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Offline Maxie

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Printing - Squeegee speed
« on: August 14, 2013, 12:47:17 PM »
What effect does the squeegee printing speed have on the print?
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Re: Printing - Squeegee speed
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 01:30:35 PM »
IMO nothing without all the other stuff going on say squeegee pressure, Duro of the squeegee, angle, mesh ct, ink thickness, but just to try and give you an answer Ink deposit on the shirt.  I'm sure other's will jump in here with better info than what I'm giving ya LOL

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Re: Printing - Squeegee speed
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 01:44:44 PM »
more speed = less fibrillation and a bit more ink

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Re: Printing - Squeegee speed
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2013, 02:21:06 PM »
more speed = less fibrillation and a bit more ink

ineresting! We got less ink deposit with the speed increase. We typically run the white at 3 and colors at 4 (MHM E-type, same as poster). Not sure what happens when you go from 7 to 8 or from 8 to 9 though. . .

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Re: Printing - Squeegee speed
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2013, 02:35:07 PM »
The general rule here is slowest possible flood without slowing down the run (except for WB, faster flood there) and fastest stroke speed that the Gauntlet can handle (it has it's limits with the air heads chattering and skipping).

In most cases (emphasis most, not all) I see better deposit from increased speed with both WB and plasti inks but going back to Darryl's comment; angle, duro, sharpness, shape is all going to factor in.  Some combinations will suffer with higher stroke speed, some will excel and I'm still learning which do which.