"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
Who can guess what this is for, and it still good believe it or notDarryl
The Precision was electric. No hydraulics.
Quote from: 3Deep on March 03, 2014, 03:08:43 PMWho can guess what this is for, and it still good believe it or notDarrylWe've used paper gummed tape with a wet dispenser to tape screens in the old days.
Quote from: kirkage on February 20, 2014, 12:46:29 PM10 foot harco dryer from 1987 still running strong. I replaced the temp control with a digital. It's a tank. I could take the legs off of it and cruise around town on it.Is that the one with the belt re-tracking gadget?
10 foot harco dryer from 1987 still running strong. I replaced the temp control with a digital. It's a tank. I could take the legs off of it and cruise around town on it.
Gummed tape... awesome. I always loved it when that tape was described as "tightening up the screen".Soooo.... exactly how much tension did you have on that screen to start with? I'm jealous, the only vintage gear I get to use here is an old Hopkins, and EVERYONE has one of those.
Quote from: ScreenFoo on March 05, 2014, 11:54:13 AMGummed tape... awesome. I always loved it when that tape was described as "tightening up the screen".Soooo.... exactly how much tension did you have on that screen to start with? I'm jealous, the only vintage gear I get to use here is an old Hopkins, and EVERYONE has one of those. There used to be a really fast dry block out from, I think Southwestern. It was made with some really fast evaporating solvent base, and was really poor for tight register screens as it would actually shrink the mesh as it dried.
Quote from: Frog on March 05, 2014, 12:00:26 PMQuote from: ScreenFoo on March 05, 2014, 11:54:13 AMGummed tape... awesome. I always loved it when that tape was described as "tightening up the screen".Soooo.... exactly how much tension did you have on that screen to start with? I'm jealous, the only vintage gear I get to use here is an old Hopkins, and EVERYONE has one of those. There used to be a really fast dry block out from, I think Southwestern. It was made with some really fast evaporating solvent base, and was really poor for tight register screens as it would actually shrink the mesh as it dried.That would be on stapled mesh perhaps? the kind of tension that registers 0 on a meter?Steve
The hydraulic ovals were beasts. Fluid is easier to accel and decel than air (or was back then) and you could really crank them up past Precisions recommendations. But, many people overrode the saftey on the master print head. Dangerous. At Winterland one guy got his skull crushed. Died instantly. You need to respect hydraulics.