Aluminum Screen Printing Frames

Aluminum Pre-Stretched Screens are the workhorse frame for garment screen printing — built from lightweight 6063-T5 aluminum, hand-welded, and ground flat so the mesh sits true against the shirt for clean off-contact. Every frame ships pre-stretched with premium Saati mesh at a consistent tension, ready to coat, burn, and print. Choose your mesh count and frame size below.

Pick your mesh count

Mesh count controls how much ink you lay down and how much detail you hold — higher mesh means finer detail and a thinner ink deposit.

• 25–86: Heavy ink deposit for specialty work — glitter, puff, high-density, shimmer, and thick white underbases.
• 110–160: The everyday range for spot-color plastisol, bold text and graphics, and general garment printing. If you stock one mesh, make it 110 or 156.
• 180–230: Lighter deposit for finer detail, a softer hand, and simulated-process underbases.
• 255–420: Fine halftones, four-color process, and the sharp detail that water-based and discharge inks demand.

White vs. yellow mesh

White mesh is the standard choice for most spot-color and everyday printing. Yellow (dyed) mesh absorbs stray light during exposure to reduce undercutting and halation — reach for it on high-mesh, fine-detail and halftone work where crisp edges matter.

Built to outlast wood

• 6063-T5 aluminum: Strong, lightweight, and rust-proof — it won't warp, swell, or rot like a wooden frame.
• Hand-welded & ground flat: A rigid, warp-resistant frame with a true, flat printing surface for consistent off-contact.
• Holds tension: Premium Saati mesh keeps registration tight print after print.

Sizes for every press

Available from 4"×4" platen test frames up to 42"×42" oversize — including popular sizes for Anatol, M&R, and other manual and automatic presses. Match the frame to your press and your maximum image area.

Pairs well with

Go from bare screen to finished print: coat it with screen emulsion and a scoop coater, print with Total Ink Solutions plastisol, and reclaim it with Franmar screen chemicals to use it again and again.

***Free shipping promotions do not apply to this item. Due to dimensional size and packaging requirements, shipping is calculated separately at checkout or may be invoiced depending on order quantity.