Custom Decal Factory
There are unlimited possibilities for making quantities of identical
prints easily and inexpensively. Any original drawing can be
reproduced as many times as necessary and the decals can be saved
indefinitely for future use. The preparation of the printing
screen has been made easy with the invention of CDF-4 light sensitive
film. No more stencil film to hand cut. Prepare your
original drawing on any transparent material (glass, acetate, tracing
paper, etc) and you are ready to make a printing screen. No
darkroom is necessary, just work in a room lit with a yellow bug
light. It is only necessary to work under yellow light when
working with the film before it is exposed. A complete set of
set-by-step instructions are provided with the factory.
The basic materials supplied in the factory have been selected for
silk printing on decal paper or directly on ceramic tiles with oil based
Amaco Versa Colors. These ceramic oil base decorating colors, especially
developed for silk screening, are the correct consistency for this
process. Oil base Versa Color are permanent and semi-opaque with a
brilliant sheen when fired to Cone 018-016.
The Custom Decal Factory includes all of the following items:
"Make Your Own Ceramic Decals, A Complete Handbook," screen
bed, Decal Magic screen, light post, clamp light with No 2 photo flood
bulb, c-clamp hinges, professional stretched screen with kickstand,
plate glass, styrofoam buildup, cardboard buildup, acetate, positive
test strip, black paper, squeegees (one each 2", 4" and
6"), Diazo Photo Emulsion Kit, 2 oz jar Microgrit, 2 oz jar Degreaser, 2
oz jar screen filler, 2 oz jar film remover, decal paper (100 sheets
7" x 7"), 2 oz jar Decal Magic, Oil base Versa Color (one each
1/4 oz tubes of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Brown, White, 2 oz jar
of Black, masking tape.
Note: As of 2003, AMACO changed
the kit. Photo emulsion has been substituted for the CDF-4 film
packet.