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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: GraphicDisorder on January 31, 2014, 02:04:42 PM
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We needed more colors and heck some more features never hurt anyone either. So we pulled the trigger on a Challenger 3D today. 12/14 Station. Shouldn't be too long as this machine is already built. In fact its the World Record Machine. Ill post pictures when it hit's our floor and along the way. Can't wait, super excited and thanks to Rich for all he has done for our shop.
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Congrats on the new blue pen shar... .... sorry, new M&R beast :)
You guys are growing at some nice speed
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Very Cool! Congratulations!
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awesome buddy..congrats...now I need to come visit!
sam
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Congrats on the new blue pen shar... .... sorry, new M&R beast :)
You guys are growing at some nice speed
Thanks! We are, but lots to learn and a lot of things need to change about our business to hit the next gear. But this is a bit part of that.
Very Cool! Congratulations!
Thanks!
awesome buddy..congrats...now I need to come visit!
sam
You'd be OCD in here, we are so sloppy with our processes and such. LOL Any of you are welcome here at any time. It's not a lot to see, but for what we are we are doing pretty good.
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Tim told me about that but I didn't want to say publically until you did. You are gonna love it. One thing, forget what you know about your sportsman, its WAY different!
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Tim told me about that but I didn't want to say publically until you did. You are gonna love it. One thing, forget what you know about your sportsman, its WAY different!
I feel like it's gonna be night and day so I am ready!
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It's finally my turn to say this to Brandt....... HATE YOU
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Congrats man. So, uh, this means you have a sportsman ex for sale?
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It's finally my turn to say this to Brandt....... HATE YOU
;)
Feels good doesn't it. hahah
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Thats awesome! Congrats, and yeah jealous too haha!
Now if only you were in san diego haha. 8)
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Congrats man. So, uh, this means you have a sportsman ex for sale?
M&R will have it to sell. We traded it in. Cream puff of a machine too. Honestly you could wipe this machine down and not know it wasn't brand new.
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Here's a video I took running our ch3 116 doz/hr shortly after we got it a few months ago..... Since you will have the "world record" press I am going to hold you guys to posting a video running it faster then this! ;) ;) ;) Who else wants to see Brandts ass running a press that fast? I know I do LOL
M&R Challenger 3 Screen Printing T-Shirts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacREiVNcvY#ws)
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Congrats man. So, uh, this means you have a sportsman ex for sale?
M&R will have it to sell. We traded it in. Cream puff of a machine too. Honestly you could wipe this machine down and not know it wasn't brand new.
I figured it was cherry. I'll keep an eye on their classifieds.
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Here's a video I took running our ch3 116 doz/hr shortly after we got it a few months ago..... Since you will have the "world record" press I am going to hold you guys to posting a video running it faster then this! ;) ;) ;) Who else wants to see Brandts ass running a press that fast? I know I do LOL
M&R Challenger 3 Screen Printing T-Shirts ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacREiVNcvY#ws[/url])
Ya right, my fat ass would fall over. We will need a bigger dryer before we can run that fast anyway. Boomerang is saturated well before that.
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Here's a video I took running our ch3 116 doz/hr shortly after we got it a few months ago..... Since you will have the "world record" press I am going to hold you guys to posting a video running it faster then this! ;) ;) ;) Who else wants to see Brandts ass running a press that fast? I know I do LOL
M&R Challenger 3 Screen Printing T-Shirts ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacREiVNcvY#ws[/url])
I am more impressed with the Mini-Sprint. You were running that fast with 8' of heat! Nice run!!
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Here's a video I took running our ch3 116 doz/hr shortly after we got it a few months ago..... Since you will have the "world record" press I am going to hold you guys to posting a video running it faster then this! ;) ;) ;) Who else wants to see Brandts ass running a press that fast? I know I do LOL
M&R Challenger 3 Screen Printing T-Shirts ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacREiVNcvY#ws[/url])
geez!!..you knocked it out!....let me ask you...the screens go up and down...i didnt know M&R presses had that....all ive ever seen were the pallets dropping, then rotate then raise. Also...seems louder witht he screens going up and down as compared to the pallets going up and down.
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Here's a video I took running our ch3 116 doz/hr shortly after we got it a few months ago..... Since you will have the "world record" press I am going to hold you guys to posting a video running it faster then this! ;) ;) ;) Who else wants to see Brandts ass running a press that fast? I know I do LOL
M&R Challenger 3 Screen Printing T-Shirts ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tacREiVNcvY#ws[/url])
This is the way it's done! [url]http://youtu.be/ShrfsD1gjyY[/url] ([url]http://youtu.be/ShrfsD1gjyY[/url])
Ya right, my fat ass would fall over. We will need a bigger dryer before we can run that fast anyway. Boomerang is saturated well before that.
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..well CRAP, how am I supposed to one-up ya now?!
...hey Rich, can you make this in a 12.5-color or something?.... ;D ;D ;D
(congrats dude, maybe I can come check it out sometime?)
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Crank up the heat and let it eat! That's how I roll.........Our mini sprint is badass, that is no joke. But in all reality we never run jobs like this unless they are getting a sleeve print or another print where that shirt gets cured twice. We hardly run our stuff fast like this as 90% of the time I have 1 press op per auto unless we are under deadlines. A new dryer will be one of the next investments I make as there are plenty of times where I'm maxing out the dryer but the presses are no where near max speed.
Mark, the ch3 presses, along with the alpha 8 oval and the soon to be released GT3 all have the screens drop to the pallets. For my shop this type of indexing system was magical to say the least. We setup multiple jobs on press at one time and never have to worry about ink transfer. A couple months back, we had an order of 8 different 1 color designs with 288 pcs each. We setup all 8 screens on different heads and printed the entire order of 2,000+ shirts over 8 different designs in under 3 hours. We were able to leave all the screens on the press w/ ink on them, going from 1 design to the next. I will be replacing my diamondback with a new press once I can save enough $$$ as the indexing system is golden in my book. Plus the control of off contact is amazing. I just ran a crap load of these foam mats for captain morgan and I was able to print the mats @ 60 doz/hr on our ch3 press. This was due to the fact I could bring the off contact up high enough and have the mats clear the screens. All in all the indexing system on ch3 imo is un matched. Considering how it can self calibrate itself for perfect harmonic registration is a feature I think most people don't even realize exists with the ch3 and that alone is incredible.
Brandt, no excuses on how big your ass is....you got the world record press. We better see that thing running 120 doz/hr or I'm coming to steal it. Just sayin LOL
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..well CRAP, how am I supposed to one-up ya now?!
