The wet ink and printed samples that we've seen do not have a particularly high density. While they are more dense than an ordinary cured puff ink, they are generally no denser than a high-opacity white plastisol. Successful 3-D printing requires that you master several procedures that are different from your normal production routines. They're not necessarily harder than standard production procedures, but they're significantly different and must be linked together into an integrated system to produce this remarkable new effect. The reason for preferring the finer thread diameter is that you want the stencil openings to be filled as much as possible with ink, and as little as possible with mesh.
Every micron matters here.
We recommend dyed mesh because it will reduce the light scatter inherent in the extremely long exposure times required by the emulsions used in this technique. The key to getting the extremely thick printed ink film associated with 3-D designs is to use a thick stencil. NY Most printers know that stencil thickness is the primary influence on printed ink-film thickness. It is certainly true in 3-D printing, where the thickness of the stencil correlates directly to the thickness of the printed and cured ink film. Once you select and master a method, getting additional thickness is usually only a matter of repetition.