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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Logoman on September 30, 2019, 11:37:24 PM

Title: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: Logoman on September 30, 2019, 11:37:24 PM: We were setting up a job today for a 3 color on a zippered hoodie. We tried using our 1/2 squeegy but since there was no squeegy on one side it would not print the entire image. The squeegy was at an angle when it printed so only part of the image printed. We have problems printing over zippers. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: zanegun08 on October 01, 2019, 12:13:54 AM: Add half to the other side, or cut out a notch from a full squeegee in the middle where the zipper is.

This is where the quick clamp shines because you can make weird squeegees on the fly and change them back to normal really quick.
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: Maxie on October 01, 2019, 12:38:10 AM: That’s the way we do it, same squeegee for polos.
If you have a wheel grinder just grind away about 2” wide and 1/2” deep in the middle of the squeegee.
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: kingscreen on October 01, 2019, 09:58:35 PM: :)
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: chubsetc on October 01, 2019, 10:35:39 PM: We use about a 6” cut piece of squeegee rubber and then adjust the chopper cylinder stop down on the opposite side so the squeegee levels out when it hits the pallet. Works well for us.
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: RICK STEFANICK on October 02, 2019, 09:20:24 AM: Quote from: kingscreen on October 01, 2019, 09:58:35 PM
:)

Thats the ticket
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: T Shirt Farmer on October 02, 2019, 10:22:02 AM: Anything with buttons or zippers go on sleeve pallets, changing pallets on the MHM is almost as fast as changing squeegees
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: blue moon on October 02, 2019, 11:30:03 AM: Quote from: Logoman on September 30, 2019, 11:37:24 PM
We were setting up a job today for a 3 color on a zippered hoodie. We tried using our 1/2 squeegy but since there was no squeegy on one side it would not print the entire image. The squeegy was at an angle when it printed so only part of the image printed. We have problems printing over zippers. Any suggestions?

even with split squeegees you will damage the screens. Use foam under the garment to absorb the high points. You can go with split squeegee or reinforce the screen as additional precaution.

pierre
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: cbjamel on October 02, 2019, 11:52:18 AM: Take making tape on back to protect screen, give it cushion and last longer breakdown wise. Helps also.
Shane
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: ABuffington on October 08, 2019, 05:19:06 PM: You can also make notched pallets for the zipper and use standard squeegees. 1/4" masonite on top of pallet, leave a 1/2-3/4" channel, set up pallets so the zipper is over the end of the pallet (M&R pallets only) shim screen with same masonite thickness under screen frame, raise squeegees. This can ruin a good squeegee, so we did create a set just for zippered sweats. This method helped with over seam printing as well.
Title: Re: Printing on auto with 1/2 squeegee
Post by: Maxie on October 09, 2019, 03:45:55 AM: Alan what machine were you printing on, with the MHM you'd have to be adjusting the off contact on all the heads. I'm not even sure they can adjust that much.
We do put thick tape front and back on the screen where the zip is to stop it ripping but use a cut squeegee.