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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: shurloc on March 25, 2014, 04:06:57 PM

Title: What's your standard size...
Post by: shurloc on March 25, 2014, 04:06:57 PM
Hey guys, we're in the process of putting together some information and had a few questions...

What size scoop coater are you using on your frames (20x24, 23x31 and 25x36)?

What size squeegee are you using on those frames sizes?

What size cap film (if you use it) do you use on those sizes?

What is the largest design you try and fit on those frame sizes?

Just let us know what you are using and we will thank you later! :)
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: 3Deep on March 25, 2014, 04:21:57 PM
scoop coat for 20 x 24 /20 x 28 frames  16" coater
squeegee   for  ........................frames   14" squeegee
print size   for  ......20 x 24.......frames normal 12 x 13
print size   for  ......20 x 28.......frames  13 1/2 x 18
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: prozyan on March 25, 2014, 04:35:05 PM
23x31 frames

18" scoop coater

16" squeegee/floodbar

Print up to 14" wide, usually less than 17 inches long.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: shurloc on March 25, 2014, 05:00:16 PM
You guys rock!

Hey prozyan, are you using MZX or M3's?
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: alan802 on March 25, 2014, 05:24:33 PM
23x31 frames

18" scoop coater

16" squeegee/floodbar

Print up to 14" wide, usually less than 17 inches long.

Pretty much this ^

We can print up to 20" long and 15.5" wide but our full front/backs are usually a few inches less than that.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: Parker 1 on March 25, 2014, 06:18:24 PM
23x31 frames

18" scoop coater

16" squeegee/floodbar

Print up to 14" wide, usually less than 17 inches long.

Pretty much this ^

We can print up to 20" long and 15.5" wide but our full front/backs are usually a few inches less than that.
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The same with MZX frames, unable too with M3
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: ebscreen on March 25, 2014, 06:58:32 PM
20" scoop coater

on

25 x 36 frames

and

18x22 max print
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: Binkspot on March 25, 2014, 07:37:45 PM
20x24 statics 15" coater
23x31 statics, panel, MZX & M3 18" coater 15x15 max image
25x36 M3 20" coater 15x20 max image
16" squeegee and flood bar
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: mimosatexas on March 25, 2014, 07:45:27 PM
My entire shop is 23x31 statics, and my "standard" print size is 18x12 or less, but I regularly do 15x20, and have on occasion done up to 16x24 using this size frame.  Squeegee is determined by width of the art, but 14" is standard.  Scoop coater is 19" wide.  This is all on a manual fyi.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: prozyan on March 25, 2014, 07:49:42 PM
I'm all EZ frames.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: TCT on March 25, 2014, 09:45:56 PM

23x31(static and M3's) and 25x36(M3's) frames

19ish" scoop coater

16" squeegee/floodbar

We have a bunch of 18x20 MZX  and statics that get coated with a 15ish" I believe.

We have a different setup(screens, coater, squeegees/floodbars, pallets)for our oversized prints but we do not run those as often. I can get you the measurements for those if you would like.

I usually buy our coaters a inch or two longer than will fit in the screens and then cut them down so they JUST fit.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: abchung on March 26, 2014, 05:06:45 AM
Manual Press.
Matsui 301 Inks or self made inks.
Fabric: before sewing.
Printed through 150 thread per inch, 48micron (Nittoku/Murakami)

What size scoop coater are you using on your frames (20x24, 23x31 and 25x36)?
Frame: Newman MZX 23"x31"
Scoop: 19"

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What size squeegee are you using on those frames sizes?
Maximum: 16 inch

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What size cap film (if you use it) do you use on those sizes?
N/A

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What is the largest design you try and fit on those frame sizes?

Maximum Width: 15 inch
Maximum Height: 19 inch

Any funny data, please message me and I recheck the data.


Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: tonypep on March 26, 2014, 06:55:14 AM
On the scoop coater ditto on 19" for 23x 31 frames you'll thank me later.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: GraphicDisorder on March 26, 2014, 07:36:51 AM
23x31 and 25x36 Statics
18" Scoop Coater
16" sq/fld
We go 15" x 17" as our standard print area.  No up charge for that size.

We print larger on the 25x36's, used to do 15x23 on the Sportsman.  Our CHIIID has at least 2 more inches of stroke so I would assume we can do a bit more with our current pallets and screens (16x25 pallets).  Our press will do something like 43 wide though if we did larger screens since it will double index.
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: Catnhat on March 26, 2014, 11:42:39 AM
23x31 EZ frames
19" coater
16" sq/fld
prints are usually smaller that 15"x17"
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: shurloc on March 26, 2014, 01:20:17 PM
Once again, thank you for the data guys! This is huge for us to know about sizes and styles and where we need to get our shapes tighter and looser. If anyone else has info, please continue sharing!

Thanks!
Title: Re: What's your standard size...
Post by: jvanick on March 26, 2014, 04:16:26 PM
23x31Statics
18" Scoop Coater
14" squeegee and flood

We go 12" x 16" as our standard print area. 

however, we print for a lot of churches and youth organizations that order tons of smalls and women's sizes.

99% of the time we have 15x18 platens on the auto, so we can fit the youth sizes on without swapping anything out.  a 12" wide print on a L or XL is certainly not tiny, so we've never gotten any complaints.