Etching Stencils for Silk Screening Shirts?

[69_knives]

Has anybody had a logo put on a 3"x7" or larger stencil for doing their own silk screening?

Seems to me like it would be pretty easy to do and I bet you could get a 8"x8" or so stencil made for a reasonable price and it would probably last for as long as you need to wear shirts.

 

[Wade Jones]

Never used a stencil, but I've silk screened several shirts.
It's pretty easy to just run a copy on transperancy paper and use that to burn your screen.

I don't see the benefit of using a stencil. Once your screen is burned it'll last forever.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Etching stencils and silk screens are make from different materials. An etching stencil only needs to allow moisture and electricity to pass through. A silk screen is a tight weave material that allows thick "paint" to be forced through. Two different processes.
Stacy

 

[69_knives]

Thanks guys. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that I think about it, the silkscreen that I saw years ago did seem to have a coarser weave than etching screen and was probably sturdier material.