What is the purpose of "curing" ink?
How do screen printers keep ink from printing around the edges of the...
What is the "contact" side of the screen?
What is the MOST important variable to be considered when screen...
Why should the lights be turned down when mixing the emulsion?
What are pinholes?
The task of stripping a stencil from a screen so that a new stencil...
What is the purpose of setting the position of the shirt board on the...
What is the purpose of registration marks on a screen?
What could occur if the screen is stored in a dusty place after...
In screen printing, what has a direct influence on printing results?
What type of ink is generally used to screen print on t-shirts?
It is a good idea to flash cure the image between ink applications...
In general, screen reclamation includes all of the following EXCEPT...
Off-contact printing keeps the screen from touching the garment until...
What is "registration" of the film positives?
When you examine a finished screen, you notice a number of tiny holes...
When printing a design that includes three types of ink including...
When screen printing, you notice that the ink is not going through...
Which of the following is the most common cause of pinholes?
How does the exposure unit create an image on the screen?
What temperature does plastisol ink have to reach to cure in one to...
____________________ is a conversion of a continuous tone into a dot...
The "print – flash – print" technique is used to...
The distance the screen is above the substrate before the print stroke...
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the screen printing process?
When printing fine detail, the fabric mesh should be a...
_____________________ is the most commonly used ink-mixing and...
How does the screen printer register the screens?
What is the general label by which the screen printing industry calls...
A smooth surface is easier to screen print than a textured surface...
What would happen to the emulsion if you left the lid off for a long...
What is the best shape of squeegee blade to use?
How do you select the proper inks to use when screen printing on...
What is the measure of the fineness or coarseness of the mesh?
What is the best type of squeegee blade to use?
How should films be produced for the screen printing process?
_____________________________ is an instrument for measuring the...
How does plastisol ink dry?
Which side of the screen should be coated first?
What do many screen printing companies use as their standard screen...
Small tabs taped to the printing base in screen printing are used to...
When printing a garment with four inks of different shades and colors...
In general, at what angle should the squeegee be held during screen...
In manual printing a _____________ will achieve a heavier ink deposit...
What is done to a screen using direct emulsion or capillary right...
Which of the following is NOT a time that you would need to flash...
Which of the following is the function of the screen printing stencil?
What is the minimum number of registration marks on a film positive to...
What is one thing that determines the thickness of the ink deposit in...
Flash curing is a screen printing technique that...
What property of the emulsion makes it useful for screen printing?
The main disadvantage of water-based inks is the stock changes...
If plastisol ink is too thick, which of the following should you do?
What precautions should be used when removing stencils from screens?
There are many different variations of screen printing presses, but...
Why does the film positive need to be tight against the screen?
What does washing out do to the screen?
Emulsion is applied directly to the screen with a...
How is the flexibility or hardness of a squeegee measured?
When creating a stencil on a screen, which sequence is best for direct...
What is flash curing?
What could cause an uneven application of emulsion on the screen?
What property of the emulsion makes it useful for screen printing?
The best definition of the term trapping in screen printing is:
In screen printing, what is the process of removing any contaminates...
_________________ is an additive for screen printing ink that slows...
Which squeegee shape is probably the most commonly used because it can...
What is the main purpose of a wooden screen frame used in screen...
Why must the screen be level to the shirt board?
___________________________ is an alternative term used for screen...
What care should you take when blotting a screen?
Flash curing is a screen printing technique that...
What problems could occur if a screen is not rinsed properly after...
__________________ is an astigmatic pattern seen when one or more...
When applying ink to the surface of a substrate, squeegee pressure...
To what does "off contact printing" refer?
An environmentally safe and effective way to remove an emulsion...
Which squeegee shape will lay down the thickest ink deposit?
Which squeegee shape will lay down the thickest layer of ink?
What is the single biggest prepress error that occurs in screen...
What is a screen exposure calculator?
Customers are complaining that colors fade when the t-shirts are...
Which mesh count would be best for printing white lettering on a black...
If the squeegee blade is held in a more upright position...
What type of screen mesh, because of its elasticity, is good for...
Process color printing, also know as 4-color process, generally...
_________________________inks are most commonly used on glass and...
When reclaiming screens it is particularly important to pay attention...
___________________________is a gum, resin, or other substance in the...
The capacity of a screen printing ink to spread on deposit for the...
When ink continues to dry in the image area, the problem may be...
25XX designates the screen fabric as a...
Which of the mesh counts listed below would be best to use to print an...
Which type of screen fabric is very stable and widely used today?
How is the printing affected when the angle between the squeegee and...
To accomplish stencil washout, on an unexposed screen coated with...
___________________ variety enamel inks require no baking or...
_______________________is glue, lacquer, shellac, or another substance...
All ink should be cleaned off the screen immediately after printing to...
What must be done to the screen in the screen printing process to...
A __________________ is an instrument used to measure surface and...
___________________________ is a lacquer or similar film temporarily...
_____________ is a printing press that prints on a continuous...
When printing with no flash (spot) curing, which is the best range of...
Dual cure emulsions have higher ___________________ than pure polymer...
Screen (mesh) marks left by the screen fabric on the printed image can...
Of the durometer readings listed below, which would be the best to use...
__________________________ is any photo stencil process in which the...
When printing with specialty ink that contains glitter, which...
For reasons related to safety and employee of a screen printing...
_______________________ is a monofilament made from a thermosetting...
When registering the design, the screen should be...
Increased distance between a screen coated with photosensitive...
As screen tension is increased to an optimum printing level the mesh...
What is usually used to seal the screen mesh surrounding the stencil?
An exposure calculator should be used for all of the following EXCEPT...
What might cause an image to not completely develop in a direct...