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Quote from: Colin on April 05, 2017, 08:19:28 PMWe will never change the depth of the squeegee blade.We will change the pressure according to the mesh/ink type/type of print (halftones vs. spot)/etc..I will go up to 40-50 pounds for sim process work.I will go up to 50-60 pounds for "vintage" thin ink deposits.I will be at 20-30 pounds for some top colors. But sometimes I need to go up to 40... it depends on how the ink is behaving...We are all a part of a craft industry. There is no Absolute right or wrong way to make things work. But only sticking to one way of doing things will lead to failure.Go with the flow and be in the moment. Ink is zen What? there is no absolute one best way to do everything? Blasphemy I say
We will never change the depth of the squeegee blade.We will change the pressure according to the mesh/ink type/type of print (halftones vs. spot)/etc..I will go up to 40-50 pounds for sim process work.I will go up to 50-60 pounds for "vintage" thin ink deposits.I will be at 20-30 pounds for some top colors. But sometimes I need to go up to 40... it depends on how the ink is behaving...We are all a part of a craft industry. There is no Absolute right or wrong way to make things work. But only sticking to one way of doing things will lead to failure.Go with the flow and be in the moment. Ink is zen
I'm not sure I understand.Do you lock your squeegees at the lowest point and adjust the pressure with the air gauge and this works on all substrates, T shirts, sweatshirts?
Quote from: Maxie on April 07, 2017, 02:36:56 AMI'm not sure I understand.Do you lock your squeegees at the lowest point and adjust the pressure with the air gauge and this works on all substrates, T shirts, sweatshirts?Not it's lowest possible distance, just low enough so that it is always going to travel far enough to bring the stencil into contact with the substrate. Imagine if the pallet wasn't there, I don't want the squeegee to travel an inch or two further than where the pallet would have stopped it, but rather far enough so that the squeegee will do it's job. Maybe that distance is 1/2", or 1/4", I'm not real sure, but I know that it doesn't have to be set to it's maximum distance to be effective.
Quote from: alan802 on April 07, 2017, 10:24:59 AMQuote from: Maxie on April 07, 2017, 02:36:56 AMI'm not sure I understand.Do you lock your squeegees at the lowest point and adjust the pressure with the air gauge and this works on all substrates, T shirts, sweatshirts?Not it's lowest possible distance, just low enough so that it is always going to travel far enough to bring the stencil into contact with the substrate. Imagine if the pallet wasn't there, I don't want the squeegee to travel an inch or two further than where the pallet would have stopped it, but rather far enough so that the squeegee will do it's job. Maybe that distance is 1/2", or 1/4", I'm not real sure, but I know that it doesn't have to be set to it's maximum distance to be effective. this is the correct thought process. As long as the cylinders do not bottom out on full stroke the front regulated will do its job.
Quote from: 244 on April 07, 2017, 10:47:06 AMQuote from: alan802 on April 07, 2017, 10:24:59 AMQuote from: Maxie on April 07, 2017, 02:36:56 AMI'm not sure I understand.Do you lock your squeegees at the lowest point and adjust the pressure with the air gauge and this works on all substrates, T shirts, sweatshirts?Not it's lowest possible distance, just low enough so that it is always going to travel far enough to bring the stencil into contact with the substrate. Imagine if the pallet wasn't there, I don't want the squeegee to travel an inch or two further than where the pallet would have stopped it, but rather far enough so that the squeegee will do it's job. Maybe that distance is 1/2", or 1/4", I'm not real sure, but I know that it doesn't have to be set to it's maximum distance to be effective. this is the correct thought process. As long as the cylinders do not bottom out on full stroke the front regulated will do its job.RICH,Our new guy here reminded me that it was older presses where you would adjust the depth adjusters to adjust squeegee pressure. (back last time I worked in a shop was at Disney) and was seeing people cranking on those top depth adjusters. That was 15 years ago (and those presses weren't brand new either. In fact, that's when I first met you. It was my error in assuming we still did that. (much has changed since then.). LOL.
That old oval didn't even have angle adjustment. Much easier prints back then!
I remember those!