Robert Barnes from Spider Machines - Modern Technology -vs- Old Conventional Designs

screenprintguy · September 5th, 2012, 05:42 PM

Those MHM's are bad mofo's

srimonogramming · September 5th, 2012, 06:20 PM

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Those MHM's are bad mofo's

I just wish someone who reads all this stuff could actually afford one of the 4000's. They are really cool machines, but there are very few of us that will ever see one, much less get to take advantage of the badass features it has.

Printficient · September 5th, 2012, 06:55 PM

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I just wish someone who reads all this stuff could actually afford one of the 4000's. They are really cool machines, but there are very few of us that will ever see one, much less get to take advantage of the badass features it has.

I hear ya. It would pay for itself pretty quick though.

srimonogramming · September 5th, 2012, 07:16 PM

I'd love to see the motorized micro registration in action. I understand the process I think, and if you did some complicated jobs over and over, you could keep those screens catalogued and ready to go and with a few touches of the buttons you're rolling on that 7 color monster that always takes 45 minutes to get right.

screenprintguy · September 5th, 2012, 07:26 PM

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I just wish someone who reads all this stuff could actually afford one of the 4000's. They are really cool machines, but there are very few of us that will ever see one, much less get to take advantage of the badass features it has.

There is a shop in Jacksonville Fl, with one, a 16 color, he can't say anything bad about it, they do a ton of short run jobs and re-runs. He told me, before he got it, they ran old Hacro machines, pretty big jump up in printing. Had a fire and re-built and he was able to get the Syncro 4,000 and 4 flash units. I want to say he has 175,000 in it. That's a bit of coin, but I guess if you have the dough to blow. He told me the auto reg is amazine and as accurate as they say, and he never, ever has to worry about leveing pallets, or any of those constant adjustments that other machines have to have. the control and production, from what he says, can't be matched. I'm just repeating, but I want to say they have had it for about 6 or 7 years now and the staff wouldn't look at anything else after running this one. Bad mamajamma for sure if you have the coin to blow. He also says he relies on independant tech service, but really has never needed it as it's been trouble free for him.

Gilligan · September 5th, 2012, 09:04 PM

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There is a shop in Jacksonville Fl, with one, a 16 color, he can't say anything bad about it... ...He also says he relies on independant tech service, but really has never needed it as it's been trouble free for him.

Man Barnes... THAT is the press you need to be selling!

GraphicDisorder · September 5th, 2012, 09:13 PM

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man barnes... That is the press you need to be selling!

here comes the show shop deals!!

Gilligan · September 5th, 2012, 09:46 PM

Not even Barnes could ruin the MHM name.... then again, that might be because they are smart enough not to get involved with him.

They are certainly smart enough to make a press that is way better than his... and they did that 15 years ago!

Printficient · September 6th, 2012, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by screenprintguy

There is a shop in Jacksonville Fl, with one, a 16 color, he can't say anything bad about it, they do a ton of short run jobs and re-runs. He told me, before he got it, they ran old Hacro machines, pretty big jump up in printing. Had a fire and re-built and he was able to get the Syncro 4,000 and 4 flash units. I want to say he has 175,000 in it. That's a bit of coin, but I guess if you have the dough to blow. He told me the auto reg is amazine and as accurate as they say, and he never, ever has to worry about leveing pallets, or any of those constant adjustments that other machines have to have. the control and production, from what he says, can't be matched. I'm just repeating, but I want to say they have had it for about 6 or 7 years now and the staff wouldn't look at anything else after running this one. Bad mamajamma for sure if you have the coin to blow. He also says he relies on independant tech service, but really has never needed it as it's been trouble free for him.

I know this guy. One thing to note. He ONLY uses 26x40 WOOD screens. If they rip or warp he just tosses them in a corner and buys more. He does high detail work.

screenprintguy · September 6th, 2012, 09:30 AM

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I know this guy. One thing to note. He ONLY uses 26x40 WOOD screens. If they rip or warp he just tosses them in a corner and buys more. He does high detail work.

I remember the wood frames,no tape, and you are right, they do very tightwork. He says the wood frameswork for him and give him no problems because of the way the screens are held in place. I couldn't believe the high detail with those frames, but, the proof is in the pudding and the pudding looked really good.