"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
don't do 6. I have 6 and it works for a majority, but...it freakin sucks..... buy the most you can afford. I am looking at an 8/10 sportsman or a 10/12...waiting to hear back on a few things. and go with a quartz flash too...
I have a gauntlet. The problem is not the press, I can work around those issue, being an older machine. The problem is, you only have 6 heads/ So when you run a white, you almost need 3 heads to do it effectively, print, flash, cool, and then your top colors. Adding that second flash in there really helps too, but with only 6 heads, your limited to what can do. I bought my machine wanting more heads, but I didn't know what I really needed -so I bought an older machine to help me figure it out. Now I have a better idea. Minimum is 8 heads -it shouldn't be labeled as 8 colors either, that's assuming no flash....I am adding more colors to my designs as I get better, it's nice to have 2 black screens, highlite whites and so on.... There are some killer deals on 8 color machines out there. . .6's come and go by the dozens too. . .search it out on here, there is so much good to read through, mr T's link is a good place to start. . .
Quote from: Homer on November 05, 2011, 09:30:56 AMI have a gauntlet. The problem is not the press, I can work around those issue, being an older machine. The problem is, you only have 6 heads/ So when you run a white, you almost need 3 heads to do it effectively, print, flash, cool, and then your top colors. Adding that second flash in there really helps too, but with only 6 heads, your limited to what can do. I bought my machine wanting more heads, but I didn't know what I really needed -so I bought an older machine to help me figure it out. Now I have a better idea. Minimum is 8 heads -it shouldn't be labeled as 8 colors either, that's assuming no flash....I am adding more colors to my designs as I get better, it's nice to have 2 black screens, highlite whites and so on.... There are some killer deals on 8 color machines out there. . .6's come and go by the dozens too. . .search it out on here, there is so much good to read through, mr T's link is a good place to start. . .I do two black screens on occasion.One screen with some fine halftones and a second with a solid fill.Just out of curiosity, when do 2 black screens come in handy? I understand a base white and highlight white, but I've never seen 2 black screens run on an auto.