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I want a Yudu so bad! Can't wait to see how your trial goes. I have a Gocco, but I still want a Yudu because I could use it all the time instead of having to hoard supplies since they are no longer manufactured.
That's why I bought the Yudu rather than the Gocco. Plus it has a much larger screening area. I still haven't started yet, I'm scared, LOL!
Yudu fail today, LOL! For whatever reason, the emulsion won't rinse out of my screen after I burn the image!!! I'm so frustrated! I tried twice and then had to go meet a client. I'll try again tomorrow.... I've used that particular type of emulsion before without a problem so I don't know what's going on. Sigh. Ah well, at least I have time to get them printed if need be ;)
Oh no! I just got mine in the mail today!!! I'm sorry that it didn't work! I really hope it does next time. So did the invites turn out okay??
i just played with my yudu this weekend (for the first time) with mixed results...try watching some youtube how to videos on it. it seemed to help me more to see it, as i found the yudu instructions that came with it to be not so helpful.....
i printed on canvas totes and 2/4 were successful. the other 2 will have to be "fixed" somehow...
I've been seeing mixed opinions about the Yudu. You'll have to let us know how it goes when you try it again. I have a gocco that I love but if i'm going to do something large, I'll most likely just set up a lightbox and everything in the basement to do traditional silk screen that I mastered in high school. I was allured by the yudu but I just don't see spending that much on a system that could go belly up like the gocco if the supplier stops selling while speedball has been around forever.
@labrate - You can use non-Yudu brand products with the Yudu. I don't use Yudu brand anything anymore, it's just too expensive. I use permaset inks and EZ Film emulsion sheets. The emulsion sheets aren't working out so hot right now, but I'll give it another go today (I have a fellow Bee coming over to help!).
Wish me luck everyone! I did a bunch of tank tops and whatnot a while ago and they came out perfectly, so I think it's just a matter of finesse with this one ;)
good luck! i had a lot more trouble with paper than i did with fabric, for whatever reason. :P Are the EZ sheets cheaper than the yudu sheets?
EZ sheets are SOOOO much cheaper. But they're thicker, so I think this is my problem. I read that the exposure time can be up to 15 minutes. So far I've had 0 results with 9.5 and 11 minutes. Going to clean the screen and try again for 15. Jeez louise.
hmm wow! that is a long exposure time. though if they are thicker maybe they are more sturdy. yudu screens tend to wear out really quickly. i'd love to hear your results and your magic exposure number! :)
That's a big fat O for 2 today ladies. Good gawd. Our fellow Bee was even baffled... I posted a help topic on the Yudu Forums website, hopefully someone else will have advice to offer. I'm thinking worst case scenario I can go buy the ridiculously expensive Yudu brand sheets because I know they'll work. Keep your fingers crossed for me though that someone else has an idea!
That's good to know that it's functional with other products. Once the gocco supplies dry up, I was going to go and rig my own emulsion frames for the gocco.
Is it possible that the lights in the box you have aren't strong enough for the thick emulsion. sheets? Or is it that the image isn't dark enough so the light is getting through and it's hardening areas that should remain soft to wash away? Because if the lights needed to be on longer then the entire screen should be washing away when it's on too low of a setting. Or at least that's what I've experienced in the past with regular old screen printing emulsion.
Hopefully the yudu products will work better so you can get your invites made. =) I've scrapped screen printing them all and am just doing the graphics with the gocco and the text with our lab's laser printer. It's going to save me a lot of hassle with fine text.
Okay, I give up. LOL! This is SOOOOO not working. I'm debating whether or not go to get the Yudu brand stuff OR just get it printed. I'm a bit more on the side of just getting someone else to print it. Here's my list of things that need to be printed:
I'm thinking if I try to tackle all this myself I'm going to be totally overwhelmed and cursing myself halfway through when it's too late to turn back. Does this make for a happy Bee? I think not. I'm going to have to be satisfied with knowing that I designed everything myself but be smart and pay someone else to finish it off. Maybe I can Yudu the little tags for the dessert and cheese buffet :)
Thanks for your suggestions bees! If anyone DOES end up having Yudu success let me know!
michaels 40% off coupons..that's the only way i'll buy those expensive emulsion sheets >.>"
check out this link
http://wazocafegallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/fresh-from-makery-taming-wild-beast.html
this person had great success after some trial an error...I am planning on following here tips.
So I tried my hand this weekend using the YUDU brand sheets that came with my YUDU...I was met with a minor victory, but need to make a few adjustments to my designs font. Overall, I do think that I will have success and plan to put my tips up on my blog soon. So far I posted about the results if you want to check it out.
ps... the invite is a 5x7 ....I plan to make some adjustments using a different font for the smaller text because a few of the letters just don't look great.
that looks great, butterfly! can i ask a few questions? what size is your font? what was your exposure time? and did you use yudu ink or a different brand? did you use retardent in the ink?
lol, i still have a lot of issues getting really intricate stuff to work properly...hope you don't mind me asking, since yours looks pretty detailed!
No worries Sewing! I did use the YUDU ink I can't be sure, but I think the font size I used was 18 for the smaller..(I would need to check it out when I get home)...the trouble that I found with the font initially was that because there were hollow parts I wasn't getting the full detail. I ended up doubling over my transparancies to get rid of the empty spaces (I was lazy and didn't want to run to the store for more transparancies to print new ones.
This is what the design looked like (I ended up filling the spacing that still showed with a fine sharpie)
As far as the font goes...it's a tricky one because I used a font that seemed smaller than other font options and that was also closer together (if that makes sense ) the main font is Goudy Handtooled.
Another thing that might be useful....I didn't use the squeege that came with it (because I had heard it doesn't work for fine detail) I improvised and used a plastic card to spread the ink.
The exposure time was for the standard 8 minutes...post exposure I rinsed my screen with warm water and a rubbed lightly with a wet sponge....also I made sure to wash my screen with dishsoap before adhering the emulsion.
I've heard the key to good text prints is bold fonts without serifs...I've heard of other users printing as small as 14point in some fonts.
oh and ps...I just checked over to that blog I linked to above and this was her advice per printing with fonts:
"As for font size I used 28 for the script and just 12 point for the basic font, which is Century Gothic (didn't want a lot of serifs and details that were sure to print poorly!), but bold, which seemed to be key (i.e. thickness over overall size). Good luck"
this is her invite:
For your screen, the emulsion needs to dry completly before burning or it wont wash off and most of the time wont burn completly. I dont have a Yudo, I have an actual silk screen printer, but same thing.
I put my emulsion stuff on, let it dry for about 45 minutes before burning the screen and it washes off just fine.
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Alright Bees. Send some happy DIY thoughts my way today, I'm going to do my Yudu trial on my invites today, ack!!! I went to a local art shop yesterday and she told me to try using water colour paper, wet it, damp dry it, THEN screen print on it, and then press it with an iron on low heat and the ink will almost seem embossed. I'm skeptical but we'll see! I'm totally nervous. Happy thoughts happy thoughts happy thoughts. I'll post results at the end of the day!