...hey Rich, can you make this in a 12.5-color or something?.... ;D ;D ;D
(congrats dude, maybe I can come check it out sometime?)
Come up anytime man. You know the way!
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Brandt, no excuses on how big your ass is....you got the world record press. We better see that thing running 120 doz/hr or I'm coming to steal it. Just sayin LOL
I can do maybe 120 emails per hour, doubt I could do that many shirts though lol.
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Congrats Brandt, I can't wait until the day that we can throw one of those in our shop!
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Congrats Brandt. I'll have to go see this thing once you're up and running. And you are welcome to stop in in Charlotte anytime. The ChIII does things we just can't do with our Sportsmans. You will love it.
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Come by any time. I'm a small operation son don't expect some high volume shop but come take the press for a spin!
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congrats.
nice to hear the good news.
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The IIID, that has the beer fridge, flat screen and reach around feature right?......now to have to put Omar to shame and make that fkr spin....
good for you, that's one hell of an upgrade....
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The IIID, that has the beer fridge, flat screen and reach around feature right?......now to have to put Omar to shame and make that fkr spin....
good for you, that's one hell of an upgrade....
I doubt we ever print anything remotely close to as fast as him. But ya it will be nice to know that basically this press will run faster than we can.
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Purchased as second quartz as well as a Qwik Klamp System as well.
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get a Tacana, its the best flash and its out of your way. I got the quick klamp and I built 16 squeegees in about 20 mins. Would have taken hours the old way. You are gonna love it.
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I second that. All of that.
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get a Tacana, its the best flash and its out of your way. I got the quick klamp and I built 16 squeegees in about 20 mins. Would have taken hours the old way. You are gonna love it.
we have two Tacana flashes - our press operators choose them over the Cayenne everyday. they say that the cayenne cools down too fast.
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get a Tacana, its the best flash and its out of your way. I got the quick klamp and I built 16 squeegees in about 20 mins. Would have taken hours the old way. You are gonna love it.
What took you so long?
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get a Tacana, its the best flash and its out of your way. I got the quick klamp and I built 16 squeegees in about 20 mins. Would have taken hours the old way. You are gonna love it.
On M&R's recommendation the second flash is a Chilli. 20x24 (we print pretty big at times).
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Chili is the one they recommend, but the Tacana is the bees knees! No stand, nothing to get dirty or clean around. It costs more, but SOOOOOO worth it. Thank me later, just come by here and see for yourself. Another grand or so, but in the long run that's nothing, its that much better.
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Hard to come up with a single negative thing to say. I bleed blue. CIIID (and others), Tacana D (and others) , Kwik Clamp, Sprint 2000 (x2) . What more could a guy ask for. Maybe an STE I guess. Tried and true, Bleeding Blue. Through and through.
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Chili is the one they recommend, but the Tacana is the bees knees! No stand, nothing to get dirty or clean around. It costs more, but SOOOOOO worth it. Thank me later, just come by here and see for yourself. Another grand or so, but in the long run that's nothing, its that much better.
Im sure your right, but for now this will have to do.
Hard to come up with a single negative thing to say. I bleed blue. CIIID (and others), Tacana D (and others) , Kwik Clamp, Sprint 2000 (x2) . What more could a guy ask for. Maybe an STE I guess. Tried and true, Bleeding Blue. Through and through.
I can't help but be excited. All I need is a CTS and a larger dryer. Maybe ill luck out and do those this year as well.
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get a Tacana, its the best flash and its out of your way. I got the quick klamp and I built 16 squeegees in about 20 mins. Would have taken hours the old way. You are gonna love it.
What took you so long?
that was adding a hose and fitting to machine aswell, probably could do it in 10 mins now.
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Hard to come up with a single negative thing to say. I bleed blue. CIIID (and others), Tacana D (and others) , Kwik Clamp, Sprint 2000 (x2) . What more could a guy ask for. Maybe an STE I guess. Tried and true, Bleeding Blue. Through and through.
Same here!
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What dryer are you running? And when will then press arrive?
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What dryer are you running? And when will then press arrive?
We have a M&R Boomerang Gas Dryer. Rich would have to comment on arrival but I am guessing last week in Feb, install first week of March.
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What dryer are you running? And when will then press arrive?
We have a M&R Boomerang Gas Dryer. Rich would have to comment on arrival but I am guessing last week in Feb, install first week of March.
That is pretty close. I would estimate 1-2 week in March to have it being installed
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What dryer are you running? And when will then press arrive?
We have a M&R Boomerang Gas Dryer. Rich would have to comment on arrival but I am guessing last week in Feb, install first week of March.
That is pretty close. I would estimate 1-2 week in March to have it being installed
Give Me Max Warp Speed sir. LOL
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you are gonna love it! the more I run mine, the more AWESOME things I figure out it does! Got to be an end to the awesomeness somewhere but so far I haven't found it.
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OK I'm just jealous!!!!!!!
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Congrats Brandt!!! Big gains in a short period of time, always love to see that!!!
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Some stuff showing up.
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Have u tried the qwik klamp yet, its AWESOME!
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Have u tried the qwik klamp yet, its AWESOME!
saw your press going through QC today so may be ready to ship this week.
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Lucky bastid!! ;D
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I'm going to steal that red chili from you... LOL You don't even know how bad I need another flash right now..... Better make sure your building is locked up sucker :P
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Have u tried the qwik klamp yet, its AWESOME!
saw your press going through QC today so may be ready to ship this week.
Sweet Tim said should ship Friday we got tech set for Tuesday. Gotta get this sucker in March is our busiest month normally!
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Have u tried the qwik klamp yet, its AWESOME!
Not yet don't have any of the squeegees yet.
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I'm going to steal that red chili from you... LOL You don't even know how bad I need another flash right now..... Better make sure your building is locked up sucker :P
It's locked up tight sir. C4 in the parking lot. That's a 20x24 btw
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We are getting really busy right now and I have been printing at least twice as fast on my new CH3D, you don't even know whats in store!
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We are getting really busy right now and I have been printing at least twice as fast on my new CH3D, you don't even know whats in store!
I can't barely sleep between that and our new house. Stressed out!
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Literally take your old dozen per hour number and add another 20-25 dozen to that. That's how much faster you will be printing, but not working any harder.
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That's the exact flash we might end up needing to buy for our second flash on the 12/14 CH3 we bought a couple months ago. Got in a 22x24 Cayenne D already and wired and tested it just need to find a second flash soon.
Can't install / run the thing though until our energy company finally gets in touch with our electricians to up the power to the building though so you will probably be running before us.
