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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Maxie on August 08, 2015, 03:13:07 AM

Title: Flip loading
Post by: Maxie on August 08, 2015, 03:13:07 AM

There was a post about loading shirts that I cannot find so I'm starting a new one, if someone wants to they can move this.
Last year I visited Alan in Austin on my way to ISS Long Beach.
I am posting a short video of him demonstrating his flip loading .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfqQObjbz4&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfqQObjbz4&feature=youtu.be)

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: Rockers on August 08, 2015, 04:49:41 AM

I`m doing flip loading since 1999, probably a bit earlier actually.
Any other way stinks.

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: Frog on August 08, 2015, 10:10:14 AM

Since 1988, only way I've ever done it. As I have said many times, I incorporated it mostly as an aid to spotting defects as both sides are now seen (albeit briefly)

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: jvieira on August 08, 2015, 10:34:12 AM

Doing it for a week and loving it! It took a couple days for my mind to accept it but wouldn't do it any other way now. It's the most efficient way of loading imo

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: dsh on August 08, 2015, 10:47:06 AM

Someone posted this method a short time after I got the automatic.  It made loading so much easier.  I have an adjustable table to pull from, so everything is always at the same height.  Much easier on the back.  Although I can't get my wife to change.  And of course, I best not be telling she's doing it wrong.  I want to stay married.

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: jvieira on August 09, 2015, 07:25:25 AM

Quote from: Maxie on August 08, 2015, 03:13:07 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfqQObjbz4&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIfqQObjbz4&feature=youtu.be)

I was printing shirts this morning and remembered this video. It baffles me how quickly he is loading shirts. Even if I try my best, I ALWAYS run into two problems.

1. Shirts don't "open" like that. Sometimes they'll get stuck on my platen and it takes me a while to fix it
2. They are not even. Maybe they're a bit to the left or to the right or even a bit sideways, especially when "1" occurs


It takes me two or three times as long to insert a shirt. I can't even pick it up from the stack nearly as fast as he is doing it. Insane!

Title: Re: Flip loading
Post by: jvanick on August 09, 2015, 08:57:41 AM

me flip loading hoodies at 600/hr.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwcN-eA7aog (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwcN-eA7aog)

this day felt like I was standing still... once we had everything dialed we were able to run these at 900/hr.  Poor sportsman indexer was maxed out... couldn't go any faster.