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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: Rockers on August 04, 2012, 10:33:19 PM

Title: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Rockers on August 04, 2012, 10:33:19 PM
So far we have only the 16" set that came with the press? I assume a shorter set for left breast and sleeve prints would be a good thing to invest in.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Inkworks on August 05, 2012, 12:31:00 AM
We have 12pcs. 16" floodbars and squeegees holders, but 4 of the holders have 6" squeegees in them. I'll be cutting two of the floodbars in half soon too, since full sized floodbars suck with little squeegees. We recently bought 4 winged floodbars so we have extra of the stock ones anyways.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Nick Bane on August 05, 2012, 12:44:07 AM
Got 8 16in floodbars and 10 16in squeegees. 
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Doug S on August 05, 2012, 11:56:11 AM
We have 10 16" floodbars, 10 16" squeegees, 4 18" floodbars and 4 18" squeegees. 
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: alan802 on August 05, 2012, 10:01:34 PM
15 squeegees and fb's, all 16".  I guess you can get shorter ones for the left chest prints if you really want to, but it's totally unnecessary. 
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: jsheridan on August 05, 2012, 10:54:17 PM
something in the range of 100.. range in size from 2" to 48"
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: blue moon on August 06, 2012, 10:48:19 AM
everything is 16" for normal printing. Have one oversized set at 22".

pierre
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: bimmridder on August 06, 2012, 10:56:17 AM
Mostly 16". More importantly though, we have multiple sets per press so we don't have to waste time waiting while used ones are cleaned.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: ebscreen on August 06, 2012, 12:40:40 PM
One set of 14", two of 16" and one of 20".



Alan mentioned using a shorter squeegee on left chest prints. Don't do it!
I tried it on my old American and you can never get the pressure even across the blade.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: ScreenFoo on August 06, 2012, 03:07:34 PM
Not on your MHM...  ;)

I use a short offset blade for polos, works great on the Gauntlet.

Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: alan802 on August 06, 2012, 03:10:55 PM
I only use a short blade on polos but only on ones that have big thick buttons that can wear a hole in the mesh or cause regi issues.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: ebscreen on August 06, 2012, 04:00:25 PM
Not possible on MHM's.


You guys don't have issues with even pressure using an offset squeegee?

We use sleeve pallets on polo's, easy to load/align.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: beanie357 on August 15, 2012, 07:56:13 PM
We have 2 sets. One on, one to wash or pre. One wing set floods, one regular set.
Bunch of squeegee rubber, but 70 is the standard.
Enough for now.
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Ksports on August 16, 2012, 06:40:43 AM
4", 6", 10", 14" 16" and 18"
Title: Re: How many different sizes of squeegees/flood bars you got for your auto?
Post by: Croft on August 16, 2012, 08:18:26 AM
16" set with extra winged flood bars