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Modified Tri-loc FPU
Rustytraintrack:
We have been taking advantage of some slower weeks around the shop to make some upgrades to help with our efficiency. We got some less detailed stuff out of the way (drying racks for wet and dry screens, expanded dark room, film storage) before I decided to jump into turning our tri-loc and carrier sheet system into an FPU type system. The process of making this thing almost got the best of me. I'm not kidding, at 1 point I thought M&R had plotted against me to make my tri-loc unable to be turned into an FPU without carrier sheets. I was close to just packing up my crap and throwing away my last 10 years of printing to become a plumber and never look back. In the end, I made some adjustments and got through it.
I couldn't be happier with how this turned out. I've spent the last few months really honing in on improving our production and have been thinking about this FPU pretty much non stopped the whole time. I can't wait until we pick up a little and can really start reaping the rewards from tightening out ship a bit.
I think I looked through just about every post that mentioned FPU on here and took a little bit of advice from everyone who had anything to say. I couldn't have made this thing without people like Alan, Frog, Stinkhorn, Inkworks, Atownsend, Doug S, Mr Tees!! There are a ton more that have contributed on here that I stole from and I want to make sure you guys all know that the advice and experiences you have offered up on these boards has been invaluable to me. I have been looking at all this stuff for a couple of months now planning it in my head, and you all really helped me bring it to life.
Thanks!
Dave O
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Frog:
Rustytraintrack:
haha. In the end yea, it all came together. For a minute there it was almost Alpha Mike Foxtrot though.
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Doug S:
Nice work Rusty!
Rustytraintrack:
--- Quote from: Doug S on January 19, 2019, 08:33:17 PM ---Nice work Rusty!
--- End quote ---
Thanks Doug. I was kind of stuck on how I was going to get the 3 points to be at the same height on the screen and the picture you posted a while back showing the aluminum square you added to the stops on the pallet jig was huge for me.
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