STOP CURING YOUR SHIRTS WITH A FLASH DRYER

[printinator]

Vastex NEW D-100 Textile Conveyor Dryer
$1,377.50 . .Ships UPS

Here are 2 YouTube videos of the Dryer

http://youtu.be/_2Q21265sXM?hd=1
Plastisol Video

http://youtu.be/FF1ZKuHG9XY?hd=1
Discharge Video

FEATURES
Can be sent by UPS, assembly required
Fully factory assembled by request for a small fee
Our smallest conveyor dryer ever!
Hi-output - high efficiency 16" wide heater with
6.35 watts per square inch
Heater height adjustment with tilt feature for hats
Belt tracking guide
15 year heater warranty
110 plastisol shirts per hour
50 discharge shirts per hour
CE certified
Cure times are 25% below actual test results. Production may vary based on ink, environment and other variables.

SPECIFICATIONS

Heater - 16” x 16” (40.64 x 40.64 cm)
Wattage - 1,625 watts (1.625 kW)
Belt Width - 18” (45.7cm)
Conveyor Length - 18” (45.7cm) x 46” (1.17m)
Power Requirements - 120V - NEMA 5-15P
Chamber (tunnel) Length - 18” (45.7cm)
Cure Speed - Plastisol - 110+ / hr
Cure Speed - Discharge - 50+ / hr
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Assembled Dimensions
46” x 24” x 24” (119 x 61 x 61 cm)
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Shipping Dimensions
49” x 25” x 18” (125 x 64 x 46 cm)

Shipping Weight - 85 lbs (38.6 kg)

DETAILS

SMART: 18” (46cm) wide Teflon coated fiberglass belt with tracking system
ADJUSTABLE: Speed, temperature, heater height and tilt adjustments
FAST: 110+ shirts per hour with plastisol and
50+ with discharge
PRECISE: Powerful infrared heater with tight coil pattern and heat shields
VALUABLE: Best warranty, high quality, exceptional service
COMPACT: Total footprint is less than
8 sq.ft (2.44 sq.m)

CALL 1.800.245.6373

[Gabe]

looks like origami game
nice vid

[starchild]

What's throwing me is the 58 secs to "fully cure" the discharge print (even if the shirt is black), without the forced air? That flies in the face of the dis' ink manufacturers recommended 90 secs. I don't believe the vastex people to be dishonest. So what gives?

[Prosperi-Tees]

They are just running them at a higher temp. I set my dryer at 300 degrees or so and run the belt slow. They run their heaters on high which is probably 7-800 degrees.

[chubsetc]

I look at it this way.  You can "cure" natural/clear discharge much faster than pigmented because there is no pigment to set.  As others have stated recently in a curing waterbased thread, pigmented discharge can be fully discharged but not fully cured and the color will wash out.  With the natural discharge once you discharge the fibers you're good to go.  Now I'd like to see those numbers on pigmented discharge to a full cure.

[Gilligan]

Yeah, I felt they were pulling a little bit of a fast one when they said "it wash tested just fine"... well it wasn't pigmented so of course it wash tested fine.  Add pigment and that is when the problems with wash testing shows up.

And I know next to nothing about discharge (hell, I know very little more about plastisol   )

[sportsshoppe]

cute.... will help some garage printers... Good marketing

[prozyan]

I'd say 20-25 units is what it would drop to for a pigmented discharge.  Of course, the market this product is designed to help has no business doing discharge anyway, as it is likely the small time garage/home printer who has insufficient ventilation to begin with.

[Hegemone]

Yeah but the point is to sell. Once they get poisoned it doesn't matter because they have purchased. I think educated small timers can do this just fine if they use well thought out methods. It is also my understanding that there are some newer discharges that don't off gas toxins like formaldehyde.

Size of the operation doesn't always dictate the amount of brains present in the operation.

My two cents. Toss them in a well and make a wish. 

[3Deep]

Looks like a flash dryer with a belt, but then again aren't the big units bigger flash dryers with bigger belts etc.

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[inkman996]

Its hard to get down on Vastex they are a stand up company that has a specific niche they stick with and are successful at.

Look at the head line to this post it states "Stop curing with a flash" Well guess what the tiny dryer does exactly as advertised, it is a great step up for a small printer that is using a flash to cure with. My opinion they did a great job at what they were aiming for.

[Frog]

I think that the main legitimate issue being brought up in this thread is the implication that this dryer is sufficient for use with the current trend of waterbase and discharge inks.

[chubsetc]

Just throwing out that I was not downing Vastex,  I also think they do a great job.  I have a Vastex BigRed 30 Conveyor Dryer and I love it.  It cures discharge very well but I keep my shirts in the tunnel for about 2 minutes a piece.  I do think you need to be very upfront in your claims though as newer printers who are going to typically buy these could be mislead.

[printinator]

looks like origami game
nice vid

This is no game. . .this is a dynamite little dryer with a very unusual heating element

[Hegemone]

Printinator. What's the longest dwell time in the tunnel the motor can produce.?