iam so tempted... :)

[Paul]

looks good to me :D



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paWVJ6cVoy4

[Justin]

Lol, aren't single head set-ups pretty cheap anyway Paul?

[Ian M]

You could always make a very easy one by using a small table with a hinged piece of wood attached at the back where the screen clamps would fit. I would also use some fomica for the bed as this a lot better surface than wood & is easier to clean too. As for keeping the shirts straight & falt on the bed & not move about we used to use spray mount.

[Paul]

its not about money :)
is about pleasure of doing it by you self http://www.mediafire.com/conv/f4dc314c81bbc0e0291940e2be5ffb2e4g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?thumb=5&quickkey=9ecird67q78q9q4)

[Justin]

Oh well, I'm not interested in that then....just making money! :redface:

[John G]

Looks good - Ian's on the same lines as me, I have a hand bench and 2 carousels but until recently I was using a hinged 3x2 on my workbench with clamps.

I had a pulley above the hand bench with vinyl washing line attached to the screen, going through the pulley and the other end was attached to a tin of ink.:biggrin: A simple but effective counter balance for your screen. The reason why I used this instead of my hand bench is because the hand bench excels with large screens but with smaller screens it struggles to get good registration.

Give it a go with the one in the video, looks quite easy to make.

[John G]

Also a cheap alternative

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-DIY-Home-Screen-Printing-Hinge-Clamps-Jiffy-Clamps-/150785471667?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item231b83b4b3#ht_500wt_1413

Cheers John

[Ian M]

Looks good - Ian's on the same lines as me, I have a hand bench and 2 carousels but until recently I was using a hinged 3x2 on my workbench with clamps.

I had a pulley above the hand bench with vinyl washing line attached to the screen, going through the pulley and the other end was attached to a tin of ink.:biggrin: A simple but effective counter balance for your screen. The reason why I used this instead of my hand bench is because the hand bench excels with large screens but with smaller screens it struggles to get good registration.

Give it a go with the one in the video, looks quite easy to make.

One place I worked we had a similar system to lift the screen up but, used a 5 litre bottle which you could keep topping up till you just got the counter balance right. :biggrin:

[Paul]

that's it! :) i am going to build one my self now https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/emoty/yahoo.gif?w=650a2213
don't look to complicated even for me :)
here is better video i just found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNYPJ8UqAQY

[Ian M]

Paul, just wished you lived near me because like John I could show you such an easier & cheaper way of making your own. I know that one in the video does look good but it is just a bit over engineered for me & would be better mainly in metal than wood. We once made our own vacum table to hold the material down building like a box & using just an old vacum cleaner for the suction. However it took bloody hours to drill all the small holes on the table top. Thing is it worked & cost a fraction of what one would have cost to buy. Good luck mate :wink: