When did you first hold a screen-printing squeegee? Over 63 years ago, in May 1955 (I was 20 years old). As I recount in my book, a student job at BMJ, a famous and technically advanced workshop in the very centre of Stockholm, Sweden.                                   

The drain pipe that carries rainwater from the Spokesman-Review’s Production Facility’s roof runs through the ceiling area of a room off the pressroom. THe large cast iron pipe, now patched with a white plastic pipe, burst Thursday evening, flooding a hallway and employee breakroom before inundating the pressroom itself. Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

A cross between a duffel and a grocery bag, the Black Hole Gear tote is made from a light nylon ripstop with a DWR finish, all but promising it can handle years of abuse. You get 28 liters of storage space and an interior zipper pocket for your wallet, phone, and keys. Best of all, the bag stuffs into its own pocket when you’re not loading it full of gear.

This sleek, leak-proof bottle keeps drinks hot for 12 hours, and cold for 24 hours. The glass finish on the inside means there’s no metallic aftertaste.

Does your apartment or house have super-tall ceilings? The El Greco ceiling hoist helps you utilize space with a series of pulleys and levers that allows you to raise your bike up and out of the way. Just hook it to the handlebars and seat, and raise any bike that’s less than 50 pounds to the ceiling.

No, it doesn’t stuff inside your bra. It clips to the side of your bra and hangs down your side, hiding credit cards, keys, and cash beneath your shirt where pickpockets can’t reach. The pouch is made from a supersoft mix of nylon and spandex that feels like lingerie and weighs just 0.4 ounces.

Made with lightweight, quick-drying polyester ripstop fabric, the Sol Patrol II shirt is a warm-weather staple that also offers UPF 30 sun protection.

Camping with a partner? Our Gear Guy recommends the Apollo, which uses a QuadPower LED light that pumps out 250 lumens, and features a non-glaring case and fold-down legs. It’s ideal for lighting up your camp kitchen or tent.

“Trying to keep everything new and fresh with the designs and not burning out on something you’re passionate about when you’re doing it for money is a fine balance,” he said. “Because if you make new designs and have new products, I feel like the people will follow you.”

Sondra Noble, co-owner of Hip Hues mobile screen printing business, describes her endeavor as both a social and mobile art experience.

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c. pad and aperture design are the most significant variables in improving solder paste transfer efficiency when using high-quality, nanocoated stencils at standard mounting tensions