1)
Apply a liberal amount of adhesive to the platen
and place a print rag (large enough to cover the
entire platen) on the platen.
2)
Print the “alignment” color (this should be a col-
or that contrasts with the rag color and touches
or is part of all the other colors in the design)
along with its registration marks. There is no
need to flash (flashing may shrink the design).
3)
Apply clear 2-3 inch packing tape over the en-
tire design and registration marks (make sure
to overlap the edges and smooth down the
tape).
4)
Move the next color into position and bring the
print head down into the locks.
5)
If critical registration is needed, print directly
onto the tape and move the micro registration
as needed.
6)
If further alignment is needed, wipe the ink from
the tape and proceed to make new micro ad-
justments as needed (print, adjust, wipe and
repeat). When all the screens and the respec-
tive colors are in their final positions and locked
remove the tape from the rag and discard it.
Using “The Tape Trick”
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4c
4d
Positioning Screens Into Printheads
4) Gently push the screen against all three
screen stops and firmly tighten the screen
clamps.
5) Lift the screen and rotate to the second
printing position.
6) Repeat steps 4-6 for each color.
7) When all screens are installed, remove the
fixture from pallet and begin printhead set-
up.
8) Slight Micro Adjustment should be all that
is needed to complete registration.
Fig 4
Micro
Register
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