Getting ready for a tech

[Prosperi-Tees]

You have got to be kidding me with this crating! I am getting a workout out here!

nope. No kidding here. Which crate style do you prefer, first or second one?

In all fairness by the time I got the first shipment there was no crating at all so I would have to say I prefer the 2nd one since its the only crates I actually received!

[3Deep]

Hope you get to print shirts with this one 

Darryl

[Prosperi-Tees]

From the looks of it I sure will 

[GraphicDisorder]

You have got to be kidding me with this crating! I am getting a workout out here!

I swear you could hit them with a car and the car would come out in worse shape.

[ZooCity]

I believe there is a retro fit part to allow rear  stroke adjustment. Seems like Dan Goldberg is who I talked to years ago when I got a few. We sold our Gauntlet years ago, but she's still running strong every day in a friend's shop. Has to be twenty years old now. I miss her.

http://presstech.net/innovations/innovations.html

Invaluable for the older Gauntlets.

You done good Gerry, Gauntlets are probably best bang for the buck out there with minimal risk- the parts and the support of course are in abundance for the most part. The sq pressure thing and platen deflection are honestly the only 2 legitimate bummers when it comes to these presses. If it doesn't already have them, put platens on that have the full length bracket, not the short ones or reinforce them if you have the short brackets, the arm deflection combined with the tooling plate of the platen deflecting at the tip can make running sim pro and certain prints impossible as your top of image will be drastically off from the bottom, even when you have the job setup "right".

A Gauntlet rebuilt from M&R is going to be the bees knees man.  Enjoy. 

[Prosperi-Tees]

Is there a way to concert the platen system to be quick release? I cant see doing platen change over for youth or sleeve. I did it once on the old Javelin and it took forever.

I looked closer at the heads and it actually has rear micros as well. Although I hear nobody really uses them.

[244]

If I am not mistaken I believe your machine has quick release cams for pallet change. If not they can be added. Speak to your tech.

[Prosperi-Tees]

I have not looked close enough yet so the question may have been premature. I was out today. I will be in the shop on Sunday getting everything placed and sorted.

[Prosperi-Tees]

I have short and long Allen bolts, an uneven number. Which ones go in the heads?

[Prosperi-Tees]

Does it really matter if you don't put head #1 in the #1 position or can you mix them around?

[DannyGruninger]

Yes because the first and last head are usually wired for the safety cord connection on m&r presses. I'm sure rich will chime in about your specific machine but all m&r presses we've ever had the first and last head have a yellow wire which no other heads have so those are specific.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Ahh yes. Thanks Danny, that was a duh moment for me when I was looking at it. At first I was considering putting head 2 in on #1 just to have a "fresher" head there but yeah, safety cables.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Starting to look like a press!

[244]

Does it really matter if you don't put head #1 in the #1 position or can you mix them around?

I strongly suggest you let the tech put the machine together. You will have considerable issues if the press is installed incorrectly. Just a FYI and yes the heads should've assembled in the correct order. When the press needs troubleshooting the wire numbers being mixed will cause you to need a service call to troubleshoot a problem. Ever see the sign at a car repair shop" labor $60.00 per hour. Labor after you try and fix it $150.00 per hour. There is a reason.

[Prosperi-Tees]

Does it really matter if you don't put head #1 in the #1 position or can you mix them around?

I strongly suggest you let the tech put the machine together. You will have considerable issues if the press is installed incorrectly. Just a FYI and yes the heads should've assembled in the correct order. When the press needs troubleshooting the wire numbers being mixed will cause you to need a service call to troubleshoot a problem. Ever see the sign at a car repair shop" labor $60.00 per hour. Labor after you try and fix it $150.00 per hour. There is a reason.

Will do!