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We only run plastisol on our 2 ROQ presses with no issues at all. In fact we just purchased a 3rd If anyone is on the East Coast and likes to check ours out as well feel free to drop me a line. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I wonder how much the honeycomb boards impact what both of you are seeing, as far as ink opacity in one stroke.Pierre is the only one here I remember having run a MHM with similar platens. Is there any difference between the MHM and ROQ for ink laydown?Both Pierre and Chris run very similarly, so I am interested.... That coupled with almost zero platen/arm deflection....All I know for certain is the top of my prints need heavier pressure to fully clear the screen than the bottom of the same print. 14 color Sportman EXG. Mesh counts used 150/48 - 180/48 - 225/40 - 270/34 26-28 newton tension.
Quote from: kevin_eastend on September 27, 2017, 11:42:48 PMWe only run plastisol on our 2 ROQ presses with no issues at all. In fact we just purchased a 3rd If anyone is on the East Coast and likes to check ours out as well feel free to drop me a line. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkWhere on the East Coast any where near CT?
Quote from: Colin on September 27, 2017, 02:39:58 PMI wonder how much the honeycomb boards impact what both of you are seeing, as far as ink opacity in one stroke.Pierre is the only one here I remember having run a MHM with similar platens. Is there any difference between the MHM and ROQ for ink laydown?Both Pierre and Chris run very similarly, so I am interested.... That coupled with almost zero platen/arm deflection....All I know for certain is the top of my prints need heavier pressure to fully clear the screen than the bottom of the same print. 14 color Sportman EXG. Mesh counts used 150/48 - 180/48 - 225/40 - 270/34 26-28 newton tension.Personally, I think the difference between rubber and no rubber is bigger than anything else. Unfortunately, I have no experience to back that up other than my manual press. As far as the difference between the MHM and ROQ, I am not on the press enough to be able to tell.pierre
Quote from: inkman996 on September 28, 2017, 07:57:18 AMQuote from: kevin_eastend on September 27, 2017, 11:42:48 PMWe only run plastisol on our 2 ROQ presses with no issues at all. In fact we just purchased a 3rd If anyone is on the East Coast and likes to check ours out as well feel free to drop me a line. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkGood to know. Wasn't sure if any Roq's were in our area yet.Where on the East Coast any where near CT?Yes right across the sound on Long Island. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: kevin_eastend on September 27, 2017, 11:42:48 PMWe only run plastisol on our 2 ROQ presses with no issues at all. In fact we just purchased a 3rd If anyone is on the East Coast and likes to check ours out as well feel free to drop me a line. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkGood to know. Wasn't sure if any Roq's were in our area yet.Where on the East Coast any where near CT?
Quote from: kevin_eastend on September 28, 2017, 08:06:34 AMQuote from: inkman996 on September 28, 2017, 07:57:18 AMQuote from: kevin_eastend on September 27, 2017, 11:42:48 PMWe only run plastisol on our 2 ROQ presses with no issues at all. In fact we just purchased a 3rd If anyone is on the East Coast and likes to check ours out as well feel free to drop me a line. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkGood to know. Wasn't sure if any Roq's were in our area yet.Where on the East Coast any where near CT?Yes right across the sound on Long Island. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: blue moon on September 28, 2017, 08:01:43 AMQuote from: Colin on September 27, 2017, 02:39:58 PMI wonder how much the honeycomb boards impact what both of you are seeing, as far as ink opacity in one stroke.Pierre is the only one here I remember having run a MHM with similar platens. Is there any difference between the MHM and ROQ for ink laydown?Both Pierre and Chris run very similarly, so I am interested.... That coupled with almost zero platen/arm deflection....All I know for certain is the top of my prints need heavier pressure to fully clear the screen than the bottom of the same print. 14 color Sportman EXG. Mesh counts used 150/48 - 180/48 - 225/40 - 270/34 26-28 newton tension.Personally, I think the difference between rubber and no rubber is bigger than anything else. Unfortunately, I have no experience to back that up other than my manual press. As far as the difference between the MHM and ROQ, I am not on the press enough to be able to tell.pierreWhen we went from our m&r to roq we saw approx 8-10% difference in dot gain between rubber and no rubber... Obviously other variables but it was a pretty big difference
Quote from: DannyGruninger on September 28, 2017, 03:39:16 PMQuote from: blue moon on September 28, 2017, 08:01:43 AMQuote from: Colin on September 27, 2017, 02:39:58 PMI wonder how much the honeycomb boards impact what both of you are seeing, as far as ink opacity in one stroke.Pierre is the only one here I remember having run a MHM with similar platens. Is there any difference between the MHM and ROQ for ink laydown?Both Pierre and Chris run very similarly, so I am interested.... That coupled with almost zero platen/arm deflection....All I know for certain is the top of my prints need heavier pressure to fully clear the screen than the bottom of the same print. 14 color Sportman EXG. Mesh counts used 150/48 - 180/48 - 225/40 - 270/34 26-28 newton tension.Personally, I think the difference between rubber and no rubber is bigger than anything else. Unfortunately, I have no experience to back that up other than my manual press. As far as the difference between the MHM and ROQ, I am not on the press enough to be able to tell.pierreWhen we went from our m&r to roq we saw approx 8-10% difference in dot gain between rubber and no rubber... Obviously other variables but it was a pretty big differenceMay I ask, did you switch to rubber platens or away from them? And then following that, did you see an increase or decrease in dot gain? We've never used rubber platens. Not real sure their purpose.