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When printing manual, do you:

Push?
19 (48.7%)
Pull?
9 (23.1%)
Both?
11 (28.2%)

Total Members Voted: 39

Voting closed: October 26, 2011, 04:54:53 PM

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Offline bimmridder

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PUSH OR PULL
« on: October 12, 2011, 04:54:53 PM »
Curious how everyone is printing on manual presses these days. Thanks for taking the time to read and answer.
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Offline Shawn (EIP)

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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2011, 04:59:41 PM »
pushing everything but 1/2 tones
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Offline Denis Kolar

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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2011, 05:05:57 PM »
Push.

What would be a benefit for pulling on halftones?
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Offline Frog

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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2011, 05:15:56 PM »
I voted push, and though  it's true, I am a convert, I remembered I only push on full sized (two handed) jobs. I still pull on small crest prints.

I didn't want to answer "both" because of the two-direction implication that asks for trouble.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2011, 05:27:25 PM »
Push for everything.  Never done different.

Sometimes with fine halftones, you can push with too much pressure and blow out the halftone.  Its operator error, as most things are, but some find it easier just to pull rather than adjust their print technique.  That's my take on it at least.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2011, 05:32:51 PM »
Quote from: DKgrafix on October 12, 2011, 05:05:57 PM
Push.

What would be a benefit for pulling on halftones?

what prozyan said

Also like Frog I'll pull one handed prints (left chest, sleeve prints, LS prints,tag prints etc.)
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2011, 05:55:07 PM »
Pull for me. Didn't like the results when I push. I'm sure it probably has to do with my screens and/or technique, but I always get better results pulling, so I don't plan on changing it up.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2011, 07:40:46 PM »
Pull. Tried the push technique, I think it sucks.

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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2011, 07:49:11 PM »
I went back to pull for my WB as It gets more ink into the shirt where a push puts it onto the shirt better.

When I print Plastisol and my WB tag prints, I push.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2011, 07:52:05 PM »
For those of you suffering halftone or other control problems with a push, you're probably, as Sky Saxon said back in '67, pushin' too hard

The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2011, 07:58:25 PM »
haha I got a good laugh on that one.

It just seems that the squeegee is at an awkward position when you push. It also gets my squeegees too messy.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2011, 08:05:54 PM »
Push plastisol pull waterbased.
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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2011, 08:11:34 PM »
we use the auto.


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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2011, 08:24:48 PM »
Quote from: Nation03 on October 12, 2011, 07:58:25 PM
haha I got a good laugh on that one.

It just seems that the squeegee is at an awkward position when you push. It also gets my squeegees too messy.

Do not change anything about the squeegee angle or direction (except for the direction of the stroke)
You are now printing with the trailing edge of the back side.
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Offline bimmridder

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Re: PUSH OR PULL
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2011, 07:01:00 AM »
Thanks for the votes and comments. Hope they keep coming in.
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