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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: Prosperi-Tees on November 04, 2013, 01:48:29 PM

Title: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on November 04, 2013, 01:48:29 PM
Where should I look? For a manual press?
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: Socalfmf on November 04, 2013, 01:50:17 PM
M&R has them

sam
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: TCT on November 04, 2013, 01:54:45 PM
Here is what we got years ago, still working fine!

http://www.silkscreeningsupplies.com/screen-printing-jacket-hold-down-pallet (http://www.silkscreeningsupplies.com/screen-printing-jacket-hold-down-pallet)
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: dirkdiggler on November 04, 2013, 02:13:48 PM
spotcolorsupply.com had some used ones.  call Brannon or scott.
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: mooseman on November 04, 2013, 02:35:29 PM
If you want to build one here are some ideas
mooseman
JACKET BACK HOLD DOWN BY MOOSEMAN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw5Y6cPTEXM#)
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: blue moon on November 04, 2013, 06:48:49 PM
I did not even check the thread as I assumed that Action Engineering would be the first answer. After all, they are supporting the forum with advertising and they do make quality product.

Do they not make a Jacket Hold Down for the manual presses?

pierre
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: tonypep on November 05, 2013, 06:24:36 AM
Yes Pierre they make jacket hold downs for most makes of manuals.
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: Prosperi-Tees on November 05, 2013, 10:22:34 AM
Action wants $600 for one! Does it print for you too?  ;D
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: Frog on November 05, 2013, 10:36:09 AM
Here's another company that I used to deal with who has been making specialized accessories for a long time.

They may not be a lot cheaper though.
http://www.livingstonsystems.com/ (http://www.livingstonsystems.com/)


I have always thought with something like lined jackets, and their special holder it's a matter of ROI.

If you hardly ever see 'em, don't bother.
If every now and then, whip something up.
If you do enough to pay for the classy unit in a job or two(or three), go for it!
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: dirkdiggler on November 05, 2013, 01:15:50 PM
Here's another company that I used to deal with who has been making specialized accessories for a long time.

They may not be a lot cheaper though.
[url]http://www.livingstonsystems.com/[/url] ([url]http://www.livingstonsystems.com/[/url])


I have always thought with something like lined jackets, and their special holder it's a matter of ROI.

If you hardly ever see 'em, don't bother.
If every now and then, whip something up.
If you do enough to pay for the classy unit in a job or two(or three), go for it!


Brannon at spot color supply had some of those used, probably way cheaper.
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: scott316 on November 05, 2013, 04:47:38 PM
We have a few used ones check them out.

http://shop.spotcolorsupply.com/Used-16-X-16-Jacket-Hold-Down-1616hd.htm (http://shop.spotcolorsupply.com/Used-16-X-16-Jacket-Hold-Down-1616hd.htm)
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: ZooCity on November 06, 2013, 02:04:40 PM
Wow, just had a project come up that requires a hold down for a small heart print area, probably a 4x4 or 5x5 and I can't believe how expensive these units are.  Action's and Livingston's is over 400 bills, yikes.  Not really justifiable for the amount we're going to use it, might have to get all Mooseman in here.  Does anyone know if M&R makes a small one? there's are priced much more reasonably it looks like.
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: spotcolorsupply on November 06, 2013, 02:49:53 PM
We have a few used ones.

Livingston 7.5x7.5

Livingston 5 inch

Workhorse style 16x16

Call for pricing or check out www.spotcolorsupply.com (http://www.spotcolorsupply.com)
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: ZooCity on November 06, 2013, 02:55:44 PM
Awesome.  Attempting to move this print over to a more easily printable areas with the client but, if that's no go, I'll grab one off ya.
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: Frog on November 06, 2013, 03:11:21 PM
small ones can be home built a little easier with a disc of plywood or mdf and an embroidery hoop, a la Scobey Peterman
Title: Re: Jacket hold down, where?
Post by: GaryG on November 06, 2013, 05:26:32 PM
Yeah back in the day we had a 4 sided aluminum angle iron thingy
held together with springs... Very inexpensive, worked like a charm, but would go past table if
pushed too hard.

Once printed pile of nylon jackets w/ a 3 color print and got talking while in process...
laid a "wet" one in the pile and thought- oh noooo- yes smeared all over the back of the other. 
Xylene fix...only back in the day.  ::)