What is a silk-screen applicator?

What is a silk-screen applicator?

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Definition

A silk-screen applicator is the part of a silk-screen printer which spreads the ink over the silk screen. It is hand-held. Some squeegees sold for cleaning windows work well as silk-screen applicators.

See:

Using a silk-screen printer

Also known as:

squeegee

Parts
	Here are some parts of a silk-screen applicator:
	A handle made of wood or plastic A blade made of firm straight rubber inserted into one side of the handle

Discussion
	A silk-screen applicator should
	have a very straight edge to make clear copies, and be just a little narrower than the width of the screen, so that it is only necessary to press ink over the screen one time.

Diagram
	Here is a diagram of a silk-screen applicator:
	Silk-screen applicator

Context for this page:

Concept module: silk-screen applicator
In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): S
In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
In document collection: Reference materials

Page content last modified: 16 February 1999