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bsig03 · June 27th, 2008

I wanted to know if anyone knew of a company that sells a manual press to do oversize prints. I am looking for anything up to 4 colors.

splathead · June 27th, 2008

technically, any manual press can do oversized prints. You just need to switch out the platen, and of course make a large enough screen.

Something like this ALL OVER Platen / Pallet 20x24" (choose bracket options)

Steelheader100 · June 27th, 2008

You might need to switch out the springs on a press also. Big screens can be heavy and stock springs probably won't hold them up. You probably want a press with back clamps too because side clamps probably won't go wide enough.

Sheepsalt · June 27th, 2008

Depending on how large you want to go & how many colors you want to be able to print, you may need a press with a larger swing diameter. When the screens are in the up position there's a limit to how wide the frames can be without hitting each other, especially on 6-or-more-color presses.

Our American M & M Rototex 8-color press with side clamps can accept screens up to 26" X 36" o.d., but it's also over 10' outside diameter, so it takes up a bit of shop floor space to be able to do that. With the 36"-deep screens, I think the overall swing is 12 feet.