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screen printing => Newbie => Topic started by: Denis Kolar on November 04, 2011, 12:40:23 PM
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I'm pondering the idea of printing this Black/flash/White/Flash/White dryer with black slightly undercutting the white.
Or, is it better to run this the "normal" way of PFPF white and butt-fitting the black?
Just wandering, there would be the same amount of flashing in both cases.
The file is just a sample, not a real artwork that will be printed
Thanks
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I would p/p.
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Dennis to easy...only thing to answer is butt or non butt print, if your press is reggie tight butt if not white first.
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butt registration and print Black and 1st white than flash and then white again. Use a 230mesh or higher for your black and you shouldn't have to flash in between the black and the first white
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Dennis to easy...only thing to answer is butt or non butt print, if your press is reggie tight butt if not white first.
Press has good registration (Antec Legend) but for some reason, I like undercutting.
"if your press is reggie tight butt if not white first" Should there be "if not black first"?
If there is a chance of bad registration, shout I be printing black first and flashing in between the black and white?
Just wondering, I'm still newbie to screen printing.
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Especially if this were a fairly large run on a manual, I might try the white after the black, wet on wet, flash, and then the white again.
Butt registration.
Oh man, the wife made me leave this and come in for breakfast, and Fluid stole my thunder
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Thanks guys :)
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Especially if this were a fairly large run on a manual, I might try the white after the black, wet on wet, flash, and then the white again.
Butt registration.
Oh man, the wife made me leave this and come in for breakfast, and Fluid stole my thunder
Thanks Thor.
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FROG, I can't steal your thunder ever man, lol
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There is no reason to print with a trap. Especially that design. Like everyone is saying print the black, then a white flash then white again. The last white is going to tighten it up nice.
To be honest on an auto I would actually choke the white a hair and allow the gain of the white to fill in.
For me personally a slight peek of shirt showing is much better looking than a nasty trapped edge.
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On charcoal you might be able to print it once. Depends on the actual art. If not, no biggie. I would print black first through a 155 and then white and if needed a second white.
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I forgot about the gain :(
Newbie.........
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Think you are over thinking the set up on this. Pretty simple design and manually you can easily change print order without compromising production speed by that much if any.
• Black (230 or higher mesh)
• White #1
• FLASH
• White #2
out the door ;D
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Think you are over thinking the set up on this. Pretty simple design and manually you can easily change print order without compromising production speed by that much if any.
• Black (230 or higher mesh)
• White #1
• FLASH
• White #2
out the door ;D
ditto!
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They've all got you covered on printing. I'd like to say, that FROG craps thunders and piss's lightning.
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both noisy and painful, but whatcha gonna do? :o
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They've all got you covered on printing. I'd like to say, that FROG craps thunders and piss's lightning.
Maybe he is Brave Heart and shoots .................Lightning bolts out of his arse
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butt registration and print Black and 1st white than flash and then white again. Use a 230mesh or higher for your black and you shouldn't have to flash in between the black and the first white
Ditto
Steve
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Dk, sorry I didn't finish my thoughts I'd print the same as everyone was saying, on a manual you can't go wrong either way, your going to have 2 flashes anyway.
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Black first, white butt reggie second, and possibly a second slightly choked white third just a thought.
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Sorry, update coming.
This job printed 2 weeks ago and printed great. Black, white, flash, white. Only one white screen.
Will take pic, looked cool on dark gray heather.
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3 screens for large run on auto. white flash, black, white. That simple.
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I wish I had big enough run for an auto. This was a 36 piece order
Printed Black/White/Flash/White
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Looks nice and clean. Good job.
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I wish I had big enough run for an auto. This was a 36 piece order
Printed Black/White/Flash/White
What white ink are you using?
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I wish I had big enough run for an auto. This was a 36 piece order
Printed Black/White/Flash/White
What white ink are you using?
I think this was a WM plastic Ultimate white. Since, I have switched to StreetFignter White
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I would have done white / flash / black / 2nd white
but one problem I have is I can't flash black ink and white at the same time...quartz flash time needed for black ink is about 1.6secs vs almost 4sec for white ink - black ink would boil....
anyone else have this problem? this is with flash at normal position (2.5 inches from platen) and as high as it can go (3.5 if that)
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Wait, DK what kind of flash are you using? Is it auto or foot pedal controlled?
When I print on my manual I have an ir flash just sitting over a platen arm stationary. Meaning it wouldn't matter what color I print first as I would rotate the pallets around for every screen. Rather than rotate the screens back and forth between white/black AND rotate the pallets on the last two prints.
I'd have my flash sitting over station two of my 6/4 antec:
print all 4 blacks, every time I print it goes under the flash so black gets flashed
print white screen 8 times, again every time each pallet gets indexed station two is flashing so you don't really have to be careful taking them off the press.
I guess I feel like with my Antec it's easier to whip the pallets around than it is to move two screens back and forth quickly as they're spring-loaded and you can't really jerk them fast. May take longer but works for me!
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Wait, DK what kind of flash are you using? Is it auto or foot pedal controlled?
The flash has a foot pedal, love that feature.