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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: blue moon on April 03, 2011, 09:34:21 PM
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just bought a roll of 55/90/55 squeegee material.
'very, very impressed. What we used to have to stroke twice are now doing it in one swipe. It lays down the same amount of ink the a single dure 80 does in two swipes.
We started using it about a month ago and as of right now I can't see myself going back!
made by: Fimor
I don't think the sell direct, but if your supplier does not carry it, let me know. I can get you in touch with the US rep.
pierre
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Pierre, I'd be interested in trying some for myself, so please do let me know where I can pick some up.
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multicraft downtown is a dealer for fimor. give them a call. If they can't help PM and I'll see what I can do.
pierre
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whenever you're ready my man. We had an issue with the bevels yesterday on detail loss. changed to a triple and solved it but I am still happy with the bevels, can't wait to try this one.
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I got one of these triples and I love it. It doesn't put down as much as the beveled blades but it doesn't cause the loss of detail you get with the beveled. We're wearing our one 55/90/55 out right now. We've used it for everything with white ink since we got it. I'd be interested in trying something with a slightly lower middle duro as well, maybe an 80 or even 70.
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Do you guys think 55/90/55 would be appreciably softer than 60/90/60? Anybody used both?
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from what I was told and the sample I was shown, yes there is a difference. Is it enough to warrant a switch? dunno . . . I have straight up single duro 60's and the difference is more than noticeable.
pierre
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Do you guys think 55/90/55 would be appreciably softer than 60/90/60? Anybody used both?
Probably wouldn't notice much of a difference, maybe under a loupe or a thickness gauge, but not by eye or touch.
Pierre, how does the triple 55 compare to the single 60? Does the triple put down more than the single?
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I don't have an auto, but what I've used was single 70 and also 75/90/75 Serilor. With the triple I was able to print much finer detail without nearly as much dot gain. In fact, I even surprised Dottonedan with the detail I was able to hold on a manual.
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Thanks Pierre. I'll check in with MultiCraft on Friday when I go to pick up some other supplies. I'll let you know how it works out for me.
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Do you guys think 55/90/55 would be appreciably softer than 60/90/60? Anybody used both?
Probably wouldn't notice much of a difference, maybe under a loupe or a thickness gauge, but not by eye or touch.
Pierre, how does the triple 55 compare to the single 60? Does the triple put down more than the single?
much, much more.
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from what I was told and the sample I was shown, yes there is a difference. Is it enough to warrant a switch? dunno . . . I have straight up single duro 60's and the difference is more than noticeable.
pierre
It's worth a shot I think on the 55's then, we dig the 60/90/60's big time. Having a variety of squeegees around sometimes is just what the doc ordered.
Haven't had much luck with single 60's for plastisol though, what are you using yours for? We use ours sometimes on large coverage WB, but still tend to prefer the 60/90/60's.
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Hi, my name is Brigitte and I am the sales rep. for Fimor who is the manufacturer of the triple durometer TXS3 squeegee blade in 55/90/55 duometer. This squeegee blade was disigned for first down plastisol white, high density, gels, heavy ink deposit.
If you would like me to send you a sample of this new TXS3, please send me an e-mail with your contact information. We would really appreciate it if you could send us your feedback about t :D :)his product after you had a chance to test it. My e-mail is btd@fimor.fr
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Hey Brigitte,
thanx for stopping by and introducing yourself.
Welcome to our little corner of the internet!
pierre
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Multicraft did not have 55/90/55 so I went with the 60/90/60 and ... WOW! I am amazed at how nice it lays down the ink. Just like you said Pierre, 1 stroke with 60/90/60 tri duro = 2 strokes with 80 duro.
Thanks again for this time saving tip Pierre :)
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I have some samples coming in and will try. I really want to get the best setup for whites on the new press going. Sounds like these sgeegee's might be the trick
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Manual printer here but, for what it's worth, I rarely use anything but 70/90/70 and am very happy with the stuff. A little straight 70 here and there, particularly on the larger, 16" squeegees as it seems to be a bit more forgiving for wide prints. We have one little 10" guy with 60/90/60 and it can lay the ink down but is a bit too floppy for a push stroke and thick bodied ink. Got rid of all the 60s when I switched to a push stroke years ago.
What about a 55/100/55 ? Or, what I'm getting at is some kind of super soft outer blade with the middle of the samich being really stiff to support the blade throughout the whole print stroke.
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We use 70/90/70s. Happy with that so far.
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We use 70/90/70s. Happy with that so far.
We switched from the 70/90/70s to a 60/?/60 and it made a HUGE difference on our whites. Sorry i can't remember the middle number off the top of my head ;)