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Offline BartJY

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Wanted: Good Used Flash Dryer
« on: August 03, 2018, 11:27:37 AM »
Hi Folks,

Anyone have a well cared for Flash Dryer that you want to sell?

Let me know.

Bart


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Re: Wanted: Good Used Flash Dryer
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2018, 11:49:22 AM »
Bart,
where are you located and what is your budget?

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Re: Wanted: Good Used Flash Dryer
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2018, 01:26:24 PM »
I'm in the Charlottesville VA area.

What's my budget? I really don't know. I'd like to see what is out there before I decided how much I'm willing to spend.

Bart
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Re: Wanted: Good Used Flash Dryer
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2018, 01:57:52 PM »
I'm in the Charlottesville VA area.

What's my budget? I really don't know. I'd like to see what is out there before I decided how much I'm willing to spend.

Bart
Flash dryers run from about $200-$3000. Bigger than you think you'll need is better than settling for smaller if possible.
Many are 220 volt.
Fancy ones go up and down or swing away with a motor, could have forced air, or can be as simple as an infra red panel on a stand.
Quality of panel can vary from Chinese Cheapies to decent stuff from Intek or BBC.
In a pinch, as was mentioned previously, a heat gun can get the job done at a hobby level.
Also, with water based inks, some have catalysts available to aid curing. The first water based inks I used were cured with a hand iron (but I was printing yardage on a big table.
At a hobby level, water based inks can be somewhat easier to deal with than plastisol with gerry-rigged albeit slow methods. (Not conducive to real production) Plastisol requires getting the entire ink level to cure temp (around 300). That is tough to do with consistency without a real dryer (sometimes even with on that's small)
Waterbased inks require driving all of the water away. But, that can also be done after a cursory drying on the press.
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Re: Wanted: Good Used Flash Dryer
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2018, 03:15:24 PM »
I saw a nice Vastex Redflash w/ Auto Flash Base on DigitSmith, but it's in California.

http://www.digitsmith.com/vastex-redflash-w-autoflash-base-56853.html
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