S-Mesh Statics review

[Underbase37]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

[Homer]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

[Underbase37]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

I'm sorry I saw tour post this morning & then I started having employees show up early so we just started getting to it.

I have not bought any S-Mesh from them yet. I did see they might start carrying it. I have bought screens (not "S") from them before & did not have problems.

 

[sqslabs]

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

The screens I got had a thin piece of styrofoam at each corner of the screens, which I'm assuming keeps them a bit safer during shipping. They were not ordered from Spot Color though.

[Underbase37]

The screens I got had a thin piece of styrofoam at each corner of the screens, which I'm assuming keeps them a bit safer during shipping. They were not ordered from Spot Color though.

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[dirkdiggler]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

I get frames from them and on the occasion there is a problem, they fix it right away, don't worry about that.

[spotcolorsupply]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

We actually "make" all of our frame boxes here... From our experience frames being able to move in the box leads to popped screens... We will have to see about S-Mesh, but the only time that we have had frames pop in transit is when the driver decides to put his foot through the side of the box...

We look foreword to doing business with you!!

 

[Prosperi-Tees]

I just ordered a dozen more on Friday, these screens are my new best friend.

did you order yours from Spot Color supply? I'm ordering a dozen or two on monday, I just want to know how well they ship, being fragile and all....

We actually "make" all of our frame boxes here... From our experience frames being able to move in the box leads to popped screens... We will have to see about S-Mesh, but the only time that we have had frames pop in transit is when the driver decides to put his foot through the side of the box...

We look foreword to doing business with you!!

Do you have pricing on the s-mesh frames yet?

[spotcolorsupply]

Not yet... Working on that now.

The will be more expensive... We will make the same amount, but the mesh costs more than the Saati we currently use.

[ABuffington]

If you have retensionables you can retension to 22-24 on S mesh,  All mesh tensions are mesh specific. 
150S 18-28 newtons.  -  28 is the staging point, no more tension can be had, the threads can't take anymore and this is not a good tension for textile shops.  I always choose something in the middle, and since any ink passes with less squeegee pressure super high tensions are not needed on base plates, wb, and discharge. 

180S 22-35 newtons, so I would go to 27-29.  Same thread diameter as 150S but more threads = slightly higher tension capability.

Al

[Gilligan]

If you have retensionables you can retension to 22-24 on S mesh,  All mesh tensions are mesh specific. 
150S 18-28 newtons.  -  28 is the staging point, no more tension can be had, the threads can't take anymore and this is not a good tension for textile shops.  I always choose something in the middle, and since any ink passes with less squeegee pressure super high tensions are not needed on base plates, wb, and discharge. 

180S 22-35 newtons, so I would go to 27-29.  Same thread diameter as 150S but more threads = slightly higher tension capability.

Al

Thanks Alan!

[sqslabs]

We had our first S-Mesh casualty this morning during a color change.  I've been running them full speed in all applications besides degreasing to see how they'd hold up, so it was bound to happen sooner or later.  Plastic ink scoop split a 150S on the side of the screen.  Scoop didn't go through the tape, just popped the mesh underneath. 

Took a lot longer than expected though, as we've been running them non-stop since they arrived.  We'll now begin showing them a bit more respect.  They sure as hell deserve it.

[farmboygraphics]

Who carries static S-Mesh frames?

[ABuffington]

Murakami sells Static S Mesh Frames in 20x24, 23x31, 25x36 with the following mesh counts being the most popular:
80S - Gels, High Density (stretch on bias recommended for large print areas)
90S - Gels, Puffs, High Density,
135/S - High Solids Acrylics, Discharge, water base, large spot color.   
150/S - White Plastisol Base Plates, Discharge, water base.
180/S - White Plastisol Base Plates, Detailed Discharge, water base
225/S - White Plastisol Base Plates, Detailed Spot Plastisol, detailed water base.  (Discharge will have some color drop, I prefer saturating the fabric for vivid color, but it will work)   

There are also S meshes available in higher mesh counts
310/S - Only for the brave like Kevin at Forward Printing in Oakland, CA, He has done 4/C discharge process printing with this with excellent results.  Incredible halftone work.
350S - Sim Process/Index plastisol color overprints, controls ink laydown to keep it sharp.

1.800.562.3534 ext 118

Alan

[Prosperi-Tees]

Who carries static S-Mesh frames?

Murakami doesn't sell direct, you can get them from river city graphic supply