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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: Maxie on February 04, 2020, 02:40:16 PM

Title: Static
Post by: Maxie on February 04, 2020, 02:40:16 PM: One of our workers is getting shocks caused static when loading and loading.
Any ideas on how to stop this?
Seems to be a personal thing, nobody else is complaining.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: dirkdiggler on February 04, 2020, 02:55:35 PM: happens certain time of the year here. usually when unloading and touching the dryer! Shocked me on the tip of the tip! and it hurts!
Title: Re: Static
Post by: rusty on February 04, 2020, 03:02:21 PM: Quote from: Maxie on February 04, 2020, 02:40:16 PM
One of our workers is getting shocks caused static when loading and loading.
Any ideas on how to stop this?
Seems to be a personal thing, nobody else is complaining.

This happened to me a few times in the past few weeks. Had no idea why
Title: Re: Static
Post by: 1964GN on February 04, 2020, 03:21:37 PM: Use to happen in the winter (dry air) when we had the electric dryer. Once we switched to gas it stopped. *shrug*
Title: Re: Static
Post by: Biverson on February 04, 2020, 03:22:40 PM: When it's dryer out (in winter mostly) it happens here. There's a couple things I do to remedy it:

1.) Eucerin Original Healing Hand Cream keeps my fingers lookin' fine and may have something to do with anti-static - but probably not (inside joke going on over at Bryce's MHM post from Rusty that made my life).

2.) We got some anti-static mats. They're $96/ea. We don't use them at the presses, but in our screen room. With a Douthitt and Saati Autocoater on carpet the static can build. I've got both machines grounded and put the mat in front of them (link below). A $172 investment to protect two very expensive investments. Before then I'd get shocked every once in awhile on the Douthitt. Not anymore.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3S3QNU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M3S3QNU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Title: Re: Static
Post by: 1964GN on February 04, 2020, 04:03:10 PM: Could be the matt type too. We tried those foam squares that fit together like a puzzle and they were very good static generators!
Title: Re: Static
Post by: ericheartsu on February 04, 2020, 06:20:44 PM: increase your humidity in the production area.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: avogel on February 05, 2020, 07:23:22 AM: We keep a box of dryer sheets around. We will tape a strip to the back of the dryer and let them drag as the shirts come out. We do the same with the last screen. We sometimes wear them too.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: inkman996 on February 05, 2020, 08:03:24 AM: One of our pullers keeps dryer sheets in her pocket, whether it is working or not I cannot say but she feels it does. I have an anti static strap for my wrist that I attach to the dryer and I use it when I go in the back to help pull because for some reason I get whacked exceptionally hard and the strap works 100% but is cumbersome if you forget you have it on.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: mk162 on February 05, 2020, 08:43:41 AM: You can mix a little bit of fabric softener into water and mist yourself.

I got shocked on the tip one time too...and on the nipple.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: 3Deep on February 05, 2020, 09:49:48 AM: Same thing here and sometimes it's a real good pop!!!!, If I'm not mistaken it only happens when we do poly blends, so I just deal with it.
Title: Re: Static
Post by: Sbrem on February 05, 2020, 09:55:14 AM: I always discharge to something metal, sy slapping it quickly, then it's not a surprise, and you don't feel it.

Steve