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screen printing => Equipment => DIY - From master engineered marvels to cobbled together jury-rigged or Jerry-built junk! => Topic started by: kingscreen on November 05, 2016, 09:47:29 AM
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My father spent 40 years as an electronic engineer working in automation. Now retired, he builds cool stuff just for fun.
This was built out of 90% re-purposed materials out of his garage and less than $100 in new parts.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMaK-fvgvE7/?taken-by=kingscreen (https://www.instagram.com/p/BMaK-fvgvE7/?taken-by=kingscreen)
The last step in the sequence holds the shirt at a 45 degree angle so a poly bag can be slipped over the tee.
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That is bad a$$!!
Are you actuating each movement, or is it done with timers/relays??
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It utilizes a sequencer. I'm going to make a better video this coming week while we fold and bag a 1k piece job.
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I love this... mickey at his finest. We copied the "As Seen on TV" one a few years ago with coroplast and duct tape, but this seems much better, lol...
Steve
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Couldn't stop watching it!
Hey- make the last flip so they fly right into the box, haha
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Looks like a copy of the Speedy T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyi8ZNNaIwY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyi8ZNNaIwY)
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Looks like a copy of the Speedy T
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyi8ZNNaIwY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyi8ZNNaIwY)
Maybe you missed the price tags.
$100 vs $10,000!!!!
I think Scott wins!
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that's awesome. I went down the rabbit hole over simialr machines.
I liked this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzCHk0JZ2hY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzCHk0JZ2hY)
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That's pretty genius.
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Kingscreen I'd like to build one of these.Are you prepared to share more details?
Photographs showing under the table would help.
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tell your dad he did a GREAT job.
Hook up with a few guys like Spot Color or river city to sell them for you, 2-3k and I bet you could sell a boat load. excellent job.
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Kingscreen I'd like to build one of these.Are you prepared to share more details?
Photographs showing under the table would help.
Not at this time. Sorry.
tell your dad he did a GREAT job.
Thank you. I've been showing him everyone's compliments. He's very humble and just says he's glad everyone likes it. 8)
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Folding and bagging a 1,050pc. order today. So far, we are averaging around 13-14 seconds per shirt with a two person team.
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this is just too awesome to not bring back up..
hey king, do you think your pop would be interested in making more of these? I bet if he made 5 or 6 at a time, guys here would snatch them up in a minute...I need one.
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I’ve tried. He’s not interested. He’s working on a squeegee washer now. 8)
The folder has now folded over 12,000 shirts without issue.
We did drop out one of the steps in the sequence after figuring out we don’t need it if we just flip in one sleeve when loading. Every second counts right?
https://youtu.be/87ACbky4jN0
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I’ve tried. He’s not interested. He’s working on a squeegee washer now. 8)
The folder has now folded over 12,000 shirts without issue.
We did drop out one of the steps in the sequence after figuring out we don’t need it if we just flip in one sleeve when loading. Every second counts right?
https://youtu.be/87ACbky4jN0
damn. sell the plans? links to parts?
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There are no plans. Everything was custom built. Sorry.
Maybe one day I’ll wear him down.
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This is dope :) :)
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iam a real moose goldberg student of Rube Golgberg and when i saw the neat folding machine a couple of thoughts hit me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=rube+goldberg&client=opera&hs=ZH5&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=IE_5YB3A_q47QM%253A%252Czlde-60LjaCxBM%252C_&usg=__EmjC-hBe48C0hogsSPy_FbkvGps%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjL57_ss5faAhUP3FMKHcvTDpwQ_h0I_gEwFw#imgrc=kVzNDFBoPnczTM:
Most of you guys have an auto running on compressed air.
Why not simply get one of the commercial folding boards or make one out of coroplast or similar . Mount it flat on a table top that has installed in it an air jet just like a blow gun or similar under each folding panel.
Using a 4 way valving system a blast of air , in sequence strong enough to throw the folding panel would most likely do the trick.
If you really wanted to get sophiscated solemoid switches and an Andrino control could automate the process from one button push.the cost for a manual setup would most likely be under $400.00 for all the hardwars lines etc.
Just a moosegoldberg thought ::) :P
mooseman
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Scott, how about a photograph or video showing what’s under the table.
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I need to make one of these so bad. We had 2000 shirts to fold and bag today...
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Scott, you haven’t managed to wear him down yet?
We’re waiting patiently.
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While this folder is really neat I don't think he could sell it away, someone has already build that machine or am I wrong? but King your dad is still a bad azz on building would love to have him around my shop 8)
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The SpeedyT aka RoqFold is essentially the same. Mine has totally unique flipper mechanisms and a custom built sequencer so technically different. But he has no interest in manufacturing them. He’s working on an automatic squeegee and floodbar washer for me now. It’s going to be cool. 8)
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The SpeedyT aka RoqFold is essentially the same. Mine has totally unique flipper mechanisms and a custom built sequencer so technically different. But he has no interest in manufacturing them. He’s working on an automatic squeegee and floodbar washer for me now. It’s going to be cool. 8)
Will you be selling the squeegee machine, or will you have plans for selling it? Asking for a friend...
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Will you be selling the squeegee machine, or will you have plans for selling it? Asking for a friend...
Probably won’t be manufacturing them but I’ll try to document the build for everyone.