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Properly setting up Antec Lengend
Gilligan:
Had some interesting times setting up a job last night. Some heads were setup to kick the end way up. Is this to level out the off contact with pressure? Basically compensating for deflection of the head?
Frog:
That could have been to compensate for some warped or bent screens. Or, don't discount the possibility that it could have been set up wrong.
Gilligan:
Touché!
Prosperi-Tees:
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--- Quote from: Frog on September 11, 2011, 11:48:27 AM ---Just a little note on rear vs. side clamps.
In days of yore, when most screens were wood framed, warping was much more common, side clamps especially desirable to help level them out, as well as take the strain off of the two rear corner joints., a common failure point.
Many also like the easy in/out adjustment available for things like name drops.
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I probably came off as a side clamp hater but I'm actualy looking into one for a second press , mainly so I can load bigger all round newmans since they are so hard to find with a sqaure bar. I have my eye on that Anatol "Thunder" or "Lightening".
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I almost pulled the trigger on a 6/6 lightning. I think it is the best bang for the buck in manual presses out there. Pm me if you want to know what I was quoted for one as I dont think I should post in public.
IntegrityShirts:
--- Quote from: Gilligan on September 12, 2011, 06:57:09 PM ---Had some interesting times setting up a job last night. Some heads were setup to kick the end way up. Is this to level out the off contact with pressure? Basically compensating for deflection of the head?
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You'll find that while setting up a job on the Antec it's usually necessary to have a wrench sitting on the press to set off contact for each screen. Unless all your frames are exactly the same and were made perfectly flat.
When I put soft rubber tops on my mdf pallets I had to raise each head height and set off contact. Once I had adjusted the head height, I had a pretty good method for making sure the rear clamp bracket was level side to side with the pallet by pushing one pallet back too far where the bottom of the clamp bracket would rest on the edge of the pallet. With the two clamp bolts loosened you lower the head until it touches the edge of the pallet and tighten down the screen height bolts. That way you know you didn't tweak it out of "side to side" level while tightening the bolts.
If that doesn't make sense I can snap a few pics.
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