Congrats...the digital part really looks worth it.
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That's the exact flash we might end up needing to buy for our second flash on the 12/14 CH3 we bought a couple months ago. Got in a 22x24 Cayenne D already and wired and tested it just need to find a second flash soon.
Can't install / run the thing though until our energy company finally gets in touch with our electricians to up the power to the building though so you will probably be running before us.
Congrats...the digital part really looks worth it.
We have a 18x22 Cayenne D as a main flash, so the Chilli is just a second flash for us as well. We also still have a Vastex 18x24 that honestly keeps up pretty good once its warmed up. I hope to be running next week. We are about to hit our busy time!
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I'm scared! I've been so busy i literally dont even know what we've bought! All i know is thank goodness i have a 3rd flash and more colors... I just know i have to figure out how to use it and figure out how to print faster being as I am currently the loader and the unloader LOL
I have no idea what is going on !
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I'm scared! I've been so busy i literally dont even know what we've bought! All i know is thank goodness i have a 3rd flash and more colors... I just know i have to figure out how to use it and figure out how to print faster being as I am currently the loader and the unloader LOL
I have no idea what is going on !
You will have help soon. :)
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Didn't realize you started a thread about this, I was super excited for you guys when you told me I wanted to shout it from the roof tops! LOL!! Man I'm such a dork!
Now I really need to come out there and see your shop, well maybe just hover over Erik's shoulder most of the time and then peak out in the shop. ;)
Nick
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Come on out!
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I'm scared! I've been so busy i literally dont even know what we've bought! All i know is thank goodness i have a 3rd flash and more colors... I just know i have to figure out how to use it and figure out how to print faster being as I am currently the loader and the unloader LOL
I have no idea what is going on !
Dont worry Shelly. This press is more complicated but a lot easier to set up once you get used to it. Your days of loading and unloading will be having to end soon!!!!
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We landed 1 account alone recently that soon as it starts taking shape at least 1 more hire will be in order. So she will have help!
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Happy wife = happy life!! ::)
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Happy wife = happy life!! ::)
Hey I bought her the baddest press on the market. Thats a step. LOL.
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Happy wife = happy life!! ::)
Hey I bought her the baddest press on the market. Thats a step. LOL.
your press has left the building. Should be there Monday.
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Right now Brandt equals pins and needles pins and needles ;D
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I'm scared! I've been so busy i literally dont even know what we've bought! All i know is thank goodness i have a 3rd flash and more colors... I just know i have to figure out how to use it and figure out how to print faster being as I am currently the loader and the unloader LOL
I have no idea what is going on !
Let's put it this way...
Right now you are driving this:
(http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/assets_c/2011/03/2012-Ford-Focus-front-thumb-607x338-34913.jpg)
Soon you will be driving this:
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Happy wife = happy life!! ::)
Hey I bought her the baddest press on the market. Thats a step. LOL.
your press has left the building. Should be there Monday.
Can't wait.......!!!!!
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Touchdown.
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Thats nice, best of luck with it and I mean that in a good way.
Still think you should have bought the other press ;)
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Thats nice, best of luck with it and I mean that in a good way.
Still think you should have bought the other press ;)
Thanks man!
My shop is a no Playtex zone though lol.
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Yeah, the P-tex machines are doing awesome, sarcastic smiley here. It's way worse than I imagined it would be but I suppose we shouldn't derail this great thread with the failtex issues.
I hope that's a belt.
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Yeah, the P-tex machines are doing awesome, sarcastic smiley here. It's way worse than I imagined it would be but I suppose we shouldn't derail this great thread with the failtex issues.
I hope that's a belt.
That would be James and yes its a belt. lol.
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Awesome! I know EXACTLY how you are feeling right now! If you need any tips once you get it setup, let me know, I already got mine doing things the tech and the engineer didn't even know how to do! I LOVE IT!!!
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Awesome! I know EXACTLY how you are feeling right now! If you need any tips once you get it setup, let me know, I already got mine doing things the tech and the engineer didn't even know how to do! I LOVE IT!!!
I am sure ill be asking, we already are excited to see its got a 2 inch longer stroke than ours does now. I can just tell by looking at parts of this machine its super well built. The indexr is huge.
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the indexing system on that thing compared to what you are used too, is LIGHT YEARS ahead. Its that awesome. Takes some getting used to, like 1 day and then you will be rocking. Wait til you start using the "Go To" feature, I LOVE THAT, super smart function that I would hate to go without now that I use it everyday.
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You even going home tonight or just camping out at the shop? ;D
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You even going home tonight or just camping out at the shop? ;D
Electrician still finishing up and im doing work I should have been doing this am. But we have it outta the crate and we are rocking at 7am!
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who is doing the install?
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who is doing the install?
Rod
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Good Guy, smart too! He helped me fix an old sprint YEARS ago when no one else could figure it out.
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Wait til you start using the "Go To" feature, I LOVE THAT, super smart function that I would hate to go without now that I use it everyday.
Is that where you can press a button on head 1 and then on head 7 and it will bring you the pallet?
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Yes, not exactly like that, but yes!
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Yes, not exactly like that, but yes!
Ya, I did a piss poor job explaining that.
It brings you the pallet from any given head directly to another head, is that kind of better?
Either way that is what ours does as a "Go to" and it is a great feature. So if I am closer with that, it is convenient!
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Yes, that what it does, I love just walking around the machine and the test shirt usually beats me to where I am headed. Its cool, no doubt.
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Tell us more!!!!
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Awesome Brandt. You're gonna love the III.
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Adjust EVERY single parameter from control panel. No more prox switches, no running around the press to speed or slow down squeegee or flood bar, no more manually adjusting stroke length, no more pressure regulator knobs. Literally EVERYTHING from control panel, or it can all be done at the head, your choice. If your doing multi strokes you can even tell it different pressure settings for every stroke. Once you save your tri-loc position, just press goto tri-loc and it will automatically find it and return it to control panel. (use that all day). Screen take down is a little more tricky since the pallets don't go up or down, but theres a feature for that too! Its called squeegee/flood park. Do a half index and press the park function and BAM, easy as pie! There is a TON more but that's off the top of my head.
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Adjust EVERY single parameter from control panel. No more prox switches, no running around the press to speed or slow down squeegee or flood bar, no more manually adjusting stroke length, no more pressure regulator knobs. Literally EVERYTHING from control panel, or it can all be done at the head, your choice. If your doing multi strokes you can even tell it different pressure settings for every stroke. Once you save your tri-loc position, just press goto tri-loc and it will automatically find it and return it to control panel. (use that all day). Screen take down is a little more tricky since the pallets don't go up or down, but theres a feature for that too! Its called squeegee/flood park. Do a half index and press the park function and BAM, easy as pie! There is a TON more but that's off the top of my head.
