They're supposed to be really nice machines, that just seems a little steep for a used one. IF it was less than a year old, I'd say go for it. But from the pics that doesn't look to be the case. I think I'd be more inclined to buy a brand new Riley Hopkins for that price.
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I dont know what a used rototex is worth, but for 3k total (including crate and shipping) you can gt a brand new riley hopkins 6 color 4 station with micros, AND 2 year warantee.
no brainer to me. I would tell the guy that, and tell him you'll give him 2k total, he ships.
if he says yes, you get a good deal, if no you get a brand new press.
Have any of you who replied ever used a Rototex press? I've used both the Riley-Hopkins with the joystick reg (was the first 'real' press I owned) and the Rototex. My main press that gets used in my shop every day is now an American M&M Rototex 8c / 4s press. The Riley-Hopkins is a great press, especially for someone working part time in their garage, and I'd recommend it to anyone starting out who wants to get their feet wet with a decent working press. You can definitely do production work on the R-H. But the Rototex is a solid piece of industrial equipment; definitely one of the best manual presses available. The feel is solid and smooth. With very little maintenance it will still be holding to thousandths of an inch 20 years from now. IMHO, if it's a production machine you're looking for, a used Rototex is a better investment than a new Riley-Hopkins. My advice is to get him down as low on the price as you possibly can, but delivered to your door it's worth the money for sure.
Oh, and, yes, you can do process work on it all day. Once the screens are registered we can run 1,000 shirts without touching the registration.
Have any of you who replied ever used a Rototex press? I've used both the Riley-Hopkins with the joystick reg (was the first 'real' press I owned) and the Rototex. My main press that gets used in my shop every day is now an American M&M Rototex 8c / 4s press. The Riley-Hopkins is a great press, especially for someone working part time in their garage, and I'd recommend it to anyone starting out who wants to get their feet wet with a decent working press. You can definitely do production work on the R-H. But the Rototex is a solid piece of industrial equipment; definitely one of the best manual presses available. The feel is solid and smooth. With very little maintenance it will still be holding to thousandths of an inch 20 years from now. IMHO, if it's a production machine you're looking for, a used Rototex is a better investment than a new Riley-Hopkins. My advice is to get him down as low on the price as you possibly can, but delivered to your door it's worth the money for sure.
Oh, and, yes, you can do process work on it all day. Once the screens are registered we can run 1,000 shirts without touching the registration.
thanks, thats what i needed. im pretty sure i used this type of press about 12 years ago, when i worked for a shop. and from what i remembered it held good registration. the r/h look like good machines, but i told myself i will never by a rear clamp system again, it has to be side clamps. just my preference from past experiance. i think ill offer them 2500 out the door and see what they say.
just wanted to give an update. i finally purchased the rototex, this is a beast of a machine. i tought the truck lift was going to break off. the machine came with childrens pallets, and some oversized pallet. in fact the large ones are way to large for everyday normal printing for my business. so i called them and they said they sent me the wrong ones. they let me keep the over sized pallets and through in an additional set of 16 x 20's. so with shipping and three sets of pallets i paid 2750 out the door delivered. maybe a bit much.
anyway i spent about a day leveling and re-calibrating or shall i say taming this beast.
i gave it its first test with a job i had to sub-contract to another printer because my old press couldnt handle registration. not only did i register it in minutes, it held for the hole six color job, and that was butt registration, no trapping or choking my artwork.
can you tell im happy, i sleep better at night these days knowing my press will hold registration
Rototex Pics, Good Machine Or Not 
