Screen Printers Single-Station

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published: 2022-08-20 01:31:55
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Single-Station Screen Printers

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What this page is

buythis.co.za/single-station-screen-printers is the Single-Station Screen Printers page of Buythis, AM.CO.ZA's online shop. On the live page it is a heading, a link to single-station screen printing videos and tiles to the other screen printing sections. This knowledge base page explains single-station screen printers, compares the ScreenMaster desktop models, covers the specialist and automatic single-station machines, and lists what a one-colour printing setup needs, with current prices.

Prices are current Buythis prices including VAT from the product dump dated 2026-10-21. Some prices come from older dump entries (2026-10-18, 2026-10-19); confirm those on the product page. Check the product page before ordering, since prices change. The overview of all screen printing sections is Screen Printers.

What a single-station printer is

A single-station screen printer has one screen arm and one printing platen. The screen is hinged so it closes down onto the garment like a clam, you pull ink across with a squeegee, lift the screen and swap the garment. It prints one colour per pass, so it is the simplest and cheapest way to start screen printing: club and school shirts, event T-shirts, tote bags, promotional items and short runs. A design with more colours can still be done by printing each colour in turn with careful alignment, but a carousel is better for regular multi-colour work.

The ScreenMaster desktop models

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-S0` (KB)	Desktop one-colour clamp printer that screws onto your own table or bench	ScreenMaster Desktop Single Colour Screen Printer, Mount on Table Required, ZMD (Screen Frame not Included)	R 1 840.00
`SP-S1` (KB)	Desktop one-colour clamp printer on its own free-standing base	ScreenMaster Desktop Single Station Screen Printer on Standalone Station, SPE-11TA (Screen Frame not Included)	R 2 116.00

Both models share these features in the am.im product JSON:

Single colour silkscreen printing in clam style.
Takes screens up to 60 cm wide and 4 cm thick, with an adjustment screw to match the frame thickness.
Comes with one free 45 x 55 cm, 18 mm melamine T-shirt printing plate. No screen frame, inks or consumables are included.
The plate clamp adjusts for thickness up to 50 mm, and the plate moves 120 mm front to back.
With one skilled operator and no flash dryer, the maker rates output at a minimum of about six single-colour garments a minute.
Both are DIY products you assemble yourself, with an assembly or setup video (listed below). AM.CO.ZA support helps on WhatsApp 060 600 7000.

Question	SP-S0	SP-S1
Mounting	Must be screwed to a table or workbench (screws not included)	Free-standing base, works on any flat surface
Carton size and weight	52 x 62 x 19 cm, about 11 kg	51 x 61 x 17 cm, about 12 kg
Quality warranty in the product JSON	6 months on parts	1 year on parts
Good fit	A fixed print bench in a workshop	Moving between rooms, shared desks, schools and markets
Price difference		About R 276.00 more than SP-S0 at current prices

The SP-S0 and SP-S1 are different products with different descriptions and prices; they are not two names for one machine.

A first one-colour print, step by step

Assemble the printer (and on the SP-S0, screw it firmly to the bench) so the arm swings without play.
Put the design on a screen: coat emulsion, expose a film positive and wash out, or stick a cut vinyl stencil onto the mesh. Tape the edges with blockout tape.
Clamp the screen in the arm and set the thickness screw so the mesh sits just off the garment (off-contact).
Pull the shirt onto the platen, smooth it, and use the front to back adjustment to place the print.
Lower the screen, flood ink across, then pull the squeegee firmly at an even angle. Lift the screen and remove the shirt.
Cure the print: water-based ink air-dries and is then heat set, while plastisol needs a flash dryer or heat press to cure. Clean the screen straight after the run with mesh cleaner.

A simple desktop setup with a self-tensioning MeshMaster frame is shown in one of the videos below.

