Discuss the different types of equipment needed for screen printing. Topics include manual screen printing presses, automatic presses, dryers, folding machines, starter kits and high end machines.
Hey Everyone.
I have a 4 color 4 station silk screening press. I'm not really sure who makes it. It says VIDAR on the base. I've attached a picture of it. My main questions is.. WHO makes/made this? Does anyone know a brand or model #? Is VIDAR it? My SECOND questions is, does anyone know where I can get parts? This thing is very heavily used, and falling apart on me. Most of the metal parts are fatigued, and I simply dont have it in my budget to buy a new press (or hardly even a used press). The springs are breaking, the screws that tighted the pallets onto the arms bend easily now. The bearing tray that allows the unit to rotate on the stand is damaged and loosing bearings. Anyone have any ideas on who makes this, or where i could get parts for it?
well, i guess nobody knows. i'm assuming that VIDAR no longer makes silk screening presses. All google searching brings up is other people with questions about VIDAR, and no answers. As for the bearings, i found the original manufacturer, Triangle Mfg. Co. out of Oshkosh, WI. I was able to find the exact same (standard) lazy susan bearing set-up. But I suppose I'm going to need to upgrade to a new(er) press with micro-reg anyway, when i get the loot.
I tried doing a search for you yesterday and that what I came up with. You say the press is just getting old and your looking for replacement parts.
Theres several for sale
$800.00
Up for sale is my trusty VIDAR USA 6 color 4 station press. I have used this press on hundreds of jobs and it has made me a ton of money. The only reason I am selling is because I have purchase a new press. This press has nothing wrong with it and all the heads work perfect. The design is awesome and solid. The arms are straight and do not bend when applying your white ink to a dark garment.
Thanks for searching for me. I think at this point it will be best for me to veer away from Vidar, since all the presses seem to be old and not have micro-registration, which is becoming more crucial now that most of my designs are 3 colors +. I'll just have to bite the bullet and eventually get a newer press.
i have a vidar 6 color. its does the job for me and have made me tons of money. i bought my parts from home depot and just made it work. i need to upgrade also but dont have enough right now.
Would anyone with a Vidar press be willing to snap a pic of how the pallets mount to the arms? I bought a Vidar on the cheap but it lacks the pallets. I can make new pallets easy enough but I need a mounting system.
did a quick illustration (i'm at work). It is pretty simple.
a U bracket with kind of thing with 2 key-screws to tighten/loosen the pallet for adjustments. and 4 screw holes for the pallet.
The key-screw things are easily available at any hardware store
Also, just in case anyone cares or needs to know:
I had to replace the bearings that allow the pallet arms to swing, which bolts directly to the table. I orignally found the bearing tray on some machine parts website - it was only like 10 bucks. And then I saw it hanging on a shelf at an Ace Hardware. Apparently it is a standard Lazy-Susan bearing tray.
I think this is a success on the vidar-parts front. All the parts are probably standard - easy to find stock parts.
Well I have an idea for a scratch made mounting bracket from wood but it would have been a lot simpler if those posts weren't rotated at an angle. I wonder if it would be worthwhile to have a welding shop whip me some new posts with one end turned 45 degrees from the other.
Matthew, is there a way to adjust the pressure of the rollers that the arms go into? It doesn't look like it.
Vidar something?? HELP! 
