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Atownsend:
Hey Bart! You’re in a Cvile right?

I sold our old 24” Hix dryer to this guy in Powhatan last winter. Probably an hour from you.  He already has it for sale along with an  8 color Harco press. I think he wanted 7-800 for them. Harco = brown which is not great but better than anything DIY. PM me if you want his contact info. The Hix is 240v 8ft total 6ft of heat. Good for a startup... it got me where I wanted to go. Also, if you’re ever in RVA hit me up and I’ll show you how we do things here.

BartJY:
On 64 towards Richmond I'm about 20 miles from C-ville

Doug S:

--- Quote from: BartJY on August 03, 2018, 11:20:24 AM ---Folks,

Thanks for all the advice.

$1000 is really too much for me to spend at this time.

If not a belt dryer, what about a flash dryer? What should I look for in a good used flash dryer? How do I know what a good one is? Are there websites out there that do reviews on Silk Screen equipment?

Thanks
Bart



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If you are going the flash route, I would definitely find one that has forced air.  We used one of those for about a year before buying a belt dryer.  You don't have much of a budget but there are deals out there.  If it were me, I would wait until I could find the best deal on a gas dryer if you have gas available.  They are soooo much cheaper to run and provide better curing results.  Also, that will save you from having to sell any electric belt dryer in the future.

mooseman:
OK I am the rube goldburg of the screen printing gang here and i like working around a problem in a way some don't think of.
Think about a good safe source of high heat, then think about ganging 6 or 8 of them together. Lots of electricty but tons of heat also. Fudge up a conveyor or buy a dryer that has a broken heating element just to have the conveyor.
The heat source I am thinking about can be had from Lowes or the Home depot ets .
 
mooseman

OK here is the heat source strip it down gang them up for 60 or 80 bucks you get some real heat.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bayco-500-Watt-Halogen-Project-Work-Light/14003469

gotshirtz001:
Did you ever sort this out?


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