Anybody interested in 60/90/80 squeegees? Need somebody to go in with me.

[blue moon]

I found a supplier who would make us 60/90/80 triple duro squeegees, but they require a minimum of 12 rolls. Cost with shipping would be about $225 per roll. I will take at least one if not two, but am looking for 10 more ppl interested in doing it.

They currently make a 65/90/75 and I like the product, but it would be of more use to us if the gap was bigger. We very often switch squeegees to get more or less ink coverage, but this also involves cleaning them. With a double duro squeegee, we just pull it out and turn it around. No cleaning necessary and for the money, it's like having a 60 and an 80 squeegee without having to buy two.

Anybody interested?

pierre

[Screened Gear]

That’s interesting. Does the  65/90/75 act like a 65/90/65 when printing on the 65 side? Or does it act harder since the other part of the blade is harder?

[blue moon]

to be honest with you, I don't really know! I can tell you that when you push the fingernail into the 65 it is considerably softer then the 75. I can also tell you that when we switch between 55/90/55 to 75/90/75 it lays down about 30-40% less ink. The difference between those two is more than we can gain by changing the angle of the squeegee.

Am I the only one seeing the value in this? Imagine being able to increase or decrease the ink deposit by 30% just by turning the squeegee around!

Anybody? Beuler? Bueler?

pierre

[Gabe]

actually right know i`m more interested in 60/90/60
girl

[alan802]

to be honest with you, I don't really know! I can tell you that when you push the fingernail into the 65 it is considerably softer then the 75. I can also tell you that when we switch between 55/90/55 to 75/90/75 it lays down about 30-40% less ink. The difference between those two is more than we can gain by changing the angle of the squeegee.

Am I the only one seeing the value in this? Imagine being able to increase or decrease the ink deposit by 30% just by turning the squeegee around!

Anybody? Beuler? Bueler?

pierre

That's why I love the smiling jacks and have been behind the product for several years now!  I am behind you all the way with this blade and know how much more valuable they can be than the traditional "triple" blade.  You can manage the ink deposit simply by flipping the blade around.  And what everyone calls a triple duro blade is really a double, we all know that obviously, but the blade you are talking about is truly a triple duro blade and I really like the idea.   Unfortunately we don't need blades right now and money is always tight this time of year.  I wish I could get in on this buy but  right now we are only buying what we absolutely need and not what I want.

The 12 roll minimum is an issue but maybe we could get a supplier to invest in those 12 rolls and then they could mark them up a little bit and distribute them to us.  They would take that burden off of us small timers and make a little money while doing it.

[Screened Gear]

I would be on board but I really need to try them first. I would hate to get that many blades and new not like them. I think I would like a 60/90/75. I have a 80 here and it is way too hard for me. I like my 55/90/55 and my 65/90/65 and the straight 70s. I think the 80 side of a triple would just be too hard. Pierre do you use alot of 80s??? Remember I am a newbie in the auto world.

[blue moon]

I would be on board but I really need to try them first. I would hate to get that many blades and new not like them. I think I would like a 60/90/75. I have a 80 here and it is way too hard for me. I like my 55/90/55 and my 65/90/65 and the straight 70s. I think the 80 side of a triple would just be too hard. Pierre do you use alot of 80s??? Remember I am a newbie in the auto world.

 I had some single duro 80's and we used them all the time. We have 75/90/75 triples now and use them a lot.
When the blades are molded, from what I understand they have a plus minus 5 duro tolerance. If both were on the wrong end of it, the 60/90/75 could actually end up being a 65-90-70 which would not really give it much of a range. So 60-90-80 seems like a good combination to me. I have some that are 65-90-75 and could cover the whole gamut with it.

65-90-75 is available at multicraft and you can order one to try it out. They have a warehouse in Phoenix which is hopefully not too far away.
http://www.multicraftink.com/
You will have to call them though . . .

pierre


EDIT: corrected one of the duros

[Screened Gear]

I would be on board but I really need to try them first. I would hate to get that many blades and new not like them. I think I would like a 60/90/75. I have a 80 here and it is way too hard for me. I like my 55/90/55 and my 65/90/65 and the straight 70s. I think the 80 side of a triple would just be too hard. Pierre do you use alot of 80s??? Remember I am a newbie in the auto world.

 I had some single duro 80's and we used them all the time. We have 75/90/75 triples now and use them a lot.
When the blades are molded, from what I understand they have a plus minus 5 duro tolerance. If both were on the wrong end of it, the 60/90/75 could actually end up being a 65-90-70 which would not really give it much of a range. So 60-90-80 seems like a good combination to me. I have some that are 65-90-75 and could cover the whole gamut with it.

95-90-75 is available at multicraft and you can order one to try it out. They have a warehouse in Phoenix which is hopefully not too far away.
http://www.multicraftink.com/
You will have to call them though . . .

pierre

You know pierre, You have helped me on alot of things, I trust you.  Let me be the first to get on board Put me down for one roll.