Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Quote from: screenxpress on December 01, 2013, 08:53:37 PMI always use a 156 to 160 for underbase.Wayne,You print manually, do you find it a struggle getting the white through a 160?Something I've wondered recently is the rubber top Vastex pallets. It seems to be a different type of rubber than other pallets use. It seems softer (could be my imagination). Could my printing surface be softer than other presses (hard wood, standard rubber coated aluminum pallets)?
I always use a 156 to 160 for underbase.
I hate the idea of adding a reducer to my inks. Ideally, I'd rather find an ink that just needs a good stir. What are you using for your white? And are you adding anything to it? Also, what squeegee duro are you using? I've tried a handful and find it hard to believe there is going to be something dramatically easier to work with than the Miami (which isn't dramatically different than others).
or Shane you can start listening to me and start making money vs. worrying about screen tension, mesh count and what it looks like!hahahahahenjoy Monday!
What really helped us a lot was changing from a 128N RollerMesh for example to a 150S Murakami Mesh. We get a much better base white with a higher mesh count that costs the fraction of the Roller Mesh. Of course I don`t doubt at all that you can get as well a good base white with the Roller Mesh but overall our print quality has improved using Smartmesh.
i use wilflex epic sprint white.....156 mesh....60 or 70 durometer (yellow blade)I have to pull 2 to 3 times to clean the screenI'm going to see if there is a 156 S-mesh....i think that will require 1 to 2 pulls to clean the screen...the next screes I buy for underbasing will be 156 S-Meshes.
small suggestion. after we print bases - or even stand alone white for that matter, we use a teflon/smoother screen..it will knock down those peaks/valleys Al is speaking of. we use it on almost every job we run. expose a blank screen, tape a teflon sheet to the bottom, toss some ink in it for a "lube" and print it right after your flash.we found this material works very well.http://www.stahls.com/heat-press-cover-sheet