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Common Mistakes 8 of 9 - Temperature Guns and Dangers

Common Mistake 8 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Springs vs. shocks. Danger vs. maintenance problems. Temperature guns are waste of money. Platen brackets can be a problem or a solution. Which do you have?

Common Mistakes 7 of 9 - Squeegee

Common Mistake 7 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Do I push or pull the squeegee? Does it make a difference? Sure does. Find out why. Which is better, a steel or aluminum press? Why do companies select one over the other? You will find out in this video.

Common Mistakes 6 - Springs and Shocks

Common Mistake 6 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Springs or shocks? That is danger or a maintenance problem. Find out what to do. Temperature guns are a waste of money, and you will find out why. Platen brackets can be a major source of printing problems. Find out whether you have a problem platen bracket, or a good bracket, and how that makes a difference.

Common Mistakes 5 of 9 - Platen Arm

Common Mistake 5 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Platen arm support is more critical that you would think. You will want to watch this video!

Common Mistakes 4 of 9 - Print Head

Common Mistake 4 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Print head pitch adjustments make such a big difference to your printing. Wait until you find out how press designs affect your ability to print in registration and with a soft feel to the ink.

Common Mistakes 3 of 9 - Exposure Units

Exposure units must have only one bulb for you to have access to the more profitable orders. Like your oven in the kitchen, you must have temperature control on your flash and conveyor dryers, because different types and thicknesses of materials and inks require different amounts of heat. Avoid any salesman who says otherwise.

Common Mistakes 3 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Common Mistakes 2 of 9 - Stretch and Glue Frames

Common Mistakes 2 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

All mesh relaxes. Unless the mesh is re-tensioned, the mesh will move in the frame. Mesh must be re-tensioned a number of times until the frame has been used to print at least 500 prints. Then the print quality will not decline as you print more garments.

Common Mistakes 1 of 9 - Spray and Liquid Adhesive

Common Mistakes 1 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

See the 14 ways to get in trouble screen printing so this does not happen to you. #1 = spray and liquid adhesive. There is a better option. Watch to find out.

Automated Flash Dryer Choices

Automated Flash Dryer from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

Both an air operated and electric driven flash dryers are shown for comparison. Both include a timer switch so you can select how long the flash will be over the platen. Step on a foot pedal, and the heater rotates over the platen. After the selected number of seconds, the heater automatically returns to the starting position. A flash is normally 6-8 seconds. Curing longer can leaded to inks not bonding in the conveyor and flaking off. Also, excessive flashing that can damage platens is avoided.

Conveyor Dryers 4 of 4

Conveyor Dryers 4 from Roger Jennings on Vimeo.

This wraps up the key points you need to know when buying and operating a conveyor dryer. Any questions, contact Roger Jennings at roger@rjennings.com.