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Quote from: traxlerprinting on July 30, 2014, 05:47:25 PMHey everyone - here's my input on the new unit as we received the very first Aurora UV LED unit in the United States.IT'S AMAZING AND WORTH EVERY PENNY. I waited, hunted, decided to run with Anatol. We added our first Anatol equipment last July and have shown 208.6% growth to date.To give you some background, we had a old National exposure unit, you know, the really big ugly grey - loud, slow, and energy hog - unit.Our OLD burn times (1000watt) with KIWO POLYCOL Discharge EmlusionMesh Count National Unit Aurora 65-85 13min TBD 110-125 11min 12-15sec 155-230 8min 10-11sec 305 7.5min 10sec (could be lower if needed) I posted a video of our first 15sec exposure here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LneqdrEiHEUOn an average day in my shop we shoot between 15-30 screens, it takes my screen guy all day (cleaning and shooting at the same time). Monday he shot 45+ screens before his first break for the day (he comes in around 9 and takes break around 11). It takes longer to print the film than to shoot the screen and much longer to wash the exposure out than shooting... absolutely awesome. If we keep this up, we'll be cutting back the screen room 2 hours per day = 10 hours a week, $5200 direct savings in labor there... IT JUST PAID FOR ITSELF. we're saving on energy costs (it's only 5 amps not much draw at all), and there are others cost savings as well. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ASK. I am here to help - you never know, I may need your help sooner or later too! zachary (at) traxlercustomprinting.comWe will be posting more video's, how to's, etc soon.Finally found someone who uses the same emulsion as me, BUT, I expose for 1.5 seconds on the Starlight!
Hey everyone - here's my input on the new unit as we received the very first Aurora UV LED unit in the United States.IT'S AMAZING AND WORTH EVERY PENNY. I waited, hunted, decided to run with Anatol. We added our first Anatol equipment last July and have shown 208.6% growth to date.To give you some background, we had a old National exposure unit, you know, the really big ugly grey - loud, slow, and energy hog - unit.Our OLD burn times (1000watt) with KIWO POLYCOL Discharge EmlusionMesh Count National Unit Aurora 65-85 13min TBD 110-125 11min 12-15sec 155-230 8min 10-11sec 305 7.5min 10sec (could be lower if needed) I posted a video of our first 15sec exposure here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LneqdrEiHEUOn an average day in my shop we shoot between 15-30 screens, it takes my screen guy all day (cleaning and shooting at the same time). Monday he shot 45+ screens before his first break for the day (he comes in around 9 and takes break around 11). It takes longer to print the film than to shoot the screen and much longer to wash the exposure out than shooting... absolutely awesome. If we keep this up, we'll be cutting back the screen room 2 hours per day = 10 hours a week, $5200 direct savings in labor there... IT JUST PAID FOR ITSELF. we're saving on energy costs (it's only 5 amps not much draw at all), and there are others cost savings as well. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ASK. I am here to help - you never know, I may need your help sooner or later too! zachary (at) traxlercustomprinting.comWe will be posting more video's, how to's, etc soon.
Quote from: dirkdiggler on July 30, 2014, 06:47:09 PMQuote from: traxlerprinting on July 30, 2014, 05:47:25 PMHey everyone - here's my input on the new unit as we received the very first Aurora UV LED unit in the United States.IT'S AMAZING AND WORTH EVERY PENNY. I waited, hunted, decided to run with Anatol. We added our first Anatol equipment last July and have shown 208.6% growth to date.To give you some background, we had a old National exposure unit, you know, the really big ugly grey - loud, slow, and energy hog - unit.Our OLD burn times (1000watt) with KIWO POLYCOL Discharge EmlusionMesh Count National Unit Aurora 65-85 13min TBD 110-125 11min 12-15sec 155-230 8min 10-11sec 305 7.5min 10sec (could be lower if needed) I posted a video of our first 15sec exposure here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LneqdrEiHEUOn an average day in my shop we shoot between 15-30 screens, it takes my screen guy all day (cleaning and shooting at the same time). Monday he shot 45+ screens before his first break for the day (he comes in around 9 and takes break around 11). It takes longer to print the film than to shoot the screen and much longer to wash the exposure out than shooting... absolutely awesome. If we keep this up, we'll be cutting back the screen room 2 hours per day = 10 hours a week, $5200 direct savings in labor there... IT JUST PAID FOR ITSELF. we're saving on energy costs (it's only 5 amps not much draw at all), and there are others cost savings as well. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ASK. I am here to help - you never know, I may need your help sooner or later too! zachary (at) traxlercustomprinting.comWe will be posting more video's, how to's, etc soon.Finally found someone who uses the same emulsion as me, BUT, I expose for 1.5 seconds on the Starlight!I'd like to see a video of that... I kind of actually find that hard to believe. You dont have to post expose for discharge printing? What mesh at 1.5sec? ... Still, the Starlight is more expensive... for 13.5 seconds... I'd rather use Anatol. #redcamp
The glass is probably where the majority of the exposure difference comes from.Still, I'm not sure a difference of 12 seconds is going to be a deal breaker for many people.
Uh yea Dan I think your opinion on this would be a but objective sorry but thats a fact.You really do fail to see my point or just ignore it.
I am not the only one that has noticed this trend over the past year or so, so what ever you say to me includes others.
I love how simple stuff like this thread goes to challenging someones motives and basically their character. Over a LED unit.... Dan is educated, knowledgeable, and is a asset to this board before M&R and IMO even more so now. I don't think Dan's opinions or actions are "bought"... so its sorta ridiculous to me that he can't praise M&R? Laughable.Folks all LED units are fast. History shown Anatol builds "good" equipment. History has shown that support it poorly. Recent history suggests some improvement is happening in support, I think that is in direct relation to feed back in places like THIS FORUM. So this forum again brings something good to the industry..... If nobody picks at stuff manufactures build it wont improve I assure you.
Quote from: GraphicDisorder on July 31, 2014, 06:18:08 AMI love how simple stuff like this thread goes to challenging someones motives and basically their character. Over a LED unit.... Dan is educated, knowledgeable, and is a asset to this board before M&R and IMO even more so now. I don't think Dan's opinions or actions are "bought"... so its sorta ridiculous to me that he can't praise M&R? Laughable.Folks all LED units are fast. History shown Anatol builds "good" equipment. History has shown that support it poorly. Recent history suggests some improvement is happening in support, I think that is in direct relation to feed back in places like THIS FORUM. So this forum again brings something good to the industry..... If nobody picks at stuff manufactures build it wont improve I assure you.You know this board makes me F!@#ing sick some times. Dan just posted a whole paragraph completely twisting every single thing i said. He kept implying I was blaming Rich which i never did not once. I clearly said the culture of the board and never pointed anyone out at all. Good Job Dan you accomplished what you wanted. Brandt I could care less about your opinion on anything, trust me on that.You all can keep on circle jerking I won't be part of it. I have had enough of this board, see ya
Some of you are just too sensitive