In a screen printing cylinder press, the combination comprises:a cylinder having a gripper thereon to grip a sheet,a screen printer including a movable screen printing carriage for applying ink to the sheet on the cylinder;a lever connected to the cylinder and screen printing carriage to move the same through a stroke of given length;a cam having a predetermined profiled cam surface and a cam follower for following the cam surface and connected to the lever to actuate the lever to rotate the cylinder and to reciprocate the screen printing carriage; andadjustable stroke device in said lever for adjusting the stroke of the lever from a given length of stroke, thereby changing the length amount of rotation of the cylinder and the travel of the screen printing carriage.