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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: alan802 on July 15, 2013, 06:16:35 PM
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There is a good looking automatic coater on DS right now and it's a 2005 and the guy is asking 2K. It looks fairly clean, not spotless but not abused either. That would make someone very happy.
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I may be making an "ass" of myself for "ass"uming it's a great deal, but 2K seems like it would be a steal. I have never priced a new one though so maybe they're not as pricey as I think. Anyone know what they run new?
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single screen coater was about $6k if I remember correctly. . . not sure how big or how old is the one for sale on DS.
pierre
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There is a good looking automatic coater on DS right now and it's a 2005 and the guy is asking 2K. It looks fairly clean, not spotless but not abused either. That would make someone very happy.
Automatic coaters are for snobs.
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We ran an auto-coater at the flatstock printing company, it was okay, but I'd put it way down the list of must-haves. A good screen guy can coat as fast, and as consistent. The problem with auto coaters is the scoop coaters will lay down a different amount of emulsion as the level of emulsion changes in them, you also have two scoop coaters to clean after every coating rather than one. They do eliminate some variables from the equation, and it is hands-off coating, so you can be doing something while the machine is working. They are also great if you have really big screens, but we had a guy who could coat 5' x 9' screens by hand like a robot.
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So I'm a snob?
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So I'm a snob?
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You my friend are a very clean slob. ;D ;D ;D