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I've tried the expensive platten with the groove in it and did not find it to work very well. I ended spending $100 and paid Rick Roth from Mirror image to get the instructions on how to do it. I can get you in touch with him if you'd like. look here:http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php?topic=73.msg10375#msg10375pierre
It depends how often you run this kind of jobs and how many pieces each timeit make sense buying special pallets or cut out squeegees if you run them frequentlythat said. if you run only 36 pcs. or so if i were you i go to home depot and buy some laminated materialmake sure is smooth on both sides this is the trick no more than 1/4 of an inch thickcut them accordingly to your design mark the center of your pallet and draw two more lines on each side 1/2 of inch apart from the center line this is groove where the zipper is gonna sitonce you got everything ready use web spray as well as pallet tape to secure the your homemade pallets in placeit works for me on small runs no more 72 pieces auto or manual pressif flashing is needed keep an eye on the flash timegood printing j
Here is the problem with the wood plattens, i run a Vastex press and attaching wood to it would not work. i guess im either going to have to order one from action or vastex or design and make my own...
Quote from: blue moon on December 07, 2011, 11:09:11 AMI've tried the expensive platten with the groove in it and did not find it to work very well. I ended spending $100 and paid Rick Roth from Mirror image to get the instructions on how to do it. I can get you in touch with him if you'd like. look here:http://www.theshirtboard.com/index.php?topic=73.msg10375#msg10375pierreEvery once in a while - we hear from people that are having challenges with the zipper hoodie pallet. Remember that thinning out the ink will help the hem transition. Also - on some brands of hoodies - the cover flap is puffy and problematic. We have seen brands of zipper hoodies that have an excellent hem seam and better suited for screen printing over them. One of the tricks to making the print transition the zipper/hem assembly is to adjust your artwork in the specific area that goes over the zipper/ hem. When you have a pallet with a channel in it for the zipper to locate - this works very well. That is - grade the artwork by using a dot pattern instead of a solid over the seam. Also - you can eliminate the transition and bring the artwork right up next to the hem stitching and avoid going over the zipper cover flaps. We recently redeveloped the Zipper Hoodie Pallets for use on MHM machinery, which I think you may have? They are now made using honeycomb aluminum and we've received positive feedback.We are easily able to accommodate your specific zipper requirements. We have a standard slot geometry that has worked well for many years. At times - we are requested to make slight changes and these can usually be done in a short time.Action Engineering, Inc.www.actionengineering.com