tservice 3 Posted April 17, 2009 We are thinking about buying a cheap screen press. Just to start out with. Will be doing only single color. Do you think the first one will be ok for a starter? Or bite the bullet and go for a more expensive model. We are on a very tight budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FBRsportmod68 109 Posted April 17, 2009 spend the money and get the better one. you will make it back in no time. My .02 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midwaste 4 Posted April 17, 2009 You won't be able to do much with the first one, but you will learn a lot about screen coating, exposure, and many other things you will need to tinker with before you decide whether you want to go forward with screenprinting. It's not as easy as it looks.. I recommend you do plenty of research at t-shirtforums.com before you spend any money at all. The press is only one small part of the equipment you will need to buy/make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Print Star 0 Posted April 17, 2009 I agree with midwaste. Go ahead and get the better quality with micros. You won't regret it. I was looking at one just like you posted when I got started and found a guy selling his whole shop on ebay. Look around there is a lot of good used equipment out there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jheyne 0 Posted April 18, 2009 I've never been a fan of table top type presses. You may want to keep your eyes peeled for some used equipment. I'd suggest looking for a 4 color 1 station or 4 color 4 station press. Believe it or not, you can occasionally find them for a couple hundred bucks and with a little finess, you can do great quality work with them and tackle larger jobs easily. Just my .02 Peace All Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrinterCutter 0 Posted May 20, 2009 neither one of those has micros but if you are only going to do 1 color you don't need them but if you are going to register 2 or more color jobs you'll want them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites