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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: jason-23 on May 20, 2012, 12:03:08 AM
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Any body have a good source for one or a good diy for one?
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http://www.pnwcnc.com/ (http://www.pnwcnc.com/)
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Before I clicked the link, my thought was DIY, since I've made them before many times.
They are easy to make. Cut out from MDF, a piece of Formica, some contact cement, your wife's rolling pin to roll out the air bubbles when putting down the Formica, and a router to trim the edges.
After clicking the link, that sure looks like a no-brainer. Unless they kill you on the shipping charges.
It would be hard to pass up $15.
What I want to know is.............................
Why do they have a link on their site to T-Shirt Forums......and not here?
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I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.
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I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.
got a pic?
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It's sitting in my storage unit. I'll fetch it tomorrow and take a pic.
I used an older Vastex platen bracket (the ones with two hand screws instead of the single one on the corner underneath) and built up with a couple of pieces of MDF or particle board. You need exactly 1-1/2" to reach print height comparable to the standard platens. I welded up a nicer long sleeve/leg platen, but the short sleeve/pocked one is short enough so there's virtually no flex using wood materials.
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I agree with Dennis http://www.pnwcnc.com/ (http://www.pnwcnc.com/) very good prices
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I agree with Dennis [url]http://www.pnwcnc.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.pnwcnc.com/[/url]) very good prices
Nice price but does it have a bracket and will it work on a vastex?
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Looks like to me you buy the platen and use your own brackets....I might have to buy one and see how well they work...wish they would fit an auto.
Darryl
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No they don't come with brackets. But they are good quality for what they are and the will custom cut any size/configuration for you as well.
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I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.
got a pic?
Here ya go:
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thanks for the pics. awesome work
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Pockets slip over the thin part, short sleeves over that or the wider extension behind it.
Obviously, as you know, Vastex platens are a bit different than most others, and homespun platens are a bit more difficult to cobble up. Vastex does sell just the base for DIYers.