I am really not gonna be able to sleep.
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Tech will be here in a few minutes.
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ITS HAPPENING!!
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Nice.
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You are going to freaking LOVE it!!!
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So cool!
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Sweet!! Looks like the bottom feeders club has it's advantages...;D
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Nice. Congrats guys.
Another one next year!!!!
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From what I read this press is the beez kneez, I would call you a lucky sucker Brandt, but I know you and shelly have put in the work to get to this point. You got to do a vid I'd like to hear and see this bad boy run you LUCKY SUCKER!!!! ;D
Darryl
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Closer!
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Sweet!! Looks like the bottom feeders club has it's advantages...;D
Remember, there is only one way to run a business. ;)
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lookin good duuuuuude!!!!!!!!
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I am jealous!
'short sleeves! It's 9 degrees over here! ;D
pierre
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Pierre, it's 75 here in Central Fl outside, shop is actually about 87, with 75% humidity, wish some of your chill blew down to us :o
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Pierre, it's 75 here in Central Fl outside, shop is actually about 87, with 75% humidity, wish some of your chill blew down to us :o
You absolutely suck sir. ;D Here in MN we are tied for 8th worst winter(cold temps and snowfall) on record. -20 when I woke up yesterday, and NO that is not with the wind chill. I am SO done with this winter.
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Pierre, it's 75 here in Central Fl outside, shop is actually about 87, with 75% humidity, wish some of your chill blew down to us :o
You absolutely suck sir. ;D Here in MN we are tied for 8th worst winter(cold temps and snowfall) on record. -20 when I woke up yesterday, and NO that is not with the wind chill. I am SO done with this winter.
hahahahahahahh, yeah dude, had to crank on dehumidifier #2 this morning to keep my screen room below 60% humidity, that's the big ole sucky part. I bet Brandt's area is kickin a nice temp today, but then again, he could probably care less with that big monster being installed ;D
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Folks 200dz a hour is fast as crap.
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Folks 200dz a hour is fast as crap.
We all hate you.
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Folks 200dz a hour is fast as crap.
We all hate you.
I don't hate Brandt. I think having a press that can go 3 times faster then you can load really a waist. Brandt that is a good press. I saw it in Vegas. Rich showed me all the bells and whistles. Brandt now you can lowerr your prices even more. Bottom Feeder Club for life.... 8)
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Danny guys and Briana guys both run over 100dz no problem.
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Folks 200dz a hour is fast as crap.
Did you get a new dryer too, or still have the Boomer for the time being?
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Contract work will be a breeze now 2,400 shirts an hour that's flat out putting down, Brandt hope you got the warehouse space for all those shirts your going to be getting...dude I'm jealous :'(
Darryl
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Folks 200dz a hour is fast as crap.
Did you get a new dryer too, or still have the Boomer for the time being?
Still boomerang but that will be replaced this year I would assume.
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Unless Brandt hires an unloader, a shirt opener person for the loader and an additional person at the end of the dryer, and perhaps buys a new dryer, that press won't ever reach it's top speed. I'd be happy just running it 100dz/hr and not have to hire another employee.
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I'd imagine it's as much about knowing you'll rarely if ever be held back by the limitations of your equipment as anything. Anyone who has ever had stacks of shirts to be printed only to be held back by how fast your press can do whatever it needs would have to agree. when you are on a roll loading, that half second on every shirt that you could be gaining seems like an eternity when you have to sit and watch the press finish printing and indexing before you can sling that next shirt on. Not ever having to be held back by the press, thats worth it right there.
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Nick B - you may have a point ... Give me the Brandt deal on a chiiid and let me know which set of .................. To sign on. ;-)
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I'd imagine it's as much about knowing you'll rarely if ever be held back by the limitations of your equipment as anything.
Bingo. I can always slow down my press. Making it faster, that's another story.
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You could say its fast? :o
M&R Challenger IIID (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkDw3MAGokU#ws)
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Well, I see why it was for sale...it's going the wrong direction :)
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Well, I see why it was for sale...it's going the wrong direction :)
LOL!!!!!!
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So the flood choppers don't chop huh, cool. They are just set to the screen, and it's the screens up and down motion that actually chop? learn something new every day. ;D
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Well, I see why it was for sale...it's going the wrong direction :)
For where the dryer made sense to go at the time clockwise makes most sense in our current spot. But this press will run either direction ;)
So the flood choppers don't chop huh, cool. They are just set to the screen, and it's the screens up and down motion that actually chop? learn something new every day. ;D
Correct.
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Congrats Brandt, you guys must be happier than a couple bears in a honey pit!!!! Have fun with it!
Mike
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there is so much stuff on that press, when u learn something I don't know, you better share!
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If we bought that press I'd have to go buy some traps and throw over it and use it as a house too, that press looks very pricey. thanks Brandt for the vid post more when you guys do a quick print run.
Darryl
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If we bought that press I'd have to go buy some traps and throw over it and use it as a house too, that press looks very pricey. thanks Brandt for the vid post more when you guys do a quick print run.
Darryl
We will be printing today in a few minutes.
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If we bought that press I'd have to go buy some traps and throw over it and use it as a house too, that press looks very pricey. thanks Brandt for the vid post more when you guys do a quick print run.
Darryl
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the thing I really like about that press is how quick it gets from point A to B. You can print a lot faster without it seeming so or so I think in my world.
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A feature I like about the C3D is the programable air pressure. Cool to say, on certain artsy type designs, where you may do a double stroke, or if you have to revolve, first stroke is at 1 pressure setting, then say the second stroke, or say the same color on a second rev can be programed to have a lower pressure. Gives you control without walking around the machine to do some of those settings. Not everyone would even use that function, but if I had it, I would ;D
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looks awesome!, just curious, why didn't you run the power and air through the center shaft?
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looks awesome!, just curious, why didn't you run the power and air through the center shaft?
At the time of Sportsman install just short on cash. Was a good bit more to run it that way.
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Brandt, looks awesome in there! I'll be needing to plan a trip out there to see that press kicking out the jams. I think we are going to try and replace our dback this year with a 3d so I'd like to play around with one if you don't mind. Our ch3 is so badass that I can only imagine how great the 3d is. Just today on our ch3 we printed over 4,000 shirts across 8 different PO's with 44 screens total. We have a job on press right now that we are double stroking and it's running 61 doz/hr double stroking! Let me know when would be a good time to make a day trip out your way, I've got some stuff to bring your way for you to test as well......
