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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: inkbrigade on October 09, 2011, 06:41:13 AM

Title: Auto Squeegees and Flood Bar choice.
Post by: inkbrigade on October 09, 2011, 06:41:13 AM

Well the ladies have spoken. We use M&R and Action squeegee holders and winged flood bars. We are ordering some new of both and this is what my wife and employees want.

The Action squeegee holders won out because they are much easier to clean. They don't have bolts sticking out the front or back. Also on the sides their is no gap between the metal and the squeegee itself.

The M&R winged flood bar. M&R did a fantastic job designing this. The reason this won over the action FB was the portion is much taller. Making it almost impossible for the ink to get in the crack where the 2 pieces join.
This floodbar can be cleaned with an ink card and then wiped down with a rag. No ink degrader or sink needed.

Bravo to both companies! Expect our order soon.

Title: Re: Auto Squeegees and Flood Bar choice.
Post by: Zelko-4-EVA on October 10, 2011, 01:28:59 PM

I agree with the action squeegees.  our M&R squeegees have so much ink built up under the blade.  when using one for white ink it often creeps out of the sides into the white.    taping the sides seems to work fine...

Title: Re: Auto Squeegees and Flood Bar choice.
Post by: Socalfmf on October 10, 2011, 01:34:51 PM

are you talking winged flood bars or ink traps from M&R...I find the M&R winged flood bars much better, but not the ink traps...

Sam

Title: Re: Auto Squeegees and Flood Bar choice.
Post by: inkbrigade on October 11, 2011, 01:27:00 AM

Hey Sam,
Yea the floodbars not the traps.