Newman "constant force" squeegee and floodbar

[Rockers]

Has any of my beloved friends at the other side of the pacific and experience with the Newman "constant force" squeegee for automatics. How about the Newman floodbars, is any of you guys using those?

[ScreenFoo]

I like them--but I haven't used them a load yet.  They definitely have some pros and cons though.  They're easy to set up (built in angle) and give very consistent ink coverage.
They do lack some of the adjustments of standard squeegees, and will not do very well if you have poor OC or head linear calibration.  They're a serious pain to clean between the extrusion and tip as well.

The Hydra floodbar is pretty handy sometimes, but it takes up a lot of room on the screen--we have to burn stuff a couple inches lower than where we'd put a design with a standard flood.  It really fills the stencil with ink though.

[jsheridan]

The flood bars and blades work wonders but they have specific applications and require a high level of tolerance to work correctly. If your press isn't calibrated and level, they will give you problems. If you're not using tension in the 40+ range they will give you troubles.

Have high tension screens and a level press and want to run a 10 color simulated process job.. they're worth their weight in gold.