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Brandt, looks awesome in there! I'll be needing to plan a trip out there to see that press kicking out the jams. I think we are going to try and replace our dback this year with a 3d so I'd like to play around with one if you don't mind. Our ch3 is so badass that I can only imagine how great the 3d is. Just today on our ch3 we printed over 4,000 shirts across 8 different PO's with 44 screens total. We have a job on press right now that we are double stroking and it's running 61 doz/hr double stroking! Let me know when would be a good time to make a day trip out your way, I've got some stuff to bring your way for you to test as well......
We were double stroking a job this am 6 color job, 56dz a hour, and we are still really getting used to the press. I need to come out to your shop some day, I doubt you will be impressed with our tiny operation but your welcome here and your welcome to play with the press all you like.
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Brandt, looks awesome in there! I'll be needing to plan a trip out there to see that press kicking out the jams. I think we are going to try and replace our dback this year with a 3d so I'd like to play around with one if you don't mind. Our ch3 is so badass that I can only imagine how great the 3d is. Just today on our ch3 we printed over 4,000 shirts across 8 different PO's with 44 screens total. We have a job on press right now that we are double stroking and it's running 61 doz/hr double stroking! Let me know when would be a good time to make a day trip out your way, I've got some stuff to bring your way for you to test as well......
We were double stroking a job this am 6 color job, 56dz a hour, and we are still really getting used to the press. I need to come out to your shop some day, I doubt you will be impressed with our tiny operation but your welcome here and your welcome to play with the press all you like.
Yeah the speed you can double print is such an increase for production its crazy, such a nice thing if you need it. The indexing system took me a week or two getting used to but now that I've run the ch3 for 6 or so months I can't get another press like it to replace my dback fast enough. It wont take long for you guys to much prefer it. One thing is for sure though I know my shop is smaller then yours I guarantee that lol... I just started a loft project that is becoming a dedicated ink room,place to use the roller master/build squeeges/etc as im out of room on the floor but have high enough ceilings thankfully. Early next month though ill be replacing my cts with a new m&r I image ste and adding a uni kote auto coater sowe will be a 100% m&r equiped shop at that point. Anyone on the forum here is more then welcome to come out and see what we use but be forewarned its tiny here lol...
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First impressions so far:
1. Did a job yesterday that we have printed many times before. It used to take us 1.5hrs on the sportsman. Took about 35-40 minutes on the new press and I would describe it as "casual" printing.
2. Fast, I think it was hitting 208dz a hour with heads on at one point, of course we cant print that fast though. The press is very smooth and it's got a bunch of cool features and we are still figuring out new ones.
3. Go to function is nice. You can be at the main control panel and send a pallet where ever you like with about 2 button hits.
4. You can have it memorize the Tri-lock pallet. So you can just click it at any time and it brings it to you. pretty nice at the end of the job just hit the button and load the tri lock up.
5. Control nearly everything at the head or at the main control panel.
6. Copy/head paste/head feature is nice. So you can set your stroke/speed/pressure on 1 head and then "copy" and "paste" to any or even all heads with like 2-3 clicks. Nice not to have to go to each head and set that..
7. Amazing how accurate the servo motors are on this press, you tell it to stop at 1 inch and 19 inches and it does exactly that regardless of speed of print/flood. The Sportsman had some "coast" in the head so if you were running hard you had to compensate with the prox sensors. None of that to worry about on this beast.
8. Flash plug at each head, that is nice no chasing cables.
9. I love that it doesn't table up and down.... this makes loading and unloading faster.
10. Preheat is nice. It has a temp sensor for each pallet.... so you can set a temp you'd like the pallets, you click 1 button and put it in auto mode and the heads turn off and index/flash the pallets on its own and the press beeps at you when the pallets are ready.
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I'm seeing people say "nearly" every function from the main panel can be done. Which ones cannot? And the same question for the controls at the heads?
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First impressions so far:
1. Did a job yesterday that we have printed many times before. It used to take us 1.5hrs on the sportsman. Took about 35-40 minutes on the new press and I would describe it as "casual" printing.
2. Fast, I think it was hitting 208dz a hour with heads on at one point, of course we cant print that fast though. The press is very smooth and it's got a bunch of cool features and we are still figuring out new ones.
3. Go to function is nice. You can be at the main control panel and send a pallet where ever you like with about 2 button hits.
4. You can have it memorize the Tri-lock pallet. So you can just click it at any time and it brings it to you. pretty nice at the end of the job just hit the button and load the tri lock up.
5. Control nearly everything at the head or at the main control panel.
6. Copy/head paste/head feature is nice. So you can set your stroke/speed/pressure on 1 head and then "copy" and "paste" to any or even all heads with like 2-3 clicks. Nice not to have to go to each head and set that..
7. Amazing how accurate the servo motors are on this press, you tell it to stop at 1 inch and 19 inches and it does exactly that regardless of speed of print/flood. The Sportsman had some "coast" in the head so if you were running hard you had to compensate with the prox sensors. None of that to worry about on this beast.
8. Flash plug at each head, that is nice no chasing cables.
9. I love that it doesn't table up and down.... this makes loading and unloading faster.
10. Preheat is nice. It has a temp sensor for each pallet.... so you can set a temp you'd like the pallets, you click 1 button and put it in auto mode and the heads turn off and index/flash the pallets on its own and the press beeps at you when the pallets are ready.
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Nice post, keep them coming.
Chris
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I'm seeing people say "nearly" every function from the main panel can be done. Which ones cannot? And the same question for the controls at the heads?
From the panel you can print, index, print size, print speed, print pressure (per stroke), etc. So far can't think of one thing you can't do from it but there might be something. Just covered my ass by saying that. LOL
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Now, when you can have ink added to screens from the panel,,,,,,,,,,,,, ok just being a smart azz
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Now, when you can have ink added to screens from the panel,,,,,,,,,,,,, ok just being a smart azz
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Now, when you can have ink added to screens from the panel,,,,,,,,,,,,, ok just being a smart azz
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hahahhahahahahaah that's awesome!!
Hey Brandt, after you and Shelly run several jobs, let us know how much "physical", difference you feel on your bodies loading, unloading setups as well as the loading unloading of shirts vs the Sporty.
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First print on such a nice press? hummm. lol
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Now, when you can have ink added to screens from the panel,,,,,,,,,,,,, ok just being a smart azz
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hahahhahahahahaah that's awesome!!
