T Shirt Printing Machine for $30 | DIY T Shirt Business | Step by Step Screen Printing Press
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All I had to do was buy the clamps to build this set up. Totally worth it. Also home depot will cut all the parts for ya.
Oh that is a great point yes they will
And dont forget to buy the stuff through my amazon store.
Your totally right about home depot. I made my press last week and never cut one piece of wood. The jiffy clamps I used were the ones cam recommend. You can find them in his Amazon store!
Would I still run a flash unit if I were using water based inks?
How thick of a mdf did you get?
So for the last couple months, I was really enthralled to make my own t shirts. Just lowkey stuff to wear and to skate in. Did research, and just like starting any hobby, there's a million different sources of information, help, etc that quickly become OVERWHELMING.
I did more extensive research for a couple weeks and decided to buy a Speedball All in One Kit. The most expensive one I managed to track down for $70 bucks brand new. Everything included.
Fast forward a few weeks, I've made a couple of my own shirts which are super sick. Very simple logos for the moment.
Here are my current takeaways.
1. I'm using Vellum paper and have noticed it's a bit harder to wash the design out versus transparency paper. I'd use transparency but no retailer has it physically, would have to order online.
2. It's a super simple process but can be daunting when you're first starting out.
I enjoy all your videos dude, you're probably the main channel where I get my info.
Until next time!
Instead of using vellum paper you can just print your design on regular white paper and coat it with oil, also add some oil to the screen so that it sticks, works really well and even the smallest details come out good, 💁🏻♀️
@@killsunhee I'll go ahead and try that tonight. How do you wash out the oil properly off the screen tho?
Ava Giovanni with any liquid soap, scrub it on the screen gently with your hands and wash it off!
You got any pics of your shirts?
@@Guyonadirtbike I'll post a pic later and send you an @ on instagram or something
I seriously learn more from you than any other videos I watch about screen printing!!! Thank you for the beginner content! Off to go build my press!
I've been making t-shirts for just over a year with vinyl. I sure wish I saw your videos first. I'm slowing converting my little room into a single colour ink press room. Thank you very much for your videos. I wish you all the best.
I appreciate your videos tremendously! I was sold on the idea of printing on heat transfer paper and doing the heat press route and found that i can’t go that direction if I’m going to open my own apparels business. So I decided I’m going to have to do screen prints. Your videos have help so much. I know nothing about making shirts but I want to do it so bad. Thanks again man!
This was exactly what I was looking for. I’ve watched your other videos and now I have good idea on how to finalize this print station.
Reason I’m doing this is bc I wanna print my own graphics on T-shirts without waiting on my contractors. I need to print ideas quickly! 🤙🏼
Just made this press today! 🤩 thank you thank you for the awesome video! Pumped to try it out this week!
I’m just starting and I’m so excited!
Thank you for taking the time sir, it makes a difference!
Best teacher in the game hands down
I’m doing this job for 2 years and I love it
This is hands down the best build I have seen to make a press. Thank you for making it so simple. I love the simplicity of it. Other people really overcomplicate it. especially for a beginner thing. You just want to start. I just finished building the workbench I needed to use this on. I am going to be building this press today. My jiffy clamps are being delivered tomorrow. So excited!! Thanks again,.
That is awesome of you to say. Welcome to Screen Printing. Keep me posted on your progress as a printer, You are the best.
The Print Life what size screen are you using in this video ? I purchased the 20x24 inch but it’s too big for the surface area. Did you use a 18x20 here?
Thanks for taking time to put out this video, I’m going to be building this next week!! Thanks again!!
Instant subscription. Ive been wanting to do shirts for ages and this is too good of info to pass. Sweet last minute birthday gift to myself 🎂🥳
Wow, really cool. That way, printing t-shirts at home will be easier for everyone
Thanks a lot , built it works great ,altered it a little with springs and c- clamps keep up the good work, and love watching your channel!
Good work Spiritual Leader! We need you in these difficult times. Keep washing your hands and don't breath the air!
I promise I have not taken a single delicious breath since this started.
Marketing the shirts! Awesome video man 🙏🏽
Man I'm so glad I found your channel!
Just finished making mine from the directions you posted nice!
Liked the video and subscribed the moment you talked about resourcefulness!! Love this piece of advice! This is exactly what I've been doing my whole life up to now !
When I don't have something I need,I try to be as resourceful as possible! Great video thank you very much for the advice on how to build this printing machine!!!
You previously posted a video on how to make a press for so cheap.
I built it and its amazing thank you! I started my own clothing brand as well after building this haha!
That is what I'm talking about right there. Thanks for the comment.
Awesome! Love your humor too... Hahaha
Always great info, thanks dude! :)
No problem, Thank you for watching and dropping a comment it helps me and the channel allot, you at the best.
Cost associated with the business is really the only thing holding me back. I have the basics, small single manual press, home made exposure unit and all the 9's to get the job done. But with this process comes time. Watching these videos have brought me a long way in the quality phase, just need to get to the quantity so that this side hustle will take off. The design part is a sinch as the wife was already trained in several programs and we were already cutting vinyl for businesses and others. Was about to start buying an exposure unit and a dryer but meh, C-19 hits and all money is staying with me. Keep it up Cam, doing a good job.
