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screen printing => Screen Making => Topic started by: tonypep on April 26, 2017, 04:40:55 PM
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It happens on press every now and then for most of us so................when your on press and need a new screen now. How long does it take to image/expose rinse/ dry/final prep/deliver new screen to press?
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Typically less than 10 minutes, up to 15 depending on image size and mesh count. iImage and starlight here. The biggest variable will simply be getting the screen dry after rinsing. Hair dryer.... I Need one with extra volume control ;)
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Thats a good number Colin.
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15 mins if the film is ready. Amergraph unit + developing tank + drop line for compressed air blowout. Add another 5-10 to that if we need to do a curves adjustment and re output the film. Epson 7600 is kinda slow, but we get really nice films!
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Thats a good number Colin.
Thanks, only possible with the equipment though. Tri Lock it into place/small micros/go!
Oh, this is assuming that we just need a replacement, not art adjustments.
That is different..... if art needs adjusting, it depends on how bad I messed up the seps! ;)
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10-15min, screen guy already has what he needs since we aren't talking about redoing a separation here. Drying the screen after stencil washout is what the biggest pain is, we do use an air hose though then put the screen under a fan.
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I CONCUR.
Although, with using them that fast after wash, I can't see how "truly dry" or durable they are.
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Under 5 min.......
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Under 10min.....in Colorado things dry quickly.
(Unless the screen needs some kind of special prep)
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under 5 mins?! Damn in Humid places theres no way haha
That being said if I use a squeegee to remove excess water and get the drying started with compressor air that has been dried were under ten minutes...
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10 min here
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15 here also. 20 second exposure and I have a drying cabinet that does the trick. Otherwise, it could be a lot longer in Florida this close to the coast.
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Under 5 min.......
Come on along with walking on water you can make it disappear as fast :)
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With the CTS its nice, less than 10 minutes. If its something that requires a fix on artwork longer.
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Under 5 and I think Danny is still in drag racing mode, that's fast ;), guess we are very slow here about 30 minute's here, unless I have screens ready I'll say 15
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under 10!
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Sounds like a few people are putting the screen through the dryer after stencil washout :o
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Sounds like a few people are putting the screen through the dryer after stencil washout :o
blot with newspaper
squeegee/thin blade vac attachment
drying cabinet
outside in the sun
stick in front of a fan
any combination of 2 of those and you'll have a dry screen in 5-10 every time.
1 minute to tape film. 2 minutes to burn. 1 minute to soak. 1 minute to spray out. 5-10 to dry tops. 1 minute to tape.
that's 11 to 16 minutes which is pretty much where everyone says they are. sounds about right.
we're probably 20-25 minutes just cause we have ADD and never seems to chase the screen hard, but could easily be at 10 minutes if we tried hard.
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Expose,
Wash out image
Squeegee water off
Blow out screen with comp. air
wipe frame with paper towel
into the fan-blown drying rack to tack off
tape-up
Probably ~ 5 minutes when we really need it fast.
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Same here maybe 5 to 10 minutes max , using I image and starlight , eco rinse , squegee excess water , set the racks we built with 6 fans blowing
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I miss compressed air for this very reason. Had it last shop, but haven't since opening a manual shop. Blow most of the water off & out, put a fan on, & quick screens are easy.
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5 to 10 based on humidity.
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prob 10-15 .. yea about the drying.. We hang it over the end of the dryer and that drys it quick.
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I found out years ago that too much heat will shrink the image and mesh, in fact it's a pretty good trick for retensioning stretch and glue screens, but I suspect it probably weakens the mesh significantly too.
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I got a box fan on a stand that I turn horizontal and that dries screens very fast, plus a little hair dryer in the image area
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Hot boxes with lots of circulating air also help. Summer sun heat/UV works well.
but if it's breaking down, then the whole process of the screen making procedure needs examination.
250k discharge prints are possible, it's been done in my shop.