Hey Brandt, after you and Shelly run several jobs, let us know how much "physical", difference you feel on your bodies loading, unloading setups as well as the loading unloading of shirts vs the Sporty.
By the end of the day we will be at 9 jobs on it, so far its less work as the table is higher than the Sportsman is. We also got the press a bit closer to the dryer than the Sportsman as well so that helps.
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SO FAR (obviously its all still new to me so i havent go it down pat yet) but i FEEL like i setup for 19 hours and print for 30 minutes total LOL probably because every portion of the setup process is different than the Sportsman and printing is the same except i dont have to hunker down to load and unload a shirt...I'll get it down to a science soon though! that is amazing the difference that makes physically though when the pallets arent going up and down...you can print faster and it doesnt even feel like it. Also my ears appreciate the decline in PSSSSH PSSSSSH PSSSSH PSSSSH noises.
As the loader/unloader i was doing 32dozen an hour i think which is about what i was doing before but it didn't feel anywhere near rushed like on the sportsman. It was pretty casual pace. The micro's on my sportsman had "slack" i guess youd call it... from going one way, to the other way, you could feel it catch so you'd know when it was actually starting to micro in...this one is just full on goodness so i have to get used to that. It's hard to get used to something being so nice :D
3 more jobs today, maybe ill have time to weigh in a little more later...
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Thanks for the info Shelly, my wife and the girls here are going to want to read this. Especially the double stroke speed and the ease you are feeling loading unloading.
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First impressions so far:
1. Did a job yesterday that we have printed many times before. It used to take us 1.5hrs on the sportsman. Took about 35-40 minutes on the new press and I would describe it as "casual" printing.
2. Fast, I think it was hitting 208dz a hour with heads on at one point, of course we cant print that fast though. The press is very smooth and it's got a bunch of cool features and we are still figuring out new ones.
3. Go to function is nice. You can be at the main control panel and send a pallet where ever you like with about 2 button hits.
4. You can have it memorize the Tri-lock pallet. So you can just click it at any time and it brings it to you. pretty nice at the end of the job just hit the button and load the tri lock up.
5. Control nearly everything at the head or at the main control panel.
6. Copy/head paste/head feature is nice. So you can set your stroke/speed/pressure on 1 head and then "copy" and "paste" to any or even all heads with like 2-3 clicks. Nice not to have to go to each head and set that..
7. Amazing how accurate the servo motors are on this press, you tell it to stop at 1 inch and 19 inches and it does exactly that regardless of speed of print/flood. The Sportsman had some "coast" in the head so if you were running hard you had to compensate with the prox sensors. None of that to worry about on this beast.
8. Flash plug at each head, that is nice no chasing cables.
9. I love that it doesn't table up and down.... this makes loading and unloading faster.
10. Preheat is nice. It has a temp sensor for each pallet.... so you can set a temp you'd like the pallets, you click 1 button and put it in auto mode and the heads turn off and index/flash the pallets on its own and the press beeps at you when the pallets are ready.
Just an FYI. If this is a job that repeats occasionally use the save feature and next time you run it recall the job and it will set 95% of the parameters you used to run it the first time.
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First impressions so far:
1. Did a job yesterday that we have printed many times before. It used to take us 1.5hrs on the sportsman. Took about 35-40 minutes on the new press and I would describe it as "casual" printing.
2. Fast, I think it was hitting 208dz a hour with heads on at one point, of course we cant print that fast though. The press is very smooth and it's got a bunch of cool features and we are still figuring out new ones.
3. Go to function is nice. You can be at the main control panel and send a pallet where ever you like with about 2 button hits.
4. You can have it memorize the Tri-lock pallet. So you can just click it at any time and it brings it to you. pretty nice at the end of the job just hit the button and load the tri lock up.
5. Control nearly everything at the head or at the main control panel.
6. Copy/head paste/head feature is nice. So you can set your stroke/speed/pressure on 1 head and then "copy" and "paste" to any or even all heads with like 2-3 clicks. Nice not to have to go to each head and set that..
7. Amazing how accurate the servo motors are on this press, you tell it to stop at 1 inch and 19 inches and it does exactly that regardless of speed of print/flood. The Sportsman had some "coast" in the head so if you were running hard you had to compensate with the prox sensors. None of that to worry about on this beast.
8. Flash plug at each head, that is nice no chasing cables.
9. I love that it doesn't table up and down.... this makes loading and unloading faster.
10. Preheat is nice. It has a temp sensor for each pallet.... so you can set a temp you'd like the pallets, you click 1 button and put it in auto mode and the heads turn off and index/flash the pallets on its own and the press beeps at you when the pallets are ready.
Just an FYI. If this is a job that repeats occasionally use the save feature and next time you run it recall the job and it will set 95% of the parameters you used to run it the first time.
First impressions so far:
1. Did a job yesterday that we have printed many times before. It used to take us 1.5hrs on the sportsman. Took about 35-40 minutes on the new press and I would describe it as "casual" printing.
2. Fast, I think it was hitting 208dz a hour with heads on at one point, of course we cant print that fast though. The press is very smooth and it's got a bunch of cool features and we are still figuring out new ones.
3. Go to function is nice. You can be at the main control panel and send a pallet where ever you like with about 2 button hits.
4. You can have it memorize the Tri-lock pallet. So you can just click it at any time and it brings it to you. pretty nice at the end of the job just hit the button and load the tri lock up.
5. Control nearly everything at the head or at the main control panel.
6. Copy/head paste/head feature is nice. So you can set your stroke/speed/pressure on 1 head and then "copy" and "paste" to any or even all heads with like 2-3 clicks. Nice not to have to go to each head and set that..
7. Amazing how accurate the servo motors are on this press, you tell it to stop at 1 inch and 19 inches and it does exactly that regardless of speed of print/flood. The Sportsman had some "coast" in the head so if you were running hard you had to compensate with the prox sensors. None of that to worry about on this beast.
8. Flash plug at each head, that is nice no chasing cables.
9. I love that it doesn't table up and down.... this makes loading and unloading faster.
10. Preheat is nice. It has a temp sensor for each pallet.... so you can set a temp you'd like the pallets, you click 1 button and put it in auto mode and the heads turn off and index/flash the pallets on its own and the press beeps at you when the pallets are ready.
Just an FYI. If this is a job that repeats occasionally use the save feature and next time you run it recall the job and it will set 95% of the parameters you used to run it the first time.
Saw that, didn't mess with that yet. But we do have some jobs that we'd like to repeat at times and I bet we will try that out.
