Shop pics.....

[JBLUE]

Rocfrog blow that thing off once every ten years or so. Looking a little dusty..

[Rocfrog]

Rocfrog blow that thing off once every ten years or so. Looking a little dusty..

Sadly I have! But shop cleanliness is not a high priority of the staff that comes thru here..... 

Nick

[Prosperi-Tees]

You have to make it your priority first

[alan802]

[GraphicDisorder]

Same here, I need to update pictures. 

[inkman996]

My Gog Nick I hope you don't get fire marshall inspections lol

[Rocfrog]

My Gog Nick I hope you don't get fire marshall inspections lol

I agree! Most people just don't' understand how bad of a shop this really is! I'm am always in shock when I see other shops! I know all it takes is a little TLC but this place has been neglected for so many years, not sure if there is any sort of chance for recovery. And then the owners wonder why we have so many problems.

I've sent a couple of days before cleaning and wiping things down and then the employees come in an it's right back to where is was before, so I kind of stopped.

When I started my office was a HUGE mess! Couldn't even see the desk! I have since cleaned it up and tend to clean it, at least a wipe down, once a week!



man my phone takes crappy pics!

But I won't continue on here about this place, this is supposed to be a "show off" thread.....see my other post for rants and complaints. 

Nick

[inkman996]

Alan that place is screaming for a second press what are you waiting for

[ebscreen]

Alan, is your exposure unit out in the main warehouse area? (Looks like it is) Do you have a lot of ambient light?
It would make things way easier on me to do the same.

[alan802]

Alan, is your exposure unit out in the main warehouse area? (Looks like it is) Do you have a lot of ambient light?
It would make things way easier on me to do the same.

It's a few steps from the dark room.  We bring the screens out and tape film up then put them on the exposure unit.  They are in the shop light for under a minute and we've never had any issues.  I wouldn't put it across the shop or anything but right outside the darkroom and you shouldn't have any problems.  We use pure photopolymers so they are more sensitive to the ambient light but still have no issues.

[cvreeland]

Yeah, it's not that big a deal. Figure it takes 20 minutes for a screen to properly expose when it's 4 inches from a fluorescent tube -- it'd take an hour or two sitting around on the floor of a shop for it to ruin. I always just come at it with an abundance of cation so that I have plenty of margin for error, but a walk across the room with a screen won't ruin one.

[ebscreen]

Unfortunately we have a skylight directly above the screen room exit. Might have to block it off or get some kind of retractable
blinds or something. I'm assuming the light coming in the shop door isn't a problem? I'd guess that TX sun is about the same
if not stronger than CA sun.

Before I had any type of pre-reg system I used to take the screen and put it in the head on the press where
it would go, center films and apply that way. I actually had one or two screens expose in the minute or
two that it took.

Do you develop in the shop area as well?

[Rocfrog]

Alan, earlier in this thread you said this was your table for prepping and taping screens.......do you guys use packing tape to tape off your screens??

Nick

[Inkworks]

Rocfrog, your Hix is basically a box inside a box, the inside box is the heated chamber, the outside box is the vented portion which includes vent hoods over each end. The inside box should have gates at each end you can raise or lower to suit whatever you're putting through there. They may be pushed all the way up, and nobody has ever looked in there and pulled them down. Let me know if you need a picture to clear up what I'm talking about.

Alan..... I want your dryer.

[tonypep]

The screen print divison. behind it are 42 heads embroidery. The other half are offices, conference rooms, show rooms, blah blah. The other half of the bldg has a second floor for Gravity and sales