Sidewinder

[Dochertyscott]

Pretty stoked to have a new sidewinder installed today. From rototex to Odyssey to brand new sidewinder. Happy days. Thought I would share with some folk that share my passion. :-)

[Dochertyscott]

Hopefully this image appears.

[Dottonedan]

Congrats, I hope to follow in your footsteps.

[jesterapparel]

Hopefully this image appears.

Looks like you need to level your press, it looks pretty sideways 

[Frog]

Let's turn it a bit

[jesterapparel]

Let's turn it a bit

Looks level now

[3Deep]

Thank you Andy you sure help a lot of necks around here LOL

Darryl

[Dochertyscott]

apolgies for the crook necks! was uploaded from my phone.
I printed my first job on it yesterday a nice simple box print...2 colour white base with 1 pt bleed and a halftoned image over top.
What a dream. smashed it out no need to trim base edges with tape like previously. ha
I went over to check a setup my workmate was doing on the workhorse.... she feels like a creaky toy in comparison to this badboy. (def needs a clean and grease)
Thanks M&R!
heres a couple more photos prior to lunch and beers on the rep.
My worker admiring and the salesman glad to have finished the install. (which was extremely straight forward)

[Gabe]

Sweeet I want one 

[Evo]

That is a fantastic machine. A really nice balance of heavy-duty and "spinnable" performance. Keep it clean and lubed!

[Socalfmf]

I have had one for about 6 yrs now and trying to figure out when we last used it....well for something besides a table....but that is changing tomorrow as we are moving it to the new shop....guess we will see what it can really do.

[Evo]

I have had one for about 6 yrs now and trying to figure out when we last used it....well for something besides a table....but that is changing tomorrow as we are moving it to the new shop....guess we will see what it can really do.

SW + triloc = nice 6 color sample press.

[alan802]

We use ours once or twice a week now but there were times we would go months without spinning it.  I print on it now but only one color jobs for the most part.  I just hate doing multi-colored work on the manual cause I'm spoiled by the auto.  Screens never get out of reg on the auto in the middle of a run but on a manual, they almost always do at some point.  But one color jobs under 50 pieces I'll put on the sidewinder and it takes a little pressure off the auto but not much. 

[Frog]

We use ours once or twice a week now but there were times we would go months without spinning it.  I print on it now but only one color jobs for the most part.  I just hate doing multi-colored work on the manual cause I'm spoiled by the auto.  Screens never get out of reg on the auto in the middle of a run but on a manual, they almost always do at some point.  But one color jobs under 50 pieces I'll put on the sidewinder and it takes a little pressure off the auto but not much.

I've been in shops where the simple left breast logo for the ten color back often went to the manual.
The smallish sleeve jobs and odd-balls like bags as well.

[Evo]

Screens never get out of reg on the auto in the middle of a run but on a manual, they almost always do at some point.

Something is wrong on the press then. I had an 8 color Chameleon that never, (as in never EVER) went out of reg once it was dialed in. I could leave it up for days on big jobs and it was rock solid from the first print to the last.

Only time it would go out was user error, like not locking the clamps down and draining the air lines.

The Sidewinder clamps and registration mechanics are almost identical. In fact the biggest difference is only the spring tension adjustment.