Recent content by jason3791

Excellent! Let us know how you make out. Great discussion. Wishing you well.

You might as well keep on driving by...... Nice of you to throw one at me though......

In my print operation I would rather not change out the yellow for different strengths depending on the coverage or print area..... Plates on and plates off, and on to the next job. Cleaning out the fountain to change the strength of my process colours seems absurd to me. Doubling the ink film...

So ask yourself this question again... what would cause ink to travel up the print unit back to the fountain? The continuous flow of ink down the unit relies on the constant removal of ink from the forms by the sheet. Input should be close to output, hence the ink flows down based on the laws of...

When I say closed I am speaking in terms of the console reading. Understanding that the zero set in the fountain is never physically closed what would the "zero set" film thickness on the fountain be? I agree with your thoughts on the 50:50 mix and the effects it would have on your current ISO...

What is the ink film thickness on the fountain roller outside of the sheet (at the ends of the fountain), where I assume the keys are 100% closed? You mentioned that this is where the contamination is most present in the fountain.

Interesting discussion..... to me worth spending some money to figure it out. Get rid of the ductor maybe?

Conventional ink or UV?

Trust rollers by Graphic - Excellent performance on full UV inks, Hybrid UV inks and conventional. Hold a setting/stripe better and much longer than previously mentioned name brands. Wash up extremely well in all cases. Press came with Bottcher, swtiched to Rotadyne and for the past year these...

Take the O/S side cover off and locate the solenoid. The solenoid has an actuator arm that rotates up and stops the lever from moving which stops the duct action. The bearing on the end of the lever is on an eccentric. Loosen the bolt and rotate the centre of the bearing only just enough to...

I use this software. What are you having problems with?

Milbo do you use these rollers?

We also use the Erichsen wheel type gauge for zero setting. Is your press an Ai machine? Are you using either the KHS table or the Ai table to preset? How long do your keys stay at your set zero if you did not do them weekly?

How often do you zero set your ink keys on your press and what film thickness are you setting them to?