Design and construction of a hand screen printing table with a drying unit.

Abstract

This report contains the general procedures carried out while designing and constructing a hand screen printing table with a drying unit as a project carried out at Busitema University by Sseguya Dunstan for partial fulfilment of a bachelor's degree in Textile engineering. It contains of five chapters, chapter one has introduction, problem statement, the objectives as to why the above project was carried out, justification and he general significance of the project Chapter two contains the literature review and this is where all information concerning hand screen and printing rules as a whole, types of pastes on the market. It also has information comparing the existing tables on the market and explains the advantage and disadvantages of hand screen printing in Uganda. Chapter three has the general procedures, considerations and dimensions of the project. Chapter four has the results attained during construction and after testing of the constructed project. These results are further discussed in this chapter. Chapter five contains the challenges met during the designing of the project and after testing the project. It also contains recommendations that should be done to overcome the above challenges.