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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2012, 10:02:15 AM »
Thanks for all the greatfeedback on this topic...Sonny I use the DB blades and yes they work great for my white inks, glitterinks and shimmers.  The deep angle I using now 20 to 30 seems to work for what I was doing, I'll just have to test more as the year moves on.  What I was very impressed with was printing the halftones wet on wet and not getting dot gain and mudded up.

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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2012, 02:25:25 PM »
no angle double bevel.

Is no angle the same as 90?  (not too up on the DB terminology)


I usually leave angles around 15 degrees unless something isn't working right with the standard profile, or I'm using a CF.

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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2012, 02:34:36 PM »
no angle double bevel.

Is no angle the same as 90?  (not too up on the DB terminology)


I usually leave angles around 15 degrees unless something isn't working right with the standard profile, or I'm using a CF.

which brings a good point, if no angle is upright, than 20-30 degrees I am referring to is from the upright position or 60-70 from horizontal. Sort of like this /

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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #18 on: January 03, 2012, 02:37:32 PM »
no angle double bevel.

Is no angle the same as 90?  (not too up on the DB terminology)


I usually leave angles around 15 degrees unless something isn't working right with the standard profile, or I'm using a CF.


HA!   That depends on what angle you are looking at it from. LOL.  A 90 degree could be considered a 0 degree or no angle, but could also be loosely called a vertical angle. :)

I think when someone refers to "no angles" it might mean as in random dots.
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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2012, 03:01:52 PM »
I could certainly see why you would--although no angle could mean circular...   :)  (or *all* angles?)

I guess I should have phrased it like this--  if you cut 45 degree bevels off each edge of a blade, is that the DB no angle blade being discussed?  I keep thinking I need to try some out, but haven't gotten around to it.

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Re: Squeegee Angles
« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2012, 03:27:50 PM »
I could certainly see why you would--although no angle could mean circular...   :)  (or *all* angles?)

I guess I should have phrased it like this--  if you cut 45 degree bevels off each edge of a blade, is that the DB no angle blade being discussed?  I keep thinking I need to try some out, but haven't gotten around to it.

which brings another good point (damn a prickly day today . . .), there are different angles on the DB blades. Some are at 30 deg and some are at 45. We need the angles to be able to compare them!

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