Dip Tank Substitute?

inkscreens · February 15th, 2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyLinePrints

here is the option i went with. not as much as an advertised "dip tank" and it works well.

http://www.tank-depot.com/productdet...?part=R123030A

Ink, you are correct. The chemical compounds of some of these solutions might just eat through a trash can. potentially a lot of money to see flowing across the floor.

Nathan, do you use automatic sized frames with that sized tank? What frame size are you using?

EasyShirt · December 27th, 2011, 05:06 PM

skyline - does that tank work well for you. I am thinking about buying one for myself!

StampedTees · December 28th, 2011, 11:08 AM

This is the only container I could find that would fit my 18x20ID newmans ..
http://www.amazon.com/RCP354060GY-Sl...ef=pd_sbs_op_2

what do you guys think? Commercial grade, I don't think chemicals would be an issue but I'd keep it in the garage to be sure ..

Sulp · January 12th, 2012, 02:59 PM

Dip Tanks are terrible IMO. I can't believe anyone really likes or uses them. I switch to a 3 step from ICC and I would never, ever go back. My screens have never been cleaner. They coat much better, better adhesion, and my washout sinks are clean as a whistle. And not to mention it's a lot cheaper, safer, faster, and smells great to boot. We do 70-100 screens a week and I can't believe I let our dip tanks hang around as long as I did. I never really did like soaking my mesh in a filthy solution over and over. It's just not the correct or best way to reclaim...In fact it's about the worst. But yet I know a ton of printers that use them and love them. And that's great...But for me, I was never so happy to get them out of my reclaim room.

Tagless Threads · January 25th, 2012, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyLinePrints

here is the option i went with. not as much as an advertised "dip tank" and it works well.

http://www.tank-depot.com/productdet...?part=R123030A

Ink, you are correct. The chemical compounds of some of these solutions might just eat through a trash can. potentially a lot of money to see flowing across the floor.

Good call on that dip tank. We already have one but I'm thinking this would be good for us to place our screens into after production before going in our regular dip tank. Since we mostly use water based ink I would just fill it up with water and ideally it would take all the excess ink off. Maybe save time having to use our pressure washer so much.