# Silkscreens

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2000, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107 "2000-05-21T13:34:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107/1 "2000-05-21T13:34:42Z")

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Where can you buy a silkscreen and about how much does it cost? Also, would it be cheaper to make one?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107/2 "2000-05-21T17:35:00Z")

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What kind of silk screen do you want? The regular stuff most of us used in school or something photographically active? 8,5 x 11" ? or do you want to do to wall paper?

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**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107/3 "2000-05-21T21:22:26Z")

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I was planning to use one to create a poster.

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silkscreens/20107/4 "2000-05-22T01:47:23Z")

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Silk screen can be a pain in the neck to set up. The best use is for making a bunch of things at the same time - tee-shirts for your whole floor in the dorm or 25 signs to give notice of a meeting, dance, or game.

Got an arts/crafts store like Micheals around where you live? They probably have a kit large enough to do posters. They will only give you one screen but you can complete the printing of the first color and then clean it up and go on to the next and so on.