"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Thanks for the advice. Pretty much all of our jobs right now are just 2 or 3 spot color stuff. I am going to get several different ones to start off with and just see what works best for me. I'm thinking that once I get everything dialed in, I can add what I like instead of being stuck with several that I don't want to use. Any other tips on going from a manual to an auto will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again
That's how I would do it but your mileage may vary and there will be 10 answers and all 10 will be different...so good luck. I will say that my 2 least favorite mesh counts of all time are the 230/48 and 195/55, with the 156/64 just barely missing out but make up a solid top 3 in my hate list. I won't get into all the details but printing through those mesh counts has caused many issues for us over the years, comparably speaking. Their counterparts are so much better that is doesn't make sense to me to use those if you have the ability to get the thin thread versions. But those mesh counts are staples in the industry and are the most widely used so they aren't worthless (they are at our shop) and lot's of good print shops have used them successfully for many years. But I'd love to know how many gray hairs have been sprouted due to those counts...would be interesting.
The best advice I ever got is: "it's still a screen printing press. You are just making it replicate what you are already doing manually."
What mesh counts are you using now? Are you happy with them? If so I'd stay with what works and get the press up and running.
Where are yall finding s-mesh frames at? Anyone making panels with it for M3's?