30 year ago we just used paint strpiper both sides leave then hit it with a jet wash with the power to take your arm off if you used it 1 handed then dry then recoat we evern made are inks up from scratch and our gums working on 100mtr tables lifting the screens by hand with constant heat ducts above on full bast we used to use car body filler with thinners to pin hole the screens aswell
Unfortunately I'm not the factory closed 4 years after I started but China was taking all things like that over there if we would have known all them years ago that every one would be wanting merch then maybe we would have carried on but it was a dieing trade back then few and far between
Our booth is 50 inches wide and we reclaim 12 screens at a time , no dip tank. 12 screens per hour . Yes it's fun and therapeutic . Great video !!! If you enjoy your job , you never work a day in your life.
@@gooseworksscreenprintingst9581 The dip tank is not necessary. First on the left side of the booth we line up 12 screens - we have Neumann roller frames (40) next we get the first screen, hit it with ink degrader and sponge it, placing it on the right side this process goes through the 12 screens. next we hose down the last screen we cleaned and move it to the left side until we finish the twelve next we spray reclaimer on the first screen (ATS reclaimer concentrate, mixes 1 ounce per gallon of water) after we spray it, we place it on the right side repeat till all 12 have reclaimer on them. Then we get last screen sprayed with reclaimer and hose it down, this reclaimer works basically instantly so there is no "wait time". Rinse the screen and put it on the left side until all twelve are done. We then spray them with Pro Wash degreaser/dehazer, same left to right process. after last screen is sprayed and sponged down, we start rinsing them in the same process, except that with this final rinse we just but it to the side to dry. the screens are about 20 inches wide, so the screens being on the left never touch the screens on the right because there are about 20 inches in the middle as a work area. AFTER all the reclaiming and dehazing is done, we rinse out our booth and we are ready for the next batch.,
@teamevo9265 yes, it does. It's also recommended to wash the shirt inside out so the foil itself doesn't rub against anything in the washer and dryer but we've had good results even without doing so. Good luck.
What happens when your registration making is lined up, but it's not layering properly on that automatic..like 1 color is off set..I guess the automatic have the registration option just like a non automatic press... And with today's transfers ,is screen printing still as relevant.. I heat press all my screen printing jobs after the oven cure..I use transfers sometimes..since I am heat pressing I ask myself:look how much time I spent doing prep work and then the actual job....ordering transfers saves a lot of time... some transfers don't look bad ..and some don't even compare to screen printing.. I am battling myself on whether I should get a automatic wheel or invest in a dtf machine, make my own transfers..a 2 head automatic heat press is cheaper than automatic screen printing wheel..
Could be a number of things, maybe on Adobe Illustrator your registration mark moved a bit before printing the film. In that case, register off the design instead of the mark. On our end, we find that DTG or DTF is not at a point where we feel is better or more convenient (or higher quality) than screen printing. But then again, work to your strengths, if you already have transfers and heat presses in place, your customers are happy and it's working out for you, then yeah! power to you! There's no exact formula to apparel decoration. Hope this helps. Thanks for the comment.