Special single-station printers

Some single-station machines are built for one kind of item rather than flat garments:

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-HAT/HARD` (KB)	Single-station printer that holds a hard hat and presents its curved shell to the screen	ScreenMaster Hard Hat Screen Printer	R 4 968.00
`SP-BOTTLE/170` (KB)	Bottle-Lite curved-surface printer for round items up to 170 mm diameter	ScreenMaster Bottle-Lite Screen Printer max.Φ170mm (H:200mm, L:250mm) QMH170, 006593	R 3 772.00
`SP-BOTTLE/80` (KB)	Bottle-PRO curved-surface printer for round items up to 80 mm diameter	ScreenMaster Bottle-PRO Screen Printer max.Φ80mm (H:140mm, L:160mm) QM1012, 006595	R 4 140.00
`SP-BOTTLE/150` (KB)	Bottle-PRO curved-surface printer for round items up to 150 mm diameter	ScreenMaster Bottle-PRO Screen Printer max.Φ150mm (H:270mm, L:380mm) QM2430, 006596	R 6 900.00

The hard hat printer holds the helmet and presents its curved shell for company logos, safety markings and team names, which is hard to do on a flat table. The bottle printers are covered on Curved-Surface Screen Printers.

Automatic flat screen printers

For long runs of the same print on flat items such as panels, signage, packaging and promotional products, the automatic flat silkscreen range does the squeegee stroke with compressed air:

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-2540` (KB)	Pneumatic automatic flat printer, 250 x 400 mm print area, 300 x 500 mm table	Automatic Flat 250×400mm Silkscreen Printer, 300×500mm Working Table, 220V 50W with Maximum 1000 Prints/Hour Printing Speed. 4-6 Bar Compressed Air Needed (No Frame Included)	R 42 320.00
`SP-3550` (KB)	Pneumatic automatic flat printer, 350 x 500 mm print area, 400 x 600 mm table	Automatic Flat 350×500mm Silkscreen Printer, 400×600mm Working Table, 220V 50W with Maximum 1000 Prints/Hour Printing Speed. 4-6 Bar Compressed Air Needed (No Frame Included)	R 52 440.00
`SP-4560` (KB)	Pneumatic automatic flat printer, 450 x 600 mm print area, 500 x 700 mm table	Automatic Flat 450×600mm Silkscreen Printer, 500×700mm Working Table, 220V 50W with Maximum 1000 Prints/Hour Printing Speed. 4-6 Bar Compressed Air Needed (No Frame Included)	R 119 600.00

From the am.im product JSON for these three models: up to 1 000 prints an hour, 220 V and about 50 W power, a 4 to 6 bar compressed air supply is required, and no screen frame is included. The quality warranty in the product JSON is 1 year on parts. The SP-2540 carton is about 60 x 58 x 137 cm and 106 kg. Plan for a compressor (see Air Pumps and Compressors).

Screens and supplies

The desktop printers take screens up to 60 cm wide, so the common 400 x 500 mm frames fit.

Frames

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-TENSION/4050` (KB)	MeshMaster self-tensioning 400 x 500 mm frame with 250 count mesh	MeshMaster Self-Tensioning Screen Frame Aluminum 400x500mm Inner Size (with ~1sqm 250 Count Mesh)	R 1 288.00
`SP-TENSION/3040` (KB)	MeshMaster self-tensioning 300 x 400 mm frame with 250 count mesh	MeshMaster Self-Tensioning Screen Frame Aluminum 300x400mm Inner Size (with ~1sqm 250 Count Mesh)	R 1 288.00
`SP-SCREEN/4050M` (KB)	Aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame with 120 mesh, for water-based ink	120 Mesh 400x500mm Aluminium Screen Frame Inner Size (with 120 Mesh) by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 527.85
`SP-SCREEN/4050L` (KB)	Aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame with 250 mesh, for plastisol	250 Mesh 400x500mm Aluminium Screen Frame Inner Size (with 250 Mesh) by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 414.00
`SP-SCREEN/2444L` (KB)	Aluminium 240 x 440 mm frame with 250 mesh	250 Mesh 240x440mm Aluminium Screen Frame Inner Size (with 250 Mesh) by 1.3mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 322.00
`SP-SCREEN/4050` (KB)	Welded aluminium 400 x 500 mm frame, no mesh	Aluminium Screen Frame 400x500mm Inner Size (Blank No Mesh), Frame by 1.4mm Wall Thickness Square Tubes	R 266.80

