Re: silkscreen and Xerox

Mark Blockovich (mblock@tcd.net)
Thu, 18 May 1995 10:03:40 -0600

>In a conversation I had with a pro-photographer/artist recently, methods of
>activating the photosensitive material in photo silkscreen came up. In
>addition to the regular ways, she mentioned that she'd read about using a
>Xerox machine. This was apparently most useful for making stencils or with
>images with large areas of uniform density.
>
>Does anyone have any info on this method? TIA
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>Harriet C.W. Thompson, M.S.
>Department MIP/LSUMC
>New Orleans, LA
><hthomp@pop3.lsumc.edu>
><hthomp@nomvs.lsumc.edu>
><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

I remember when I first started my t-shirt screenprinting company, I
experimented burning screens using the sun, photoflood lights, etc. At that
time, factors concerning the density of the capilary film, intensity of
light and the time factors were determined by trial and error. I must
admit, I have never heard of the Xerox way, but that does not mean that it
may not be a viable resource. Currently, I specialize in screenprinting
photographic images on t-shirts. I especially enjoy screenprinting the
Kirlian images that I photograph with my homemade device and love to
experiment with new techniques related to my business. If you can't find
any more info on the Xerox way of making a stencil, let me know and I'll
give it a try and relay my results. I alway's up to try something new!

Mark Blockovich
mblock@tcd.net