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Offline ericheartsu

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Gauntlet 3
« on: September 19, 2014, 06:47:21 PM »
delivered about 3 hours ago. All uncrated. We start putting it into place on Wed. and the tech comes next Monday.

Thanks to everyone on the board. this is board and the people on it are so helpful and awesome, it make it a treat to pretend to be apart of this community.
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2014, 06:58:50 PM »
delivered about 3 hours ago. All uncrated. We start putting it into place on Wed. and the tech comes next Monday.

Thanks to everyone on the board. this is board and the people on it are so helpful and awesome, it make it a treat to pretend to be apart of this community.
you are going to really enjoy running the Gauntlet! Congratulations and thank you for choosing M&R a as your supplier!
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2014, 08:51:00 PM »
I want to see tons of pictures and videos!

I am very jealous!

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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2014, 09:23:54 PM »
Congrats man!  Can't wait to see the pics & vids! 
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2014, 07:55:28 AM »
does it come standard with laser placement?  someone told me it did, but I never heard that when I was going to get one.
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2014, 09:56:34 AM »
I spent an hour around this machine yesterday and I'm going to start a thread on Monday about all of the machines I saw but I will say this about the G3:  It's a FREAKING MONSTER!!!  You set that thing up in your shop and you never move it, you just put 30 million imprints on it and maintain it properly and you're good.  My thoughts were that if the Ft. Worth Convention Center were hit with an airstrike yesterday, the only thing that would still be running is the G3.  It's a tank, with a great operating system that will do everything you'd ever want in an auto.  It's hard to describe, it was a 12/14 so obviously it was larger than the other 6, 8 and 10 color machines that were at the show, but it looks like if it got hungry, it would go swallow the other machines whole then crap out the pieces in the corner.  The screen holders could be taken off and used to smash the other machines into a mangled pile of metal.  Not that the Gauntlet II was light in the loafers (will always be one of the best they ever made) or the other presses were any less impressive in what they did, but this is a serious machine, for serious shops and if you're not one of those then you probably don't deserve to own it.  Artsy Fartsy print shops need not apply, they will be too scared to be in the same room with the G3. 
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2014, 02:58:43 PM »
I spent an hour around this machine yesterday and I'm going to start a thread on Monday about all of the machines I saw but I will say this about the G3:  It's a FREAKING MONSTER!!!  You set that thing up in your shop and you never move it, you just put 30 million imprints on it and maintain it properly and you're good.  My thoughts were that if the Ft. Worth Convention Center were hit with an airstrike yesterday, the only thing that would still be running is the G3.  It's a tank, with a great operating system that will do everything you'd ever want in an auto.  It's hard to describe, it was a 12/14 so obviously it was larger than the other 6, 8 and 10 color machines that were at the show, but it looks like if it got hungry, it would go swallow the other machines whole then crap out the pieces in the corner.  The screen holders could be taken off and used to smash the other machines into a mangled pile of metal.  Not that the Gauntlet II was light in the loafers (will always be one of the best they ever made) or the other presses were any less impressive in what they did, but this is a serious machine, for serious shops and if you're not one of those then you probably don't deserve to own it.  Artsy Fartsy print shops need not apply, they will be too scared to be in the same room with the G3.

Best press review ever.

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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2014, 09:10:27 PM »
I spent an hour around this machine yesterday and I'm going to start a thread on Monday about all of the machines I saw but I will say this about the G3:  It's a FREAKING MONSTER!!!  You set that thing up in your shop and you never move it, you just put 30 million imprints on it and maintain it properly and you're good.  My thoughts were that if the Ft. Worth Convention Center were hit with an airstrike yesterday, the only thing that would still be running is the G3.  It's a tank, with a great operating system that will do everything you'd ever want in an auto.  It's hard to describe, it was a 12/14 so obviously it was larger than the other 6, 8 and 10 color machines that were at the show, but it looks like if it got hungry, it would go swallow the other machines whole then crap out the pieces in the corner.  The screen holders could be taken off and used to smash the other machines into a mangled pile of metal.  Not that the Gauntlet II was light in the loafers (will always be one of the best they ever made) or the other presses were any less impressive in what they did, but this is a serious machine, for serious shops and if you're not one of those then you probably don't deserve to own it.  Artsy Fartsy print shops need not apply, they will be too scared to be in the same room with the G3.

What is the list price at the show? Just curious?
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2014, 11:12:49 PM »
We got ours with two red chilli ds, for $110K i believe.
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2014, 11:55:15 PM »
does it come standard with laser placement?  someone told me it did, but I never heard that when I was going to get one.
Alan, Thanks for the review. It was my pleasure spending time with you going over the GTIII. I look forward to visiting you again in the near future. Have a great weekend. Rich
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2014, 03:54:44 PM »
Install starts at 10am on Monday
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2014, 04:00:25 PM »
Quite the upgrade from that old Xpress, huh Eric ... Congrats and good luck

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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2014, 04:05:16 PM »
SO JEALOUS!  I'll have to come take a look next time I visit my parents in Htown

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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2014, 04:07:00 PM »
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Re: Gauntlet 3
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2014, 04:19:15 PM »
Screen printer porn right there.