Making color count choice for new auto?

[mk162]

I think I am just going to start printing with latex house paint...it's cheap, the color mixing is really cheap and it's easy cleanup.

[GraphicDisorder]

ink changes? you cant say that and leave us hanging...

That's what I am saying. Come on Rich.

[Underbase37]

Just taking a guess but, all plastisol ink will be off limits (EPA) & we all now have to use HSA or straight old school WB. lol.

Murphy37

[244]

ink changes? you cant say that and leave us hanging...

That's what I am saying. Come on Rich.

At my daughters graduation. Will elaborate later.

[Underbase37]

Oh & stick with all heads. You might be kicking yourself later if you don't.

Murphy37

[jvanick]

... if for no other reason than another poster said.. spare parts.

[alan802]

I still contend that our 8/12 press we had in the beginning was so far and above a better press than an 8/10.  If you have a budget you can't go over, an 8/12 will do so much more than an 8/10 it's not even funny.  There were so many jobs that we did on the 8/12 with one revolution that on a 10 station would have been revolved.  I know the consensus is to go ahead and pay for the 2 print heads but if someone has a budget to follow strictly the 2 extra print heads aren't that cheap and someone can get a press that is way more than just "marginally" more capable and functional.  If 5-10K isn't an issue then of course buy the print heads but I just know how we benefited with the 8/12 and I don't think that option should be discounted so quickly.  I won't go so far as to say the 8/12 is almost as good as the 10/12, but it's far closer to a 10/12 than it is an 8/10.

I think a 12/16 would be unstoppable at our shop.  We'd never run revolver mode ever again just like a 14/16 would afford us but it would be cheaper and just as versatile for the way we do things.

And maybe we'll be forced to use HSA's in the future and we'll all need huge machines to do what most of us do with plastisol with far less.  A simple 6 color plastisol job on darks will turn into a 10 color because we have to have 2 screens for the red, blue and yellow in the design and we'll have to flash between all of them so we'll be running 2 revolutions on our 16 color monster machines.  Then it will force the little guys out of business and leave a much easier industry to regulate and although the manufacturers will be selling larger machines they'll sell far fewer heads overall and then there will be two manufacturers to choose from and who knows what else will happen due to regulatory BS...CAN'T WAIT. 

[screenprintguy]

Look at this guy 

[alan802]

They should have put some powder on that head .  I'm thinking I need to do that with mine.  Too many grey hairs and now I've got weird bald spots where my hair is falling out.  I have 3 spots about the size of a quarter where it's completely bald.

[bimmridder]

Alan, those spots are probably from beating your head against the wall

[mk162]

sounds like the mange to me.  I'd get that checked out.

[screenprintguy]

MANGE, HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

[tonypep]

You guys are funny today

[dirkdiggler]

HA HA HA MALICIOUS MIKE!

[bimmridder]

Better go see Dr. Pendike!!!