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Offline dirkdiggler

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #15 on: April 27, 2017, 11:33:01 AM »
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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2017, 12:02:49 PM »
Sounds like a few people are putting the screen through the dryer after stencil washout  :o

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2017, 12:32:31 PM »
Sounds like a few people are putting the screen through the dryer after stencil washout  :o

blot with newspaper
squeegee/thin blade vac attachment
drying cabinet
outside in the sun
stick in front of a fan

any combination of 2 of those and you'll have a dry screen in 5-10 every time.
1 minute to tape film. 2 minutes to burn. 1 minute to soak. 1 minute to spray out. 5-10 to dry tops. 1 minute to tape.
that's 11 to 16 minutes which is pretty much where everyone says they are. sounds about right.

we're probably 20-25 minutes just cause we have ADD and never seems to chase the screen hard, but could easily be at 10 minutes if we tried hard.

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2017, 12:55:52 PM »
Expose,
Wash out image
Squeegee water off
Blow out screen with comp. air
wipe frame with paper towel
into the fan-blown drying rack to tack off
tape-up

Probably ~ 5 minutes when we really need it fast.
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Offline toofastnichols

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2017, 05:18:37 PM »
Same here maybe 5 to 10 minutes max , using I image and starlight , eco rinse , squegee excess water , set the racks we built with 6 fans blowing

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2017, 08:01:14 PM »
I miss compressed air for this very reason. Had it last shop, but haven't since opening a manual shop. Blow most of the water off & out, put a fan on, & quick screens are easy.
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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2017, 09:42:42 PM »
5 to 10 based on humidity.
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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2017, 09:49:10 AM »
prob 10-15 .. yea about the drying.. We hang it over the end of the dryer and that drys it quick.

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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2017, 11:58:20 AM »
I found out years ago that too much heat will shrink the image and mesh, in fact it's a pretty good trick for retensioning stretch and glue screens, but I suspect it probably weakens the mesh significantly too.
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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2017, 12:21:17 PM »
I got a box fan on a stand that I turn horizontal and that dries screens very fast, plus a little hair dryer in the image area
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Re: Rush screens.....How long does it take
« Reply #25 on: May 05, 2017, 07:44:10 PM »
Hot boxes with lots of circulating air also help.  Summer sun heat/UV works well.
but if it's breaking down, then the whole process of the screen making procedure needs examination.
250k discharge prints are possible, it's been done in my shop.
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