Figured out the park heads function a few ago. That's pretty nice, brings the heads forward so you can easily change out the sq/fl bars. It also sucks the flood bar up so it doesn't flood on its way forward.
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when these double stroke, does the flood bar chop down to the table being the screen frame is already down, or does the whole screen just lift back up to the print carriage for the additional flood?
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when these double stroke, does the flood bar chop down to the table being the screen frame is already down, or does the whole screen just lift back up to the print carriage for the additional flood?
You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood OR it will bring the screens back up and flood then print. It all happens fast enough either way.
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This is what the Screen Looks like where you can set any thing you like about each head, then you can even copy a head and paste it to another, or paste to all. Pretty slick.
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This would generally be the screen we run in so far. Lots of settings.
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Goto feature, so you can pop this up and send your pallet where ever you like.
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Head Park function.
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Goto feature, so you can pop this up and send your pallet where ever you like.
so in this menu, you select the print station that you want, say pallet 1 that might have the trilock pallet on, and the table will go to said print head vs holding the index knob till you get where you want to be? Pretty cool indeed
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Goto feature, so you can pop this up and send your pallet where ever you like.
so in this menu, you select the print station that you want, say pallet 1 that might have the trilock pallet on, and the table will go to said print head vs holding the index knob till you get where you want to be? Pretty cool indeed
Yup.
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Nice info. This is the type of stuff I think a lot of us have wanted to see for a long time. I wish I had time to go check one out but there aren't enough days in the week right now.
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Anyone is certainly welcome to check ours out. Not sure that's your closest option.
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Same here if anyone needs to see a 14 color 3D.
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the 3D certainly is blasting out the bells and whistles.
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I may of missed it in here guys, but do all the screens raise/lower for every print? Or just the ones for the heads that are turned on?
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I may of missed it in here guys, but do all the screens raise/lower for every print? Or just the ones for the heads that are turned on?
Only heads that are turned on or assigned to print will raise/lower.
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I figured that was the case, but when you guys all show of your presses you are always showing of all the colors! :D
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You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood OR it will bring the screens back up and flood then print. It all happens fast enough either way.
this is awesome... would be especially nice when you have stubborn inks that won't clear on the first stroke.
I also especially like the fact that you can adjust the squeegee pressure right from control station.
Next up will be a select box per station that you select what ink type and batch is on the screen, and it returns the settings you used the last time with that ink. I could see that saving a lot of time during setup, especially for your third-shift more junior press ops.
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You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood OR it will bring the screens back up and flood then print. It all happens fast enough either way.
this is awesome... would be especially nice when you have stubborn inks that won't clear on the first stroke.
I also especially like the fact that you can adjust the squeegee pressure right from control station.
Next up will be a select box per station that you select what ink type and batch is on the screen, and it returns the settings you used the last time with that ink. I could see that saving a lot of time during setup, especially for your third-shift more junior press ops.
-J
You can save jobs, which I suspect you could save jobs with your most common configuration and use it as a jumping off point.
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All that sounds soooo cool, I want one now. We have sportsmen in our shop & we like them but this looks like blows them out of the water.
Murphy37
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All that sounds soooo cool, I want one now. We have sportsmen in our shop & we like them but this looks like blows them out of the water.
Murphy37
They aren't remotely in the same ballpark, we had a sportsman as well. Great press but they are just different animals by a long shot.
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It looks so fun, I'm jealous. I asked my sales rep years ago if some of this stuff was possible and he laughed. What a difference a little time makes
Murphy37
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when these double stroke, does the flood bar chop down to the table being the screen frame is already down, or does the whole screen just lift back up to the print carriage for the additional flood?
You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood OR it will bring the screens back up and flood then print. It all happens fast enough either way.
I tried getting this feature programmed to mine, but it was no go....now I'm jealous
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Ryan, how does your press multi stroke. Print, flood and print while screen is down, or does the screen lift back up for the next flood.
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Actually I can do it both ways. If its setup for standard print ( either plastisol or water base) print-lift-flood-print. I find have a setting though that will leave the head in the down position and it will print-flood-print in the down position but you need to have your flood pressure right and use a little more off contact. If I know that I am going to have to double stroke, I set it up this way but only with plastisol
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You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood
Damn, that sounds great.
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One thing that would be cool (maybe im not sure how to operate it yet though LOL) is if you could COPY a "row" of details, and not the whole column....since i copy and paste the info from head one, to all the others (to do the print stroke area) it takes the pressures with it and generally i have a higher pressure on my UB screen and so if i could just copy the print size 'row' instead of the whole head that would be nice.
NOTE: this is like having a Ferrari and saying you know what could be cool...if this Ferrari could turn into a helicopter. lol
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NOTE: this is like having a Ferrari and saying you know what could be cool...if this Ferrari could turn into a helicopter. lol
LOL
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You can set it to multiprint in the down position which means the second print it skips the flood
I would love a feature like that!
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Hmmm Brandt don't know what your reaching at by posting the helicopter crash, I don't think you meant anything about it, but for me being around and working with guys that fly everyday not cool at all unless that was an unman purpose crash.
Darryl
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Hmmm Brandt don't know what your reaching at by posting the helicopter crash, I don't think you meant anything about it, but for me being around and working with guys that fly everyday not cool at all unless that was an unman purpose crash.
Darryl
Ugh really. Thats what I got when I search helicopter gif. Let's not over analyze it.
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Hmmm Brandt don't know what your reaching at by posting the helicopter crash, I don't think you meant anything about it, but for me being around and working with guys that fly everyday not cool at all unless that was an unman purpose crash.
Darryl
Ugh really. Thats what I got when I search helicopter gif. Let's not over analyze it.
Like I said I didn't think you meant anything by it, all's good...we live close to a base and have friends that fly and we print for them...my bad
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Hmmm Brandt don't know what your reaching at by posting the helicopter crash, I don't think you meant anything about it, but for me being around and working with guys that fly everyday not cool at all unless that was an unman purpose crash.
Darryl
Ugh really. Thats what I got when I search helicopter gif. Let's not over analyze it.
Like I said I didn't think you meant anything by it, all's good...we live close to a base and have friends that fly and we print for them...my bad
All good.
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NOTE: this is like having a Ferrari and saying you know what could be cool...if this Ferrari could turn into a helicopter. lol
Right? Most of us are like, "wait... you can actually copy and paste SETTINGS?"
Although what would be extra cool... export to Excel and be able to edit/save jobs from a desktop...
