Tuf presses......

[Printhouse]

Hey gang!!!  Quick update on my 8/10 Javelin.  I was debating selling it off due to lack of time to mess with it.....  Well, I had the entire day free today so I decided to take some time and work on it.  After reading the schematics chart and rewiring a terrible hack job I finally got the computer receiving and sending all the correct signals.  I hooked to to my very small 2.5 hp, 30 gallon compressor and what do you know....  It worked perfectly.  I was able to set it to the auto mode and it would cycle through all eight heads prior to running low on air slowing to a crawl.  I would shut it down and let the compressor build back up and it would run perfectly again.  If I shut the all but 2 heads off It would make about 20 revolutions prior to running out of steam. I plan to order my new compressor on Monday and a chiller.  My hope is once the new air system is in that I can then get things a little more fine tuned.  I will be looking for a flashback to add to the press also, possibly two.  Once I get it a little more fine tuned I will be ordering the 5 missing squeegees, maybe not all at once, and some rubber to top the aluminum pallets with.  I only have 5 mid sized jobs lined up this week so I will be able to work on this quite a bit.  Once it is all dialed in I am going to take one head at a time off and fully go through it.  I will be able to blast each part and re powdercoat everything as I go.  Hopefully when I am done I will have a nice reliable press that I know inside and out!  I will post videos of it running tomorrow!

[rmonks]

How's everyone like the V squeegee's though? That's the one thing that would keep me from getting
one for a second press. The early MHM's used them as well.

How is the v-squeegee's, well it takes a little bit of knowing what the v-squeegee is capable of doing, I have found it is a combination of the correct ink, the correct speed on both the flood and print speed , angle and pressure, YES that is it just four things. I own a Javelin, and an M&R I find I print most of my white ink on the Javelin, that may change some day, but with the Javelin I set my angle to what I think will work add a some of Sonny's White Xenon ink, print it watch the squeegee to see if the flip cylinder can hold the pressure and angle I have and then If the flip cylinder is not able to hold the angle and pressure I start backing off the pressure until it will hold the sharp angle I have chosen. I use 156 mesh and down. It is a great press for the money, and it is very forgiving. And as others have said Phil at Workhorse is a Plus.

[Prosperi-Tees]

How's everyone like the V squeegee's though? That's the one thing that would keep me from getting
one for a second press. The early MHM's used them as well.

How is the v-squeegee's, well it takes a little bit of knowing what the v-squeegee is capable of doing, I have found it is a combination of the correct ink, the correct speed on both the flood and print speed , angle and pressure, YES that is it just four things. I own a Javelin, and an M&R I find I print most of my white ink on the Javelin, that may change some day, but with the Javelin I set my angle to what I think will work add a some of Sonny's White Xenon ink, print it watch the squeegee to see if the flip cylinder can hold the pressure and angle I have and then If the flip cylinder is not able to hold the angle and pressure I start backing off the pressure until it will hold the sharp angle I have chosen. I use 156 mesh and down. It is a great press for the money, and it is very forgiving. And as others have said Phil at Workhorse is a Plus.

I have been working on getting my Javs angles, pressures etc down. Is their any way you can take a pic of your printhead so I can have a starting point to look at as far as angle and what not?

[Prosperi-Tees]

Bump any jav owners willing to send pics