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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: Doug S on January 29, 2013, 12:15:32 PM
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I used old scrap aluminum signboards, treated 2x4s and a truck load of caulk. I've used it 3 or 4 times and so far no leaks. I looked at buying a stainless 4x4 backlit for $1350.00 but ended up making this one that is backlit 4'x5'. All in all I have $160.00 in the project and it will serve me just fine. Just thought I'd show our hillbilly construction.
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looks good, but what really matters is if it works great.
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Nice. We have one fancy pants cci stainless, backlit one that is for degrease and resolving and then a friggin shower stall framed in 2x4s for the reclaim both. They both work great but one cost a lot less.
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Nice. We have one fancy pants cci stainless, backlit one that is for degrease and resolving and then a friggin shower stall framed in 2x4s for the reclaim both. They both work great but one cost a lot less.
I agree with the cost less. I've used corrugated plastic and 2x4s for the washout room walls with just a tad of caulk "about 16 tubes.
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Lookin' good. We didn't have free time to make one, so we bought one of the fancy ones. It is pretty nice though.
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Hey I have that same pressure washer, works great and has lasted a lot longer than others that i have had in the past. I made my booth out of a double utility sink, 3/8" plastic core board that is transparent and a ton of hot glue. Works great for me.
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Looks nice--the huge light panel on the back is sweet.
I just finished a cut list for washout booth mark two myself--hopefully the slow season holds out long enough to do it this year.
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Looks nice--the huge light panel on the back is sweet.
I just finished a cut list for washout booth mark two myself--hopefully the slow season holds out long enough to do it this year.
Our business is starting to pick up quite a bit but thankfully the jobs haven't been rush jobs so I decided to knock it out while I had the time. That booth took me about 4 1/2 hours to build.
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how are you draining it
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how are you draining it
Running into the main sewer which is what we did last year. We had to get permission from the city and do some major concrete busting.
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... can't tell if you have a platform in the bottom of the booth, but getting your screen up 8-10 inches off the bottom of the booth makes for a nicer washout (less blowback & contamination).
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here is my homemade...
washout and dip tank total spent maybe $250
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here is my homemade...
washout and dip tank total spent maybe $250
Looking at yours makes me want to unpost my pics. Very nice build.
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that baby looks great..
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jason, how did you do the tank, wood and then fiberglass and gel coat the inside to waterproof and chem proof it? cool man. Every day I walk back to my easy way dip tank it seems to be bulging more and more. lol. I'm gonna do a clean rinse booth soon using a IBC 275 gal poly IBC tote. Cut the steel cage around it in half to use as a stand, then cut a big hole in the front to lay the screen in. The tanks already have a 2" drain hole in the bottom that a drain pipe or big dump hose can go on. Instead of another $1500 bucks on a screen klean system booth like I have now, a clean used IBC tote is about 10 bucks and then about 30 mins with a saws-all and plumb a drain.
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here is my homemade...
washout and dip tank total spent maybe $250
Looking at yours makes me want to unpost my pics. Very nice build.
Thanks, it took about 2 hours to build the sink, the dip tank was a bitch...
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that baby looks great..
Thanks buddy!
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jason, how did you do the tank, wood and then fiberglass and gel coat the inside to waterproof and chem proof it? cool man. Every day I walk back to my easy way dip tank it seems to be bulging more and more. lol. I'm gonna do a clean rinse booth soon using a IBC 275 gal poly IBC tote. Cut the steel cage around it in half to use as a stand, then cut a big hole in the front to lay the screen in. The tanks already have a 2" drain hole in the bottom that a drain pipe or big dump hose can go on. Instead of another $1500 bucks on a screen klean system booth like I have now, a clean used IBC tote is about 10 bucks and then about 30 mins with a saws-all and plumb a drain.
3/4 plywood, four small casters, 12 L brackets, liquid nails, dry wall screws, fiber glass sheets in the inside corners and inside floor/bottom, and a lot of resin. Basically i went to lowes with my measurements had them cut it on that big ass stand up table saw thing, got all the other stuff, glued and screwed it together, let it set up over night. Then it got nasty with the fiberglass and resin. let that set up for awhile then reapplied the resin two or three more times and let it sit over night. Pressure tested it with water for a week with no leaks. Oh yeah there is a ball valve drain on the other side. drained it and the refilled with chems and water. I think I made that last spring and that is still my first batch of chemical dip. I f you remove all ink front the screen before dipping it, the chemicals seem to last longer but then again I dont do that much work these days. I need more lamps in the back.
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I got lucky, I got paid a few bucks to pick up my CCI stainless HD booth and CCI diptank kit.
Brought the repo up to the company that had the used CCI... all said and done, I put a few bucks in my pocket on the deal. ;)
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Here is a bit different approach. Step-by-step
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Nice. Very informative. I'm sure some can make good use of that post!
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Here is a bit different approach. Step-by-step
Looks good but mine is better... :P
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Here is a bit different approach. Step-by-step
Looks good but mine is better... :P
:P
It is not ....... LOL
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Nice Dennis--Did you use something like shower acrylic for the walls? Looks like nice backlighting for sure.
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Nice Dennis--Did you use something like shower acrylic for the walls? Looks like nice backlighting for sure.
I got 3 sheets of this:
http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/polypropylenesheetonequarterinchthick.html (http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/polypropylenesheetonequarterinchthick.html)
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Nice. Very informative. I'm sure some can make good use of that post!
you gonna build one arnt you...lol
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Haha. Actually we have four ginormous sinks. Two were given to us by McDermat when they bought Autotype if I remember.
The Screen Department was way overbuilt. Hell the restaurant style swinging doors cost $1800......and we have eight of those just in that department!