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screen printing => Newbie => Topic started by: bittersweet on April 26, 2016, 12:29:42 AM

Title: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: bittersweet on April 26, 2016, 12:29:42 AM

I am brand new, I started coating my screens with emulsion tonight. First screen was perfect, but the second and third screens I tried were a disaster. My first pass with emulsion and POP! Could my coater be defective or do I have some new found strength and I'm just pushing too hard? Aluminum edges of my coater seen a little sharp, but I wouldn't know what is normal feels like! Please help?

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: Underbase37 on April 26, 2016, 02:14:48 AM

Either you're pressing way too hard. ( doubt this is the problem )...or

This sounds like your coater. Sand down just the end edges a bit and you should be OK.

Murphy

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: Sbrem on April 26, 2016, 08:19:51 AM

Ouch! You will never forget this, or let it happen again; a crappy way to learn, but I'll bet it's burned into your head pretty well. It wasn't a dumb thing either, you just hadn't seen it yet, I bet most here have a ton of stories like this... welcome aboard the happy world of t-shirt screenprinting... and yes, buff those corner edges down...

Steve

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: mimosatexas on April 26, 2016, 12:44:07 PM

Dropped a coater once, forgot about it and next time I went to coat....RIIIIPPPPP.  Turns out the cap had shifted and the edge of the trough tore right through the mesh.  Now I always do a quick check, and have sanded lightly any areas that could cause that again.

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: farmboygraphics on April 26, 2016, 12:59:23 PM

All the above, also, run your finger along the whole edge to check for burrs.

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: Racer Tees on April 26, 2016, 02:13:49 PM

I ripped the first screen I ever coated with a plastic cap coater. Rounded the corners and ripped the next one....

Get an AWT dual edge coated and be done with that problem.


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Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: im_mcguire on April 26, 2016, 03:47:20 PM

I ripped one screen only by coating.

But.... ive put a pair of scissors through a 4 pack of screens when i tripped going to cut the plastic off of them...  I never use scissors anywhere near screens now...

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: ryanmoor on April 26, 2016, 04:10:15 PM

Definitely sand the edge of the metal caps down and the where the coating edge meets the end cap as suggested above, run your finger across and ensure that you don't feel any sharp edges.  Also I would Contact the company whom you bought it from and ask for a replacement screen for the issues.

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: Sbrem on April 26, 2016, 04:50:27 PM

I put haze remover on about 10 screens, then took a phone call, LOL...

Steve

Title: Re: Scoop Coater cutting screen
Post by: Doug B on April 27, 2016, 06:04:04 AM

  Alson when sanding, use a fine grit (300+) or you could make it worse. Be sure
to wipe it clean before using.