Proof-of-concept method for creating screen printing stencils with a laser:
This eliminates the messy part of stencil production with the traditional UV exposure method and cleaning.
A test on paper looked convincing.
The Image Mode Newsprint works, but I later found out that Halftone is even better suited to make bigger dots for more paint to get through.
Newsprint vs Halftone @ 0.05 Line Interval:
I stretched stainless steel mesh over a picture frame, coated it with white glue, and etched it on a CO2.
A diode laser should work; however, the lower wavelength heats the metal more, which makes it somewhat more challenging to find the correct power settings.
Did a quick print with way too much acrylic paint, and the mesh wasn’t flat enough, but it works! 
