Today is a Good Day

[tonypep]

I was up in the mezzanine this morning poking around lo and behold uncovered a pallet of 72 Neumans with brand new mesh, 23x28s squareback. Went back downstairs with one and started messing around on the GT6/8. That 28 length is odd and the press does not have the adjustable bracket in the back. Also no adjustable stroke option. Ripped off the back plate and turned it around yes.......they fit.
This is big and heres why. For Resort we have about 40 one color "Talkies" with cute sayings and namedrops. All white discharge. They are hugely popular with totals over the years well into the tens of thousands with an average of $6 gross margin per piece. We will literally print the same design several times a week when they can't be ganged up. They will now be permanently libraried in one of the screen rooms. I am reconnecting an unused sink out on the P floor to wash them out immediately after use and on the shelf they go. Takes quite a burden off of the screen dept. We leave the scrn/fbar on the press and merely swap out screens. Set ups in 5 minutes.
Also most of the youth and sleeve prints are low in screen count and, while they might not be libraried, the 6/8 is now also our go to youth and sleeve press. Why? It only has 8 pallets to switch out vs 16 so pallet and paper change times cut in half.
So what was originally considered to be a restrictive Auto is actually now quite a versatile machine. Also to sweeeten the day I traded one of the Hopkins for a custom qtz flash for the GT

[Mr Tees!!]

...manual press, squeegee washer, tension meter, Newmans....dude, its like the end of the rainbow for screenprinters up there.

...maybe I should just drop in and go "shopping"....

[ericheartsu]

this got me super excited, as i thought we had 28" frames, but alas, we have 26x23" square bars

[inkman996]

...manual press, squeegee washer, tension meter, Newmans....dude, its like the end of the rainbow for screenprinters up there.

...maybe I should just drop in and go "shopping"....

The blade runner was the diamond in the bunch!

[tonypep]

Turnabout ink mixer, small variable sp ink mixer, 3 light tables, large metal carts, pressure washer, stretching tables, flat file folders, all kinds of office equip. Some pretty cool transfers, several transfer machines much much more. Its like a shop within a shop. Oh yeah and a Brade Runna

[Frog]

Goes to show what happens when one has an abundance of storage area.

I'm waiting to hear about the long lost temp worker with the long white beard like Ben Gunn on Treasure Island!

[3Deep]

Seems like someone did a lot of buying without anyone knowing about it, wish I could find stuff like that here, but then again I do all the equipment buying

Darryl

[tonypep]

All that stuff is still here. No hits on the Blade Runner yet.

[inkman996]

All that stuff is still here. No hits on the Blade Runner yet.

I'll take it as long as you pay shipping, have it cleaned to a prisitine shine, include several gallons of cleaning solution. Oh and throw in some squeegees as well.

Thanks Tony can't wait till it arrives!

[tonypep]

No problem just be sure to get all the protective gear you'll need to wear, including a body suit. Heres a pic for those who missed out last time. (Actually it never gets old)

[mk162]

it's funny how over-engineered the machine is.  The brushes don't need to move.  My squeegee cleaner works awesome.  The only moving part is the operator.

And it cost $45.

[inkman996]

Honestly the only place I would set that up and use it is in a car wash, blast it when done.

[tonypep]

If you can zoom in you'll notice that it just puked in its mouth a little

[Admiral]

You could punish people and make them use the blade runner lol


I'm surprised such a busy shop has that old of a machine still the guantlet.  Makes since to have a 6 color when you have 3-4 autos though.


Put some almost permanent hardener on those screens possibly, they could last forever.

[ZooCity]

Nice.  I ponder why the old Gauntlets dont' have the adjustable back clamp.  Ours does adjust a little tiny bit at the hanger and, lucky me, it was enough to hold our 25x30s perfectly.  So I know the feeling.  Except, in my case, I was pumped that I didn't have to buy a whole new set of screens! 

Finding a box of any newmans, brand new, that's solid gold.