Remember When?

Capt-G · April 20th, 2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RichN

I remember about 30 years ago I got a phone call from Rich Hoffman at American Equipment. Told me I had to come down and see the First Flash Dryer that Advance / American had just made. First time I'd ever seen anything like it. Funny how far we've come.
Remember Plax White?

I remember before flashes were made, we experimented with IR units from Grainger to flash plastisols. The units were advertised as heaters for baby pigs to keep them warm!

Also remember when a batch of PLAX white, 500 gallons, was left on the high speed mixer too long, and set up from the heat. Had to be cut out of the tank and tossed.

tonypep · April 21st, 2012, 09:20 AM

I was busy one day 30+ ys ago running a couple of ovals and a bunch of manuals when I had a surprise visit from a vendor and her guest. I was grilled about mesh tension; something I never had considered. We discussed at length about screen printing and interdependent variables and the like, eventually over a great steak dinner.
Turns out the "guest" was Richard Greaves, then author of the widely acclaimed "Greaves on Garments" column in Screen Printing magazine. To say I was impressed and in awe would be an understatement.
Here's to you Sir Richard......I think you've deserved the title.
tp

screenmachines · April 22nd, 2012, 11:20 AM

I remember when Preston would come on here and pretend to know everything about everything... I don't miss those days...

Inkworks · April 22nd, 2012, 12:16 PM

Why take one of the only good threads on here and drag it down into the gutter?

arttex · April 22nd, 2012, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichN

I remember about 30 years ago I got a phone call from Rich Hoffman at American Equipment. Told me I had to come down and see the First Flash Dryer that Advance / American had just made. First time I'd ever seen anything like it. Funny how far we've come.

This was our first flash.Italian Sias, from middle of the 80's.

Also on the previous page, photo with "fully automatic T-shirt printers" title... That was the one of the first Maag&Schenk's auto presses. On the catalog I took the pic from is the date: February, 1979. However even in those days they obviously used some parts of M&R design. On the down left corner where machine functions and controls are explained, with number 3 it's clearly stated: "MR device"