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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: ericheartsu on February 23, 2017, 11:15:46 PM

Title: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: ericheartsu on February 23, 2017, 11:15:46 PM

To build a dark room like so:

(https://www.fespa.com/media/k2/items/cache/053eb2154b6e12921bc7bb753743fe75_XL.jpg)

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: Sbrem on February 24, 2017, 08:09:09 AM

As opposed to a functioning screen room with normal walls? Though it's cool, I can think of better things to do with the time and money. But, source out the materials and labor and see what it takes...

Steve

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: Croft on February 24, 2017, 08:12:37 AM

at least it would be easy to see if your screen guy was just hanging out in the dark room ;)

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: tonypep on February 24, 2017, 08:48:02 AM

You haven't seen Club Indigo..........also known as my office!

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: jsheridan on February 24, 2017, 09:51:53 AM

 UV blocking poly carbonate sheeting  can get expensive depending on how much you need. the rest of the structure is just wall posts and a ceiling.

Their booth is expensive as it's designed to be taken apart, stored in a crate and moved show to show.

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: bimmridder on February 24, 2017, 11:16:54 AM

And look really cool

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: chubsetc on February 24, 2017, 03:45:03 PM

I was just recently in a local plastics distributor and the retail on a 4x8 of UV blocking plexi,
(they sell it to museums for covering displays and art) was approx. $250.

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: ScreenFoo on February 24, 2017, 08:31:39 PM

Totally impractical.

Build it with regular polycarbonate and add mini-blinds.     ;)

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: alan802 on February 27, 2017, 11:24:29 AM

I assume you're wanting it see through and not just a room like so why not use the cheapest plexi or whatever type of material you can for the walls and then get a window tint company to come in and slap some cheap UV blocking tint.  Would be cheap and serve the purpose.  Probably wouldn't cost much more than a few thousand bucks and would look awesome.

Title: Re: How expensive/impractical is this, in a functioning shop?
Post by: mk162 on February 27, 2017, 02:17:20 PM

unfortunately, no more lines like "let's go in the darkroom and see what develops"