Shop pics.....

[Binkspot]

Inkman,

Which Vastex dryer is that? ECII 54?

How does it keep up with the auto? I have an ECII 30 and wondering if I will have to expand or replace it when the auto is going (by the end of this month I hope).

I'll put some pics up too in a few.

We are running the same dryer and have no problems, like Inkman had over 700pph and every one came out fine. When we moved up to the new press we were going to get the two chamber Econored II 54" for the auto and move the old one back to the manuals. We ended up leaving the 54" with the auto and buying a smaller one for the manuals.

[GraphicDisorder]

Here is some crappy pics of our shop.  Need to take some better ones with the DSLR, but this will do for now.







































Expansion Room:



Not pictured, another 4 offices upstairs, unused currently.

[shellyky]

...or our washout room. OR a good shot of my Sonic 2 poster

[blue moon]

nice!

whats under the car cover?

pierre

[GraphicDisorder]

nice!

whats under the car cover?

pierre

A friends truck. 

[alan802]

What's under all that lint?  A vastex V2000HD?  Rimshot!  I'm here all week.

[GraphicDisorder]

Easy capatin clean.  If you keep it up you will get to come up to my shop and clean everything.

[alan802]

Easy capatin clean.  If you keep it up you will get to come up to my shop and clean everything.

I'd just hit it with the air hose and blow the lint off the press and onto everything else.  One problem solved, another problem started. 

Are you keeping that auto clean? 

[shellyky]

Easy capatin clean.  If you keep it up you will get to come up to my shop and clean everything.

I'd just hit it with the air hose and blow the lint off the press and onto everything else.  One problem solved, another problem started. 

Are you keeping that auto clean? 

you'd need a chizel that was back when we used aerosol and that lint wont come off lol.....Yes we keep the auto clean ("or else")

[tonypep]

I'll try to post pics maybe next week. Hint: It aint as pretty as those above but it's pretty friggin busy.
I am in Cinqo de Mayo hell. About 30,000 shirts front and back. Eight designs with.........at last count............
220 restaurant namedrops. Sometimes same namedrop with different address. Oh and you can have your namedrop full front or left chest in your choice of color. Or a sleeve perhaps. And wait...La Frontera just called and added more shirts is that OK to re-set up? And of course everyone else has ramped up big time as per usual. So we are in a sea of boxes maybe you'll get a glimpse of the presses.
Seriously though those are some nice clean layouts must be nice!
Cheers tp

[alan802]

I'd love to see Tony's operation, I bet it's chaotic but most of us have never seen a shop with that much going on inside.

[yorkie]

Here is peak at my mess. If you look real closely, you can see my exposure unit in the background.

In the foreground is a laser pointed at an anilox cylinder being inked, while conducting a test of the cleanability of a spinning roller via a laser.

[alan802]

More pics, of the same stuff, just different day
Shop view from north end


Pic of what's left of our screen inventory, we burned 37 screens yesterday


Screens ready to be coated


Shop view from the south end




The RPM Revolution


This is a pic of a "lint free" Vastex V2000HD


Printhead


East wall of press area



Squeegee and Floodbar cleanup


Out of commission screens, waiting on remesh or some are permanently done


Screen tape up table


Engraving stock, exposure unit, darkroom, crapper, golf cart area


Sand Blaster


Shurloc EZ Frame stretcher/screen drying area


Waiting to be reclaimed


Screens ready for press


Shop pic threads are the best!

[Evo]

you'd need a chizel that was back when we used aerosol and that lint wont come off lol.....Yes we keep the auto clean ("or else")

Meet your chisel:

http://www.realmilkpaint.com/citrus.html



This stuff removes all but the most baked on spray tack and lint.


Put cardboard on the floor under the press. Wipe down one part at a time generously with the citrus solvent. Wait a bit. Scrub off with a nylon brush and/or Scotchbrite pad. Finish cleaning with a few sprays of Simple Green. Re-lube any bearings.

Spotless.

(wear gloves!)

My press was the sample press in a big shop but was almost never cleaned. You can practically eat off it now.

[shellyky]

i used a citrus solvent on it before but it ended up smearing the logo on the leg - i guess it was too powerful so i stopped.  i'd like to give it another shot of cleaning though--thanks for the link!!

i didnt realize there was a horizontal scrollbar on brandts pics, now they make more sense...lol