It’s becoming a challenge to keep my premade squeegees in stock and on the shelves ready to go but so far so good 😉 In this image I am getting ready to assemble and cut some 6 foot lengths. The most popular durometer is 70 because it can do a wide variety of jobs well. But 60 and 80 durometer squeegees are also important to know when and how to use. I have a cheat sheet on that for you if you visit me at the Phoenix storefront 😉
Okay so I had a bit of bad luck last week in that I ate out Friday and got some food poisoning which lasted until late yesterday really. So I was out of commission for Saturday and Monday. But I’m back in full swing today and I wanted to share this picture of one of my recent equipment customer’s first print jobs. Here you can see a pretty cool 2 color print done by one of our customers on their brand new Ranar screen printing shop package. Look how shiny and clean the equipment still is! It’s like candy in a glass window 😉 My equipment customers often surprise me and learn how to screen print very fast. My customers are the best students and even when I need to give them a push to go it alone they always come out on top.
Setting new standards in old fashioned customer service. Catspit. Ranar. Seriously simple. TM
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Here’s another brand new Scamp DX100 table top conveyor dryer in its new home. This has become a popular model since being introduced this year. From the makers of the frits mini belt dryer to ever be made comes this 4 foot bad boy. Not only is it priced right with free shipping anywhere in the continental US but it’s the easiest bench top belt dryer available. Check out the latest Catspit video made by Ranar showing how easy this little guy is to build. You can do it all by yourself with an all in one handyman household tool kit 😉
Here is a very cool screenprinting video made by Ranar to help our customers put their Scamp DX100 mini infrared table top belt dryer together. Not only is this unit competitively priced but it’s way easier to assemble than other similar units on the market today. This bench top conveyor oven is built to cure and to last. The simple yet durable design makes it a no brainer for beginners and intermediate screen printers alike. The small table top DX-100 is an entry level belt dryer perfect for home based business with limited space looking to speed up production from using a flash curing unit. This dryer is rated at 110 shirts per hour, black ink on white. The unit is 4 feet long with an 18 inch Teflon belt. It includes variable belt speed and variable temperature control standard. Traditional belt tracking adjustments and the heating panel may be raised or lowered.
– 16×16 inch high quality infrared panel with even heating.
– 3 to 7 inch heater height adjustment.
– 120v with industrial 20 amp outlet.
– Minimal assembly required.
– 16″ x 16″ I.R panel 1600 watts
– Voltage/Amps: 120/17
– Heater control 0-600º F
– Belt speed control 0-42 ft per min.
– Minimum assembly required
– UL listed parts
– Made in the U.S.A
Don’t forget I offer FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the continental US and all crating or boxing fees are included in the pricing! PLUS no sales tax except in California. Enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
My family has long been involved with the graphic arts and my grandfather was a lithographer when he was younger. I’m not sure when this image was taken but the camera in the image was state of the art at the time. This is a process camera which was used for offset lithography and other printing methods that needed direct duplicating or negative making pre-press work. Many newspaper houses would have a large process camera like this one back in the day when things were done mechanically. A vertical set up is known as a stat camera. A horizontal set up with the back of the camera being in a dark room is known as a process camera. Today these cameras are dinosaurs and only professional photographers using silver nitrate processes would be interested in such a thing. The lenses used in these cameras were so large they used to call them “glass.” Referring to the lens as a piece of glass comes from the photographic industry. Even today I still call my lenses for my analogue cameras “glass.”
I’ve been busy today trying to catch up on emails and some computer work while attending to the storefront customers. I get a decent amount of walk-ins these days and this is only going to increase. I’m looking into getting a bar code scanner to better serve my Phoenix customers and make their stop a little quicker. That should be fun to set up and get working 😉 Check out this image of a bench top screen printing press catching some early morning sunlight. I actually have quite a bit of startup equipment in the Phoenix storefront ready for you to purchase and take home today. It’s true! You can come in today, get your start up equipment and supplies only to go home and screen print tonight…. That is if you know what you’re doing 😉 But that’s what I am here for too.
The Catspit Productions Phoenix area storefront will be closed for the holiday weekend. The store will be closed March 26th, 27th, and the 28th. I’ll be taking some needed time off to spend some time with my friends and family. Thanks to everyone who watches my screenprinting videos. I can’t tell you how much your support means to me. Thank you! And thanks much to all who do business with me as well. I appreciate your patronage more than you know. Thank you all very much! It’s your continued support that keeps me going strong. Thank you all! Have a great holiday weekend and Happy Easter!
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I’m going to take my woman to the drinking hole……LOL 😉
Setting new standards in old fashioned customer service. Catspit. Ranar. Seriously simple. TM
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For my Phoenix customers my entire print shop is at your disposal. Today I am working with an equipment customer to print a job in the Catspit shop. He had one of those instances where he had a big account to print for before he got set up with his equipment and supplies. But this was a rush job so currently we are experiencing art issues. I can’t stress enough how important it is to be in total control of your art. And to be sure you have excellent art before you go to film; sometimes trying to make due just wastes time and materials. This image is from last night when I stayed late to get screens ready for this customer. It’s actually a lot of fun to work in the print shop with customers 😉
Setting new standards in old fashioned customer service. Catspit. Ranar. Seriously simple. TM
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Okay so I had to do a reshoot for this video because after I slept on it I didn’t like how I explained parts of it. So I did a reshoot for those scenes and re-edited the video again today during store hours. I usually like to do that late in the day or evening and do the render overnight. But you know how it goes. Make sure to look out for the awesome sound effects in this video 😉
This is an instructional video that was recently requested by someone I spoke with by phone about screenprinting. This educational printing video discusses what stencil drag actually is, how it happens, and how it affects the print result. In doing this you will also learn how to prevent stencil drag and keep your prints looking crisp and fully registered. There are a few things that can cause stencil drag that you should be aware of so that you don’t accidentally create too much stencil drag unknowingly. Here we talk about the 3 main causes and what this problem does to the print result. Follow along as I demonstrate what happened when the stencil drags and how the stencil moves in relation to the pallet and your print position. This video will help you keep resolution and registration in your screen printing endeavors. If you have been having issues with blurry prints or registration problems, then take a moment to watch this tutorial video and see if we can’t help you out. Enjoy the video and thanks for watching!
I’m working on rendering a new video about stencil drag. I shot video yesterday and today for this and I finished editing the video this morning. I think it came out well considering stencil drag is not as easy to explain as you may think 😉 I still need to render it and upload to YouTube which I will be sure to do today but it may be a late upload. I’ll certainly make another post when it goes live so please stay tuned….
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