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Mesh counts....
Frog:
I am strictly manual, but have also joined the trend to (slightly)higher tensions and higher meshes.
I still will use 110's but only on a fleece only job. Otherwise, whites are more printable than they used to be, and if I am going to P-F-P, I'll use 160's.
Darker solid inks are now going on 180-200, and hallftoned jobs 200-260.
I am now using some panel frames and will not be replacing any static frames that are either losing tension or actual glue breakdown with static frames.
Printhouse:
Which panel frames are you using? I do have some Newman MZX's in my arsenal as well.
Frog:
http://www.panelframe.com/
squeezee:
You also need your mask count to be 4-5x your halftone. If the halftone dots don't stick to two threads they tend to fall off.
Clark:
I have 25, 48, 110, 125, 137, 160, 180, 225, 255, 305, and 355. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. But for day-to-day spot color printing on darks with an underbase, you can get by with 160's and 230. Those are the two that get used the most in my shop. We tinker with mesh counts alot since we don't have the ability to revolve the press, and I hate using both flashes for a number of reasons. Very rarely do we flash twice, and when we do it's basically a crutch because we didn't choose the correct mesh to begin with.
For printing on lights, I prefer a 180 mesh, MX inks, with 6% fashion soft base added.
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