New order of screens..

[Printficient]

The only way to get a good static that has very little drop in tension from the stretcher is if he uses some weights while pulsing the mesh up, this simulates work hardening. We are fortunate to have someone that does it but in no way will it be norm for the larger companies that stretch, they use big massive machines that roll out the mesh over a bunch of screens at one time then glue down, they could not afford to go the extra mile and make them primo, unless they offer standard and higher end stretching services which i never seen.

We not only do that with a patented system, we do it 1400 times a day.  We start from scratch in raw materials and cut (Wood) and glue or cut and weld (Alum.).  Any size any amount all are made this way.  Brent has invented many ways of stretching screens over the years.  Some he kept, others he sold (Newman Roller Table).  Our screens are guaranteed to be the best or we buy them back.
I know that I am employed by Brent but believe me when I say that he knows more about mesh, screens and stretching than anyone I know.  Joe Clarke excluded.

[inkman996]

Sonny I am sure your employer is top notch and hjas great screens, I am only speaking of my unique situation. Our guy makes custom screens all day long for the graphics industry with specs way above anything textile requires, he is a master screen maker that also custom coats and exposes for very unique applications. The screens he makes for customers all over the world literally have to be top notch right out the door with very specific tensions and work hardness, mesh angles, oem etc. He has been in the industry probably forty years plus now.

[stitches4815]

I have been using Xenon screens for a while now and I love them.  The tension is good (I don't have a meter but they are tight).  The only problem that I have is a couple of frames weren't welded properly so I have a little sloshing with them.  Can't find where they are leaking, but the chemical doesn't leak out once it goes in.

[Printficient]

Sonny I am sure your employer is top notch and hjas great screens, I am only speaking of my unique situation. Our guy makes custom screens all day long for the graphics industry with specs way above anything textile requires, he is a master screen maker that also custom coats and exposes for very unique applications. The screens he makes for customers all over the world literally have to be top notch right out the door with very specific tensions and work hardness, mesh angles, oem etc. He has been in the industry probably forty years plus now.

We too make screens for the graphic side as well as screens for the automotive industry as well as many other industries.

[inkman996]

Ok sonny are we having a pissing contest or something?

[Printficient]

Ok sonny are we having a pissing contest or something?

No.  I am happy that you have someone close who knows what they are doing.  We go back way too far for pissing contests.  I am glad that you mentioned the steps that your guy oes through as an educated consumer only makes the suppliers better.  Have a great weekend.

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I got tired of dealing with the static frames, always had crappy tension. Get Newmans.

[Get Shirts]

Same here, except we went shurloc.  We do keep a couple statics around just to remind us how much of a difference higher tension makes.   

[RICK STEFANICK]

statics work just fine for us. darn, we ran a 4cp job a couple weeks ago and had to use 2 wood 305s and the job looked killer.great seps, emulsion and inks and 2- 13 newton wood frames. just sayin.