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I might be able to equal that. I've always been a part-time printer. When we sold our last house (around 2008), everything went into an outside storage unit (no temp control). About 4 years later (circa 2012) I pulled everything out and set up again at a new place. Probably had 10 or so coated screens (most likely QTX). All the screens still exposed, washed out and were used.
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« Last post by Northland on May 23, 2026, 03:51:23 PM »
I quit printing over 4 years ago, but was asked by a family member to do a dozen shirts for a 50th anniversary. I had a drying cabinet still loaded with a half dozen screens that were coated sometime in 2022, so I agreed to print the shirts. The screens were coated with Chromalime emulsion and I didn’t expect them to be usable, but to my surprise, the screens exposed fine (35 seconds on my LED unit).
The storage cabinet sits in a room that is 65-75 degrees year round.
I know that this thread doesn’t offer any real value, but I found it interesting
…. Best wishes to all the families celebrating the memory of beloved veterans this weekend
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« Last post by Binkspot on May 13, 2026, 05:43:48 PM »
Customer has the following up for grabs. Located in MD, motivated seller who has been sitting on the equipment for some time and just wants it gone.
Fusion dryer 10'
Fusion dryer 6'
Diamondback 8/6
Sidewinder 6/4
Assorted pallets and accessories.
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« Last post by 3Deep on May 12, 2026, 10:56:48 AM »
Well I'm 50/50 right now it works well for my DTF customer's for my screen printing customer's I still have to rework it for printing like Brandt said and yes it's better than a napkin piece of art LOL
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at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
LMAO!
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What a mess this is turning into, we have been getting at least 3-4 designs a day of AI created "art" however they usually want adjustments, so they basically pay me to learn how to use ai better... good times ahead, I'd hate to be an artist trying to make a living these days...  at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
We get them in and most aren't ready to print, either too small, or need some type of work and we often turn that into Hundreds of dollars of art. But we do have insanely good artists here.
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« Last post by Homer on May 08, 2026, 11:49:52 AM »
What a mess this is turning into, we have been getting at least 3-4 designs a day of AI created "art" however they usually want adjustments, so they basically pay me to learn how to use ai better... good times ahead, I'd hate to be an artist trying to make a living these days... at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
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« Last post by Admiral on May 06, 2026, 11:44:36 AM »
Are they original bulbs? If they are cheap replacements that may be your culprit too. Is the height from the bulb to substrate correct? (2.5" I think?)
I've never had an issue with the Red Chili D / DX banding with curing aside from the height being wrong but that is so rare because we don't adjust that or move them around press to press really.
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« Last post by Zelko-4-EVA on May 06, 2026, 10:39:03 AM »
what do you have for voltage in your shop - and what is the voltage on the bulbs?
we had an issue with our cayenne - our shop voltage was 208 and the bulbs were 230v. a simple change of the bulbs to a 208v version and the cayenne worked better.
also is your flash at the same height as your other one?
are your settings the same on both flashes?
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« Last post by TL on May 06, 2026, 09:10:04 AM »
We recently added another Red Chili D to our shop and we are stumped as to why it does not work as well as our older model Chili D. We bought this used but it is in great condition and I had an electrician check it out to make sure everything was working well as far as power supply, etc. The main issue is that if there is a full front print that has a decent coverage of ink it will leave lines that seem to be in between the bulbs and where the temperature sensor is that is not dried. Also the temperature that we have to turn it up to is WAY higher than our older model to even get the ink to come close to drying. Any help with this would be great, thanks.
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