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Murakami LX mesh

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squeegee:
Just wanted to share a tidbit about a newer mesh from Murakami, the LX which is a thin diameter thread like the regular S meshes, I think Zoo mentioned it on the "other board".  I'm not completely informed on the tech on this stuff, but what I understand is that the mesh has been made to have flat knuckles in the weave resulting in a smoother ink deposit.  I understand the tech is partially borrowed from high end mesh used for circuit board printing.

We've been testing some 150/48 LX panels on our EZ frames for a couple of weeks and the results are pretty nice.  For plastisol UB's the ink goes down very smooth, more so than typical S mesh, and for waterbase and discharge we are getting good prints with less squeegee pressure than before.  I can't say as to how much exactly but an estimation is about 1 to 2 bar less than S mesh (1 bar=14.5 PSI) for WB.

We're also seeing about a 5-10 micron increase on EOM on the LX 150/48 vs. standard 150/48 using identical coating method.

I know Murakami just brought in some 135/48 which I'm going to try next.

blue moon:
cool! I have a 180 but have not had a chance to play with it much. gotta find time . . .

pierre

repogolfer:
I for one have been extremely impressed with the Murakami "S" smartmesh.  So if the LX is even better.....man ol man...definitely worth a try.

alan802:
I need to purchase about 20 panels and I just can't pull the trigger.  Now with the addition of the LX, my decision will likely be delayed even further, great, just what I needed.

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