, I would like to kmow where did you bought the black plastic tool to lock the printing screen in the middle under the laser plz

this takes forever. Get this starter kit and start your brand if you want to never start anything. After passing paint for 50 items how is the tension in the makeshift screen? Where are you if you have an order of 100 and the tension is gone on the screen midway? Who wants to deal with that? however unlikely it may be to happen it is 100% more likely than a traditional method of printing. How many prints do you get before having to make another screen? I love poking holes in those that think they have reinvented the wheel. Stick to the paths most traveled and forget that fancy laser that takes hours. I can shoot, rinse and register at least 3 screens on the press before you are done with the first. Exposing a screen takes two minutes if you are forgetting that you had a timer set for a minute and a half. Rinsing takes less than a minute to get wet. 3 minutes can be spent doing other things while the emulsion is getting ready to be sprayed out. Actual spraying takes 10 minutes if you still suck. Drying takes time but other things can be done in the interim so no time is lost. Now pass paint and never worry about having to reframe in the middle of a job or take the time to do a three color job as long as if you were doing 3 one color jobs. If you want this in a biblical sense then here it is. There is no need for tho to follow the false profits of laser users when actual screen printers don't use them. Tho shalt not use unsustainable print methods. Stick to the traditional way or get reared by these impractical nuances.

Sorry I've never screen printed before. I was looking at getting this set up as a starter. Is there no other screens you could use. Like they don't offer higher or lower screens on the website? Just using the water base seems like a hassle.

We print with water based ink on 45 to 52 with very detailed designs and its working just fine

Is there any way you can use plasticol ink instead of water based ink with this press?

Great Video! Is it possible to reclaim the screens? Is it worth it? If you were going to do it what products would you recommend? I have dabbled in screen printing in the past, so I have some experience. I just ordered this set up for all the reason you mentioned. I have limited space in my office, time and I’m a hobbyist. I also already have a laser.

Thanks brother! Great review!

Can laser engraver cut design with the normal emulsion screen. Please let me know

You are the first user I've seen who has some screen printing experience and the first one to flood the screen before the print. :-)

Firme 👌🏾

Do you think or know if they have higher mesh screens?

Wondering if you could make some higher mesh for this and would loce to see you do a recoat on this and see how it does after?

How fine is the thinnest line you can screen print? on T-Shirt material.

Can I take a photo of my canvas painting and upload it to print?

Love this. You are awesome! I bought this for hobby printing to use with my laser. Gifts and giveaways and its grreat except for not being able to buy different mesh. I don’t want to do screen printing as a job so this has been awesome. Have learned so much from you overall. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for a great video. Can reuse the screen again in your laser. Can you add the stuff back on the screen to use it again with different design ?

Hey how do you clean this screen and make it ready for the next design?

have you washed any t-shirts and does the ink stay on after washing thank you

I have an xTool M1 and I'm looking at getting this screen printing kit. I'm curious, though... I haven't seen anyone cover what happens when you take the screens off of the frame. Can you put them back on to use them again in the future?

You're a cool cat, cuz. Appreciate all you do. Best of luck for whatever you do ✊🏻

Fast dinner? Supper fast, not super fast?

Price of this laser engraver?

But where to buy more sheets for making images

Can you burn designs on your own screens?

❤

Thanks for the info and tips sir great video

You didn't go into what was all included in the box…. No unboxing or info…

What wattage is your laser?

Did you have to put each screen in the frame every time you put on a color. So three screen frame changes each shirt?

Great video keep it up ! !

I wonder if you can put the finished screen on a regular press?

you are suppose to be able to clean the screen and re coat it like your other screens.

Nice video