Stencils, inks, tools and curing

SKU	What it is	Product	Sales price incl. VAT
`SP-EXPOSURE/2` (KB)	Dual-UV exposure unit to harden emulsion on the screen	Dual-UV Exposure Unit for Silkscreen Screen Emulsion Curing on Screen Mesh, SPE-220	R 2 576.00
`SP-EMULSION/SOLVENT` (KB)	900 g UV-cure emulsion with diazo sensitiser for 250 mesh	900g Bottle Solvent Emulsion (+1 Bag of Diazo Sensitizer) for Water-Based and Plastisol Ink 250 Mesh, DM-I	R 386.40
`SP-COAT/350` (KB)	350 mm aluminium scoop coater	Full Aluminium 350mm Wide V-Shape Emulsion Scoop Coater with Rubber Edge	R 285.20
`SP-FILM/A4` (KB)	100 A4 clear inkjet or laser film sheets for positives	100 Sheets of A4 Size Waterproof Transparent Paper for Inkjet/Laser Printer	R 524.40
`SP-INK/BLACK` (KB)	1 kg black water-based ink for 120 mesh	1kg Bottle Black Colour Creamy Water-Based Ink Paste for 120 Mesh	R 220.80
`SP-INK/WHITE` (KB)	1 kg white water-based ink for 120 mesh	1kg Bottle White Colour Creamy Water-Based Ink Paste for 120 Mesh	R 266.80
`SP-INK/COMBO` (KB)	Seven 1 kg water-based inks	Creamy Water-Based Ink Paste Primary Colour Combo, Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Black / White / Clear Seven Bottle of 1kg Each	R 1 950.40
`SP-PLASTISOL/WHITE` (KB)	1 kg white plastisol for 250 mesh	1kg Bottle White Colour Creamy Plastisol Ink for 250 Mesh	R 202.40
`SP-SQUEEGEE/340` (KB)	Four wooden 340 mm squeegees	Four of Wood Screen Printing Squeegees 340mm (4x)	R 478.40
`SP-TAPE/45/60` (KB)	Five rolls of 45 mm aluminium blockout tape	5 Rolls of Aluminium Durable Screen Blockout Tape Roll 45mm Wide (5x)	R 202.40
`SP-MESH/CLEAN` (KB)	1 kg water-soluble mesh cleaner and emulsion remover	Autohaze Water-Soluble Mesh Cleaner 1kg, Ink Degradant and Emulsion Remover	R 349.60
`SP-DRY` (KB)	1600 W flash dryer on a wheeled stand, for plastisol	ScreenMaster 1600W Flush Dryer with Stand on Wheels, ND604	R 4 048.00

More colours and options are on Screen Printing Inks, Screen Printing Frames and Meshes and Screen Printer Accessories.

When to move to a carousel

A single-station printer is enough while most jobs are one colour. If you regularly print two or more colours, dark shirts with a white underbase, or long runs, a four or six station carousel keeps every colour in register and is much faster. See Multi-Station Screen Printers.

How to choose

One colour on garments, fixed bench: SP-S0.
One colour on garments, no permanent bench or a moving setup: SP-S1.
Hard hats, bottles or cups: the hard hat or bottle printers above.
Long runs of the same print on flat items, with compressed air available: SP-2540, SP-3550 or SP-4560 by print size.
Budget for screens and supplies, since no printer here includes a frame.
Ask AM.CO.ZA support on WhatsApp 060 600 7000 for advice or a demonstration before you buy.

Single-station screen printing videos

The live page links to a YouTube search for single-station screen printers. Assembly, setup and demonstration videos from the AM.CO.ZA YouTube channels:

Automatic Flat 250x400mm Silkscreen Printer SP-2540 (2025-10-17)
Silkscreen Printing Machinery (2025-10-16)
Hard Hat Screen Printer Unbox, Step by Step Assemble and Usage Guide (2025-01-14)
Desktop Single Station Screen Printer SP-S1 Setup and Basic Printing Functions (2024-08-05)
SP 3550 Automatic Flat 350×500mm Silkscreen Printer, 400×600mm Working Table Prototype Machine (2024-06-08)
Simple Desktop Screen Printer with Self Tensioning Screen Aluminium Frame (2024-02-28)
ScreenMaster Desktop Single Colour Screen Printer SP S0 Assemble (2024-02-27)
Automatic Flat Pneumatic Silkscreen Printer, High-speed Easy Operation Screen Printing (2023-10-22)
Automatic Flat 250×400mm Silkscreen Printer Adjustment (2023-10-04)