Do You Really NEED A Flash Dryer? /// Comparing a Flash Dryer to a Heat Gun

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/// I use a Riley Hopkins 150 4x1 screen printing press to print my shirts: www.screenprin...
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@leviteapparel 2 года назад

Amazing work experience was great 👍🏿

@JSCarie1983 9 месяцев назад

Love Nevertheless products

@peterbryant19 Год назад

It's about control and being able to repeat the process time and time again. Each upgrade of equipment should make the process quicker and bring a greater degree of control. A heat gun is so random as far as drying or even curing. A heat press is really handy for curing, it gives an even heat across the print ensuring proper curing, and can smooth out the print and get rid of any fibrillation.

@charlenewilliams74 3 года назад

Thanks for the information. It is very helpful

@heavyinkprinting1367 3 года назад

YES

@yuweisg 3 года назад

You use the flash dryer for curing the ink in the final step as well?

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

Yeah, it works for final cure. Just place the shirt loosely on the pallet so there's more airflow, and leave the flash over the print until it reaches cure temperature. Eventually I'd like to get a conveyor dryer but in the meantime a flash dryer will work.

@erikmattson8629 3 года назад

About to level up. How is this dryer holding up? Still happy with it? And is that the larger Riley Hopkins platen you're using? I have one on the way. Thanks for you time.

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

The dryer still works the same as the day I bought it. A couple things though - it's not even heat all the way around, which can get frustrating. Also it gets VERY hot. Like up to 500° if I leave it unattended, which makes me (probably irrationally) nervous, haha. If I were to do it again and get a basic flash I'd probably try out Ryonet's entry level flash unit. And for the platen I'm just using the basic one that came with the press.

@erikmattson8629 3 года назад

@@joshisterrific Good to know. And that Ryonet is on my short list. Thanks, Josh.

@ryananthony4840 2 года назад

The ink has to reach a certain temp for so long to properly cure...

@JORGINHODONASCIMENTO Год назад

What if you use a heat gun to "push" the air and then the flash drier to finish off?

@urjnlegend Год назад

That's the idea im thinking

@urjnlegend Год назад

A platen with holes could also be an idea, a fan drawing the air down,, might also be a bad idea lol

@Dtag1971 3 года назад

Yea.... Flash dryer is much, much more efficient.

@michelepotrzuski6263 3 года назад

how long do you heat press your shirts for n what temperature? I'm using plastisol ink

@monsterink2053 3 года назад

Keep the heat gun if you do water base

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

Oh yeah, definitely!

@Jonny33333 3 года назад

@@joshisterrific Why is this? Please could you let me know the best post-print process for waterbased inks!

@MAR2TV 3 года назад

It is possible to dry a discharge inks with a heat gun? how is that process?

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

I've never tried it so I dont know for sure, but I would think you could it would just take much longer to cure.

@jesselejarzar5114 2 года назад

Please tell me you have a conver dryer, you can make DIY ones.

@joshisterrific 2 года назад

I have a small conveyor dryer that I bought. It's the D-100 from Vastex.

@LanceScott 2 года назад

Hey Josh what size flash did you purchase?

@joshisterrific 2 года назад

I got a 16x16 flash unit, since that's the size of my platen.

@LanceScott 2 года назад

@@joshisterrific thanks Josh. Big fan of your channel. I placed an order last night for the dryer and the 2 platen dryer. My setup is very similar to yours, I have an old Riley Hopkins silver press with a DIY exposure unit.

@joshisterrific 2 года назад

@@LanceScott thanks! Yeah the flash really helped me cure the prints at first, and now I position it to the side to flash in between colors.

@silviasamano1607 2 года назад

Helloooo! wher you buy your inks?? please

@joshisterrific 2 года назад

Most of the inks I use I get from Ryonet - screenprinting.com. I've been using their FN-Ink and I think it's great!

@Ar19999 3 года назад

What ink are you using here ?

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

Hello, I'm using FN-Ink in this video.

@Ar19999 3 года назад

@@joshisterrific is that plastisol ink? I’m thinking about getting a low cost flash dryer off Amazon, but not sure if it works on plastisol ink ?

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

@@Ar19999 yes it's plastisol. Any flash dryer should work with plastisol ink, I would say it's the most common type of ink screen printers use.

@DigitalLiquid 3 года назад

Does this flash unit come with a standard 3 pin power cord?

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

Yep, it'll plug into any standard outlet

@billysena9629 3 года назад

What press do you use? Thanks.

@joshisterrific 3 года назад

I'm using a Riley Hopkins 150.

@JORGINHODONASCIMENTO Год назад

Or, do you really need an air flash drier?

@KingNYC 2 года назад

What kind of cart is that?

@joshisterrific 2 года назад

That cart was one I built. I don't like to spend too much money on workbenches so I usually just build them, but I'm sure there are plenty out that can be purchased.