Now is the time to get you website up, so you can start getting clients in your local area. Start build that right now, so when things turn around you will be there to pick up the work, allot of shops are going to close during this thing.
Exactly what I've been searching this past week. thank you !!!!!! Lol
You are very welcome, thank you for watching and commenting.
This was so helpful!
You got me inspired! I like wood working projects and I’m enjoying printing shirts! Found a blem sheet of MDF at a big box store for $5!
Honestly knowing what kinds of inks and meshes to start with. Watching so many great videos on TH-cam so many people mention all different kinds of inks, so may an explanation of the basics of inks, kinds, and when to use them? My second thing would be trying a 2 color or 3,4, 5 or 6 colors. From knowing how to line stuff up (register) to how to separate it correctly in Illustrator. Thanks for the great videos!
I have most of the set up videos covered on my channel, I have not done a detailed video on mesh selection yet. I will get started on that. Most ink is the same.
@@ThePrintLife I have checked out some of the videos--thank you! Love the way you explain stuff--keep up the great work!
Totally doing this, youre DOPE!
At home burning the screen, making the transparent film /photoshop/illustration, cleaning the screen for a different colour, and then completely cleaning it. Normally I pay a screen shop to do this for me but I would like to maximise on profits way more!
Man thank you so much for this information man!!! ❤
Ngl that tape measure flip was amazing
Very nice and explained clearly.
Yo Cam, big thanks for all the contents you've been putting out, I've really learnt so much from you. One quick question though, I just got a 1 station 4 color screen printing table press and I'll love to know how high should the base be from the ground up, should it be at my waist level, above or below it? Thanks.
cool video cam thks great content
Thank you for dropping a comment
NGL I might try this for one of the popular shirts just for kicks
I've always wanted to get into screen printing but intimidated by the process, I have no idea where to start with no experience. And of course I love diy, my lack of extra funds has held me back a lot
Nice build. I as well built a 1 color press with wood when I started.
Same here. This little press works great for one color jobs.
@@ThePrintLife it does. BTW, love your new editing of your videos. Since I have my own channel, I have more respect for the way people edit their videos since I know all the hard work it involves.
Awesome video. I think I'll be building one of these. I might figure out how to do multiple colored printing.
So rad thanks for sharing
Thanks!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Coollllllll, Wow very nice and easy, thank u. Sir
This guy's awesome 👍🏽
thank you sir, just build one for myself :)
That was very informational now I just have to get my husband to build it.
lol
It’s pretty easy. You can do it! 🙂
HAHA i said the same thing😭😅😂
Come one, girls. Build it yourselves.
Shouldn’t you do it? Since men and women are equal
Resourcefulness
I'm glad you can spell it. I cant.
thanks
Thank you
Starting from the bottom 🔥🔥
Started at the bottom now we here. Thank for commenting
Paid more than $30 for the materials to build and set up. Paid wayyyyy more for other supplies to get started but after I got all my supplies and the press built, it works great.
I built the exact same press with laminate wood for $40
i need my printing machine now
25x25 wood formica
2x4
2x6 straight as possible
drills, screws, jiffy clamp, tape measure or t square
Very helpful of definitely doing this
You got thus super easy and like they are saying in the comments home depot will do the cuts for you.
Nice one...thank you so much..
The problem im running into is the money for supplies to get started. Ive got screens, squeegees, spatula, some white and black ink. Need to make this somehow and find the funds for emulsion
Did my part! LOL... Keep killing it Cam. I hope all is well over at Monument Limited.
Thanks dude. We are all good so far.
i like ur conent bro thnx a lot
Thanks bro
AWESOME
Thank you.
This Rona!!!!😭😭💯💯
Awesome
Hi that is very interesting I would like to start soon
Hello Cam, I started watching your videos a couple of weeks ago. Great videos and great information. I have all the material to build my press. What is holding me up at this point is I purchased water base ink in a starter kit. Do you ever work with water base Ink? I would love to see some instruction on that.
I used your template to make a portable screen printer bc I own a company that sells swag and branded merch and if it is easy and 1 color, I will print myself bc I love printing (instead of outsourcing to my bigger printers). I just wanted to share an amendment for anyone who might want to change out platen boards (children's sizes, sleeves, etc) I changed the screws to bolts, washer and butterflies. I counter sunk the top and wood filled and platen taped the surfaces of each so I can change out different styles/sizes of platens. Thanks for the easy to build design and for sharing your idea. I take my system with me when I travel and I create T's for friends and customers anywhere now.
I have been printing for almost 30 years and your videos are by far some of the best out there. They are easy to understand, simple, short and to the point. I have incorporated many your ideas/suggestions. Thanks for doing what you do! I am about to screen print on golf discs bc I am a retired Ultimate player and I still golf and my brother is an amazing illustrator and we are about to print on the actual discs. Any recommendations for printing on non flat not cloth surfaces?
sweet ! gonna start building this this week and hopefully have some home printed tees along with it!
cheers dude
also random but what brands that green pocket tee your wearing?
