"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Does anyone have a link to a site that lists the available m&r platens and accessories. All of the distributors I am finding through their site or through google don't actually list anything.
the Kruzer is TriLoc compatible! A preregistration system is probably one of the best investments you can make in your shop.pierre
Quote from: blue moon on October 29, 2013, 11:43:57 AMthe Kruzer is TriLoc compatible! A preregistration system is probably one of the best investments you can make in your shop.pierreI have my own diy pre-reg unit/system. I have an "L" of 1/4" metal adhered to the glass on my exposure unit. I use small "+" marks on my films that act as both on press registration (if needed) and I register the films to themselves with tape on alternating sides between screens. Basically I measure and tape down the first film. Put the screen against the L, expose, take the screen off, line up the next film and tape. Usually I can get the majority of the screens pixel perfect on press by printing the first color, flashing, and lining successive screens up to the marks. I keep my micros zeroed and the screens are essentially already registered. Out of a 6 color job I may have to nudge 2 or 3 of the screens, but on the Silver Press even two screens out of register can take a while due to the weird micros (4 lock downs, iffy side to side movement). Having an equivalent "L" on press would speed it up a bit, but the real slow down is from the bad micros.I was under the impression the tri-loc really won't be a huge improvement over a DIY system unless you have air locks that completely eliminate play when locking the screen.
Haha! I have no doubt it is worlds better than the silver press. I was parroting something I had read about tri-loc in another thread here, relating to manual side clamps and movement on lockdown.As a rep for m&r, is there any reason to order from the local distributor listed on your site vs directly from you? They don't have the kruzer listed on their site?