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screen printing => Non Textile => Topic started by: Doug B on August 30, 2016, 07:27:42 AM

Title: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: Doug B on August 30, 2016, 07:27:42 AM: Has anybody tried it? The only problem I can see is the fact that the floodbar angle
is not adjustable. I am running 8,000+ flat pieces with vinyl ink. I should probably
order one anyway for shirts but this could be a real time saver on a few of these
runs that I seem to be getting a lot of lately.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: ebscreen on August 30, 2016, 11:09:20 AM: Used to do it all the time on AWT's, a Tempo and an Eclipse. What model press?
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: Doug B on August 30, 2016, 11:17:46 AM: It's an American Cameo 30.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: GaryG on August 30, 2016, 12:48:28 PM: Sure. It will help keep ink from drying all the more.
Be sure to tape under the corners/elbows of the wing with that many pieces.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: Doug B on August 30, 2016, 01:36:39 PM: Thanks all... I'll get one on order today.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: Inkworks on August 30, 2016, 01:58:53 PM: Wouldn't have printed without them on the ol' Cameos we used to run.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: ZooCity on August 30, 2016, 02:23:53 PM: Yeah you need to get one from AWT/GPI with the correct wing angle. M&R ones are not the correct angle for a cameo, fyi.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: ebscreen on August 30, 2016, 02:57:00 PM: Quote from: ZooCity on August 30, 2016, 02:23:53 PM
Yeah you need to get one from AWT/GPI

Sorry 'bout your luck.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: ZooCity on August 30, 2016, 03:07:33 PM: Quote from: ebscreen on August 30, 2016, 02:57:00 PM
Quote from: ZooCity on August 30, 2016, 02:23:53 PM
Yeah you need to get one from AWT/GPI

Sorry 'bout your luck.

Haha. It's not all bad all the time there....just most of the time.
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: bimmridder on August 30, 2016, 03:40:03 PM: What about Ink Traps?
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: Sbrem on August 30, 2016, 04:07:13 PM: Quote from: Doug B on August 30, 2016, 11:17:46 AM
It's an American Cameo 30.

You basically cannot kill a Cameo... we ran 2 18's here for a long time doing mouse pads, those spongy pool side hats, thousands of those statue of liberty sponge hats, and gazillions of one color t-shirts... but vinyl ink, hate that stuff, the taste stays in your mouth for hours...

Steve
Title: Re: Winged floodbar on a clam shell?
Post by: jsheridan on August 31, 2016, 11:31:39 AM: Quote from: ZooCity on August 30, 2016, 02:23:53 PM
M&R ones are not the correct angle for a cameo, fyi.

put em in a vise against angle iron and bend em to fit.