Workhorse - Split from Anatol Titan Thoughts Thread

[Inkworks]

Anyone have any real life info on the Titan?


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Wondering what you decided on?

[sweetts]

Oh I will not be buying anything for awhile but i am still open to anything. Kind of leaning towards a freedom press, price point is good and I have yet to hear anything bad about them but I will be checking out Anatols all electric press because that would be a good fit for my location. I brought a guy in to help out and for now it is a cheap easy solution to my problem and has worked out nicely so far.


Roger
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[Inkworks]

There are a lot of Freedom presses out there pumping out a lot of shirts, and that's tough to argue with, particularly when you don't hear about warranty and support nightmares every couple of months about them.  I have a Workhorse Falcon E and have been very happy with their in-house and local rep./tech support, in fact their local (Western Canada) tech. support was a big part of the decision when I bought the press.

We do the majority of service and maintenance work on it, but having parts a and a true-pro Tech. available, and one who actually returns calls and e-mails promptly is a must when you have client deadlines to meet.

[merchmonster]

I agree. You rarely (close to never) hear about issues with Workhorse with their equipment or their service, I think that's a great testament to that company.

I would like to use this thread to complain about my Workhorse Javelin 6/8 that we leased. For the money, I'm happy that we went with this option since it saves me at least $500/mo vs a DBack. However in retrospect I might have leased the Dback.

Issues with this press:

• The squeegee stop levers on every single head are bent, and I've only owned the press 6 months
• Squeegee stop levers eat into the aluminum on the arm, requiring sanding
• Flashback stop lever has failed multiple times, causing elements to hit the back screen clamp and break
• Flashback wiring was not secured down properly on install causing electrical shorts
• M&R operators have difficulty learning how to use the flashbacks in table up mode, resulting in broken elements and scorched shirts. Running flash in table up is essential for profitability on this press
• Head's don't flip up. As a newbie I just assumed they would flip up.

[ol man]

I agree. You rarely (close to never) hear about issues with Workhorse with their equipment or their service, I think that's a great testament to that company.

I would like to use this thread to complain about my Workhorse Javelin 6/8 that we leased. For the money, I'm happy that we went with this option since it saves me at least $500/mo vs a DBack. However in retrospect I might have leased the Dback.

Issues with this press:

• The squeegee stop levers on every single head are bent, and I've only owned the press 6 months
• Squeegee stop levers eat into the aluminum on the arm, requiring sanding
• Flashback stop lever has failed multiple times, causing elements to hit the back screen clamp and break
• Flashback wiring was not secured down properly on install causing electrical shorts
• M&R operators have difficulty learning how to use the flashbacks in table up mode, resulting in broken elements and scorched shirts. Running flash in table up is essential for profitability on this press
• Head's don't flip up. As a newbie I just assumed they would flip up.

I Cannot attest to most of these issues -except the using the flashback in table up mode - have had one for over a year - several different pressmen( including newbies) - no issue... Try having them get the timing correct when its not under a head, then move it into position...