flash cure type

[noortrd]

Which is better for water base inks.  Infra-red panel  or  quartz tube  ?  Its air flow necessary in infrared panel or quartz tube for water base ink?.

[JBLUE]

We use IR for everything. In my opinion it is better for WB for the consistency and even heat distribution.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Anyone have one of these?
http://www.screenprintexchange.com/quartz_express_flash_cure.html
http://www.screenprintingproducts.com/Short-Wave_c_43.html

[Homer]

Anyone have one of these?
http://www.screenprintexchange.com/quartz_express_flash_cure.html
http://www.screenprintingproducts.com/Short-Wave_c_43.html

just bought one about a month ago. I've been talking to Kieth and they just upgraded a few parts on these units and the price in going to go up. I'll have a review on mine as soon as it arrives!

[jvanick]

I have one... bought it at the NBM show in Indy...  took me about 3 weeks to receive it (and did require some hounding of Neil at Quartz Express, he told me that they were backed up with orders).. however, it arrived well packed, and works great.  Haven't had a single problem with it.

we use it on the Javelin in head 2 (haven't felt the need to find an used flashback yet)...

the photo eye works great, and I typically flash white plastisol at 3.5-4 seconds (which also is including the time for the table to come up...)  it does take a few 'hits' before it warms up completely at the start of a run, but I'm thinking that might be just the nature of the beast?  We now set the timer at like 6 seconds or so at the start of a run, and let the table index a few times around, both to warm up the flash and the platens.

not sure how it works on waterbase, we typically either run plastisol, discharge+plastisol or straight discharge.

[mimosatexas]

We had intek custom make us a panel that fit our needed specs (18x24, 120v, 15amp or less) and it is amazing.  We have it about an inch from the garment to compensate for the lower volts/amps.  We built our own housing.

Manual shop though, so this may not apply.

[tonypep]

Why are you flashing WB unless as a UB?

[Sbrem]

Our early multi-color Discharge has so far been a Discharge underbase with thin plastisols on top. We use the quartz, no issues. If all discharge, like Tony, I see no point to flashing...

Steve

[abchung]

Air flow is very important in waterbase (non-discharge).
Just like drying emulsion. A fan will speed up the process.

We usually do non-discharge waterbased printing.

[JBLUE]

Why are you flashing WB unless as a UB?

That is the only time we flash it.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Anyone have one of these?
http://www.screenprintexchange.com/quartz_express_flash_cure.html
http://www.screenprintingproducts.com/Short-Wave_c_43.html

just bought one about a month ago. I've been talking to Kieth and they just upgraded a few parts on these units and the price in going to go up. I'll have a review on mine as soon as it arrives!

Have you got it yet Homie?

[Homer]

I just got an e-mail from Neil asking if I received it yet -I said no, then asked for some tracking/update info and that was a few days ago....no response yet, but he did say he was on the road....so no, I have not got it yet...soon enough i'm sure.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Any updates from anyone with the Quartz Express flash?

Also anyone have a 14x18 M&R Red Chili? Is that big enough to flash a 12.5"x15" print?

[GaryG]

That's a good Q-
How much is "safe flashable area" inside of a Quartz flash dimension?

[jvanick]

On the Quartz Express, we've done 13w x 16h with no problems at all...  I'm sure I could do 15w too as it's wide but we rarely print that wide, so I couldn't tell you for sure.

Ours is working great... no complaints at all.