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I was thinking more along the lines of having nearly the whole shop process automated.
when you get to the point of having a CH3, you probably already have a CTS setup as well...
you could nearly have something like:
1. create job in job management software
2. generate screens on the CTS..
3. [manual rinseout and drying]
4. Load the job on the press (load screens + load job specs from the job management software)
-- sets the print characteristics based on the ink/squeegee/etc...
-- press starts a counter to track setup time.
4. integration to dryer based on previous runs of shirt color and ink type/color???
5. test print.
6. start production, keeping track of number of indexes, print speed, etc.
7. end of production.
8. keep track of clean up time.
-- add in some scales to determine ink used/etc, you could know down to the fractions of a penny what it's costing to do a print run with real #'s, even for small jobs.
with that level of automation, you could really 'blackbelt/6-sigma' your operation to the point of having REAL numbers every step of the way per job...
not sure if it would really save you a ton of money, or if it would be worth it, but with everything going computerized and networked, it's certainly not that far off of an idea long term.
[PS. I claim royalties and copyright on the FULLY automated/fully instrumented shop concept. -- patent pending]
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I was thinking more along the lines of having nearly the whole shop process automated.
when you get to the point of having a CH3, you probably already have a CTS setup as well...
you could nearly have something like:
1. create job in job management software
2. generate screens on the CTS..
3. [manual rinseout and drying]
4. Load the job on the press (load screens + load job specs from the job management software)
-- sets the print characteristics based on the ink/squeegee/etc...
-- press starts a counter to track setup time.
4. integration to dryer based on previous runs of shirt color and ink type/color???
5. test print.
6. start production, keeping track of number of indexes, print speed, etc.
7. end of production.
8. keep track of clean up time.
-- add in some scales to determine ink used/etc, you could know down to the fractions of a penny what it's costing to do a print run with real #'s, even for small jobs.
with that level of automation, you could really 'blackbelt/6-sigma' your operation to the point of having REAL numbers every step of the way per job...
not sure if it would really save you a ton of money, or if it would be worth it, but with everything going computerized and networked, it's certainly not that far off of an idea long term.
[PS. I claim royalties and copyright on the FULLY automated/fully instrumented shop concept. -- patent pending]
99 percent of this will be seen live at the A.C. show next week.
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damn it Rich.. :) LOL.
Really tho.. Hats off to you guys for pushing the 'state of the art'.
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damn it Rich.. :) LOL.
Really tho.. Hats off to you guys for pushing the 'state of the art'.
thanks.
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damn it Rich.. :) LOL.
Really tho.. Hats off to you guys for pushing the 'state of the art'.
At the SGIA show in Oct. they had a management program running, which monitored and recorded all of the equipment they had in the booth. That was impressive, but that was 5 months ago and knowing Rich I bet there have been many updates since then. Can't wait to see what's new.
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Pretty sure M&R has automated the entire screen making process from imaging to exposure/rinseout reclaim, coating etc. Also Wilflex and others have done the same with ink formulation and mixing.
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The CHIIID is full of features that I just haven't either seen on other presses or others aren't talking about and I haven't even figured out all the features on this thing.
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NOTE: this is like having a Ferrari and saying you know what could be cool...if this Ferrari could turn into a helicopter. lol
Right? Most of us are like, "wait... you can actually copy and paste SETTINGS?"
Although what would be extra cool... export to Excel and be able to edit/save jobs from a desktop...
then it's extra cool. You can save to a flash drive or a PC.
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Pretty sure M&R has automated the entire screen making process from imaging to exposure/rinseout reclaim, coating etc. Also Wilflex and others have done the same with ink formulation and mixing.
That is correct Tony. We now have a U.V. Free room that will be in 5 shows this year showing all the above being done live during the show.
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Since we have a booth at Surf which has "partnered up" with ISS I'll stop by in October. Will Orlando be one of them?
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I knew that the whole screen making process has been automated, I was more thinking about integrating all the different automated processes into a single 'shop management' application. Ala ERP for Screen Printers :)
basically, push a button/scan a barcode/etc at each step of the way... heck if you got really cool, you could use RFID tags on the screens themselves...
I seem to remember somebody telling me a while back that they had a screen log that showed what inks, how many prints and how many reclaims were done on a particular screen by serial number.
to me more profit comes from taking variables out of the equation... you need LOTS of data to do that.
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You certainly do. On occaision, a pitfall can be spending too much time collecting and analyzing data vs actual production. One can inhibit or get in the way of the other. Many large operations perform data collection for a set period of time and then draw conclusions as to cost asssociation and then move on.
Interesting note: at Giant Merchandising one could log on from home and track production on the night shift (per auto). Whats interesting about this is it was back in early nineties. I believe M&R discontinued the feature due to lack of popularity however it may be back.
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You certainly do. On occaision, a pitfall can be spending too much time collecting and analyzing data vs actual production. One can inhibit or get in the way of the other. Many large operations perform data collection for a set period of time and then draw conclusions as to cost asssociation and then move on.
Interesting note: at Giant Merchandising one could log on from home and track production on the night shift (per auto). Whats interesting about this is it was back in early nineties. I believe M&R discontinued the feature due to lack of popularity however it may be back.
It is back in a different format. The SGAI show in Vegas every machine in the booth including I Image ste and folding lines will be hooked up to it.
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Figured as much
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Rich: are you going to have all that at NBM Indy too? Or maybe a demo center set up at one of your shops here in IL? would love to check it out.
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Rich: are you going to have all that at NBM Indy too? Or maybe a demo center set up at one of your shops here in IL? would love to check it out.
We have it all here in our Niles factory with people coming in for demonstrations constantly. The room is scheduled for Printwear Indy.
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...C'mon, B....you can do better....
Helicopter Transformer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVIf9mvuAM#)
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Shelly is certainly printing faster on this CH3D than that sporty. She just did 100 shirts alone in 14 minutes. Not bad for day 5 on this press.
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This thing is amazing! I accidently put screens in the wrong sequence today and i figured might as well just run it in revolver because by the time i realigned them it would be the same time...wow--revolver is certainly the bees knees LOL...i did 100 shirts in 28 minutes...18 minutes for non-revolver (one person). 144 shirts revolver, single manned (wo-manned) on the sportsman took about 1:15ish...
I dont know if those are good times for you guys but for me, its a huge improvement. Basically im kicking butt with this thing!!! I LOVE IT!
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Shelly you keep that up and we will see you doing one of Riches M&R World Records!!! you go girl
Darryl
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i did 100 shirts in 28 minutes...18 minutes for non-revolver (one person).
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