There's always that one guy who dislikes a video...keep up the good work Cam ...learning as we go brother 💯
Hahah I know who it is, I'm watching that person right now through their window.
@@ThePrintLife haha I get one on every video I put out ...they got to show the love ..Cam lol
as usual Cam, awesome video.....sales is my nemesis, but i'm getting some....
Get that wordpress site built already. and start working on local SEO
Printing clear white plastisol ink on a dark garment. especially black tshirt.
Give that cool tone on tone look
Hey I’m just starting out, bought myself most of what I need but a press and exposure unit. I use a not so strong lamp to expose from like 14 inches away for about 6-8 minutes, designs wash out but many times portions get blown out and the smaller details usually get kind of absorb, I use 150 mesh counts and honestly I need saving, I’m so under motivated because I’m not getting strong results and I’m having trouble refining my process, also I live with my parents and it’s difficult to keep everything in its place.
Have you ever done a video on printing 6 section hats? I'm trying to learn how to do just one of the front sections of a Richardson 112 style hat.
This was really useful, thank you. One question though, will the MDF plate be OK in terms of warping once it's repeatedly exposed to a flash dryer? Thanks
So glad I found your video three years later. What was the thickness for the MDF 25x25 board?
awesome video! I have ordered shirts for a church group for 5 years now and am so tired of getting the wrong thing or messed up prints. We are taking matters into our own hands! just starting so it is all new stuff. What is pallet tape? How did you make the screen? I will be watching more videos! Thanks so much!
Great video if I built this can I add a two colors screen using the same palate? 2 colors?
Lets get 1000 likes on this video in the first day!!!!
We didnt do it :( We will get em next time. You guys can do it!!!!
Thanks for this great content for beginners!! One thing I'd REALLY love to see is more of a "here's everything you really need to get started" video. Lets say I buy some pre-stretched screens, and follow this video to build this DIY press.. what's next? Looking at screen printing supply websites, there's an overwhelming number of chemicals and tools, outside of just ink and emulsion. And it's really difficult to know what's actually needed and what's more of a nice-to-have. A video breaking this down would be extremely helpful!
Exposure is a major pain. Varies by emulsion, Screen density, Exposure Unit. I built my own wash out booth, and so far I've tested 20 screens that have all been total wash out. Knowing what the mesh size is, when unknown is also something that needs to be addressed.
thanks again for a helpfull video!! a like is what you get my good sir
Thank you for the like and the comment, Your the man.
02:43 Money trouble is keeping me from starting, but IT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY!
Yes it will watch my playlist, lots of info on building a website for cheap, Website will help you get customers.
There is a couple of things that are stopping me from getting started, the first is confidence to take the first step. The second is the Adobe illustrator side, i.e. how to get an Ai file pready for printing on transparency paper etc Could you do a beginner's video on that please? As always another great video dude! 🤘
Already got that one done, check the playlist good stuff in there
Ink scape is a Free program you can use until you get going and can pay for illustrator. Confidence will come in time. You can do this!
next content DIY exposure box 😂 please 🙏
Hello, really love your videos. i'm stuck on how to know what the correct flash drying time between passes is? I use water based ink mostly on cotton. white ink is a challenge for sure (or should i use plastisol to get better coverage)... also how much ink on screen is enough and when to know to add more ink on screen before passing squeegee...
A good tip is if you don't have a printer but have a vinyl cutter make a transparency with htv so you have an original you can use to make a shirt plus works great to burn into screen
Very nice tip, thank you for sharing, you are the best.
Am moving forward
It would be great for you to leave the dimensions in the description, especially dimensions to the back board that you forgot to give info on. Appreciate it if you read this and do it.
That's what's up that's tight #younglife 🤙🏼
very up tight.
Hello sir. Im from Philippines. I really struggled apply emulsion. I really like your most of your videos. Hope you notice me and help me to start printing business. Thank you!
any ideas or advice on how to adjust the off contact on this press if i have a screen that goes past the platton? I am considering moving the piece that holds the jiffy clamps back further, but i wanted to see if you had a better idea or reason that would be a bad idea.
Awesome video and tutorial! Going to make one for my high-school design class... fyi, the link for your Amazon shop is not working or hacked... I tried to click it and got hit with spam bots!
Great information it's hard me for me to get the shirt in the middle the designs be off a little bit thank you
Hey, can. I'm a big big fan. Made my press like 2 weeks ago, and I have just about everything ready to start my screen printing hustle, except liquid pallet adhesive for the board. I have gone to different screen printing supply stores but sadly, no deal.
Can you make a video on how to how to make a DIY pallet adhesive or give a link to where I can get it for dirt cheap. It is quite expensive online and it will take weeks before it gets to my country.
What do you cover the wood plate with before you print on your clothing ?
Hi!
is it the Ideal distance from the top? or is it too high?
Can you make a video about happening on black t-shirts please and thank you??? 😁😁😁
YEET
Proper flooding of my screen with ink is my big obstacle. That, and, proper emulsion thickness.
Hey Cam, have you done a video on your portable silkscreen press?
Not yet
if i made a version like this, do i need to load the shirt in the pallet like that or can i lay it on top and be okay?