riley hopkins or Vastex

By eks on Sep. 08, 2012
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Screen Printing

which equipment is better Vastex or Riley Hopkins
new to screen printing looking to buy right the first time.:)

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United States
Submitted by Gilligan on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 11:44

If you want a used Vastex, Alan has one for sale.

"you don't need a hook for the worms to dance."

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Submitted by srimonogramming on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 13:59

I do have a vastex V200hd for sale but might I ask why those are the only two manuals on your list? We've had a chameleon, and have a vastex and M&R Sidewinder in use right now. The vastex is a good press, but it only gets used for numbering jerseys because it has the numbering system on it. I'd love to get rid of the vastex and the numbering system so we can stop screen printing numbers and start doing transfers or vinyl.

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Submitted by srimonogramming on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 14:38

I'll email you some pics later when I get home from the tailgating festivities. I need to re-evaluate the price and all the accessories that come with it but I'll have it thought out by the time I email you. I've got 20 Newman MZX, 18x20 frames that I'll throw in for free, it has the numbering attachment along with one youth, one sleeve, and 4 adult pallets. I can't decide whether or not I want to include the flash unit and get a new one or sell it with the flash. Leaning towards getting a new flash right now.

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Submitted by Prosperi-Tees on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 14:55

Vastex for certain. The only Riley Hopkins press I would be comfortable with is the Aero series with the joystick AND the standard micros. But at that price you can get a much more solid machine IMO.

Submitted by Inkwerksspd on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 15:05

Avoid the joystick reg at all cost. It is nothing but a pain in butt. When you print high tolerance prints it is a b@tch to dial in.

Submitted by Gilligan on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 15:17

I've been to Alan's shop and played around with that Vastex... it's CLEAN!

Those MZX's are worth $400 alone even if you aren't going to use them... and trust me, those are clean as well.

ANYTHING in Alan's shop is clean. ;)

"you don't need a hook for the worms to dance."

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Submitted by srimonogramming on Sat, 09/08/2012 - 16:09

A clean shop is an efficient shop! Well, it sounded good even though it really doesn't mean anything. Thanks for the comments Gilly, those frames are spotless for being 20 years old. Those screens were used to print on automotive type instrument panels so they had extremely high mesh counts, 355 to 420 and they look like they had never been reclaimed so there is no buildup of any kind other than dust. The vastex has had maybe 50 jobs printed on it in the 4 years we've had it because we use the auto for almost everything.

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