"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I don't think screen tension is a myth, that's not how I took it reading this thread, nor do I think statics are god, nor do I think Newmans are the be all end all of screens.Proper tension is important, but taking it to an extreme I believe is a myth made large by over zealous marketeers of this industry. Talk to a mesh manufactuarer, they'll tell you their mesh performs best in the suggested tension range specified in the thread charts.I'll just leave it at that.
How much life do you get out of your static's? And where do you get them from?
We have statics from Xenon that are almost five years old, have tens of thousands of prints on them and are around 20N. Pierre
Send them Back if there 15nm, That tension will cause registration to wander and many other problems, I would not accept anything under 25nm from a supplier because they are going to relax atleast 4-5nm. It is all about the mesh brand whether high tensions will hold and not pop. Sefar and sati I can get to 24 on a 305 before popping, Dynamesh Beta 305 same thread diameter as the other will go up to 36nm, Stretch and glue frames is super easy, probably one of the easier tasks in the whole process, I too used to think it was a pain and that I wouldn't be able to make better screens than people specializing in re stretching.