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Offline Appstro

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carding screens
« on: May 11, 2014, 01:00:22 PM »
What is your technique to removing ink efficiently and cleanly from the screen? I am using two cards and kind of scooping them together and scraping into the ink container.


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Re: carding screens
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2014, 01:04:49 PM »
I use the inks scoop most of the time. Sometimes I will use a business card too.
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2014, 01:17:57 PM »
Ink knives/cake spatulas
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2014, 02:09:58 PM »
Ink knives/cake spatulas

We use these too. Love them for getting all the ink off & mixing ink. The goop scoop is what we use for a lot of ink.

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Re: carding screens
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2014, 02:14:31 PM »
same here...

picked up a dozen from a restaurant supply place for like $2 each.

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Re: carding screens
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2014, 02:15:30 PM »
For carding off ink back into buckets we cut up cardboard soda boxes etc that everyone brings in. We put them in the carts and around the press as we use them during runs to card ink back into the image area. Once we are done we just trash them but I feel this saves us lots of time/money then having something we have to clean. As for going from bucket to screen or mixing inks we use the smaller metal blade/wood handle dollar store blades. They work perfect, last a long time, easy to clean and a dollar each. As far as technique going back into bucket we stand screen up almost 90 degrees and take one of the cardboard soda box scraps(we cut them in squares about 3x3) and just card the ink on then scrape into bucket then discard cardboard.Pretty simple and works well for us.
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2014, 03:23:22 PM »
We buy the ultimate clean up cards. Keep the all over the shop. And then we have a whole bunck of 4" wide putty knives forthe thicker inks.
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2014, 04:14:40 PM »
Use these spreaders, maybe 100 or so.
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/11-1-2-nylon-sandwich-spreader-with-web-logo/280CR926WEB.html
And some 11" metal ones.

Also get the Ultimate Cleanup Cards, have piles of them around the shop. 1500 of them for $35 is well worth it to us.

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Re: carding screens
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2014, 08:55:58 PM »
Spatulas for mixing, scoops for transfer out of 30's
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2014, 09:24:46 PM »
What is your technique to removing ink efficiently and cleanly from the screen? I am using two cards and kind of scooping them together and scraping into the ink container.
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I use them once and toss them into a bucket... every so often, I empty the bucket into foil pan and run it thru the dryer.
Then right into the trash with them.

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Re: carding screens
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2014, 07:12:52 AM »
Flat metal cake decorator knifes, they look like ink knifes but were $1.00 each


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Re: carding screens
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2014, 09:26:55 AM »
We have access to huge amounts of scrap corrugated plastic for sign making. We cut them down and use the factory edge for ink scraping. Best thing is we have more than we ever need so use and trash.
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Re: carding screens
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2014, 09:57:58 AM »
We use PaperPlus - order 4 bundles of chipboard and they cut it into 3.5" x 4.5". Cost is 171.00 and yield is 9800 pieces which works out to .02 cents ea.

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Re: carding screens
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2014, 10:44:15 AM »
I can't remember using anything but a 3" or 4" paint scraper with the sharp corners filed down...

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