What would you do to improve my layout?

Prosperi-Tees · January 22nd, 2012, 12:21 AM

I would love to be able to build my own, there are some nice empty lots here.

Gilligan · January 22nd, 2012, 02:31 AM

I build a 30x30 shop in my backyard. Intentions were to rent half to my mother-in-law for storage and use the other have for miscellaneous projects of mine.

Then I got into screen printing... I never let my mother-in-law move her stuff in and I'm running out of room. Started putting in some more overhead "loft" storage area in tonight, will finish it up tomorrow to make some more space.

We just have so much going on... sandblasting, t-shirt printing, storage of our crap... blah blah blah.

crazy mike · January 22nd, 2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Prosperi-Tees

Well the reason I ask is I am trying to squeeze a 12 ft dryer in there in place of the 8ft thats in the first pic. How does this look? I know the ink would be close to the folding table on the manual printing end of the dryer but that should not present to much of a hassle. Im not sure if I could fit the dryer longways thats why I layed it out at an angle.

Three things that may help you:

1. Take some of the platen arms off of manual.
2. Put wheels or skids under manual to move around as needed.
3. Put wheels or skids under dryer to move around as needed.

These things will make it easier to adjust your work area as needed.

Prosperi-Tees · January 22nd, 2012, 01:11 PM

Great advice Mike, Thanks

RobertWBarnes · January 22nd, 2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Prosperi-Tees

Great advice Mike, Thanks

unlike these other fellas'round here ... Mike is a real good person :-))

Prosperi-Tees · January 23rd, 2012, 11:39 PM

Ok I spent today moving stuff around in preparation for a 12ft dryer, This I believe is the final layout.

Printwizard · January 23rd, 2012, 11:56 PM

Gerry, it's always an awkward juggle. Couple of thoughts, can you pour a pad and build a plywood housing and bolt your compressor down outside, that will also keep down the noise and heat. Also, pallet racking going up and make use of height up your walls, keep your screens up high, above say tables and those shelves can give you bench space etc??

Gilligan · January 23rd, 2012, 11:59 PM

Agreed with ol' Printwizard, but I do stick with chunk the manual or figure out a way to put the presses closer together so they can both print.

Prosperi-Tees · January 24th, 2012, 12:00 AM

I wish I could get that compressor outside but the landlord is a %$*&&.
I do have shelving across the walls above the screen racks and across the other side for misc supplies and extra screen storage. The 2 screen racks are full at mostly all time and I have an extra 20-30 on shelves above everything. I like the flow where it is now, we will see tomorrow when I actually work in it.

Inkworks · January 24th, 2012, 01:53 AM

Looking good! My belt is reversible on my dryer and I love it. I actually feed the dryer with two different screen presses, a pad printer, a cylinder silkscreener and a small clamshell style press for graphic printing. Not at the same time mind you....

I did set it up so that both shirt presses are at the same end so they can both print at the same time.

ps: My zoning amendment passed so I'm starting the move to the new shop tomorrow!