[mrvixx]

Here's an idea for some DIY micros. build an extra board with bracket. Attach 6 angle "L" brackets (some already have holes). screw the angle in from underneath the board. Tap the top hole to fit a 5/16" or 1/4" bolt. Put a 3" hex bolt through it and attack an acorn nut at the end. This will give you side to side and tilt adjusting. next you can drill and tap 2 holes through the back of your screen clamps. insert bolt and acorn nut to give you adjustment from back. Loosen your clamp and register your screens one at a time. Use this for registration only. Once you have registered all your screens, you can swap to your original board and begin printing. NO Charge!!! Some one build it and let me know if it works!!!!

 

[wonubee]

This is interesting. I have a 6x2 silver press and boy it's a bear getting multi color jobs to line up even with a pre-registration system. I was thinking about dropping the $600 for the Ryonet micro registration upgrade, but I think I'll give this a try before I do that. This just might work.

 

[Blackwater]

love the drawing

 

[mrvixx]

Ok so I couldn't wait to let you guys build it so I decided to do it.

I just threaded the already drilled holes with a 1/4 inch tap

I drilled and threaded the back of the clamps. and inserted a short hex bolt (i need to get longer ones)

I installed bracket and positioned my screen to mark the location of the micros. I had pre-measured my melamine and cut it so it would be about 1.5" wider and longer than the screen on the press.

I screwed my "L" corner brackets to the bottom of the board, also installed hex bolts to the threaded hole on top side

Here is the finished product installed.

So after I completed I decided to give it a try. There were a couple problems that I will correct tomorrow.

1. I will be flipping the bolt around so the acorn "cap" nut is on the inside and not the outside knob
2. I need to either drill a hole in the middle of the bracket so the bolt hits dead center on the screen frame or I need to add shims on the bottom between the board and the bracket so it lowers it and the bolt hits dead center on the screen frame.

It did make the micro adjustments and I believe this will be a successful project.

Feel free to make any improvements on my design.

I spend $30. on hardware, melamine and a drill bit.

 

[BillyV]

Nice work...
Keep us posted on you progress.

 

[jsf]

Not my kind of stuff though, too many gizmos around it. I hope it will do fine with muti-colored prints.

So how do you feed the shirt with all that "thing" around the platen? and after the first screen, do you still need to tweak the regs after feeding the next screen and so on (for multi-color jobs).

Keep posted.

 

[mrvixx]

Not my kind of stuff though, too many gizmos around it. I hope it will do fine with muti-colored prints.

So how do you feed the shirt? and after the first screen, do you still need to tweak the regs after feeding the next screen and so on (for multi-color jobs).

Keep posted.

Read the first post please

 

[jsf]

Read the first post please

OK, thought I was looking at an actual platen for the shirts. Sorry about that dumb question. LOL

 

[orion001]

hello sir, tnx alot for the post and the instructions and the pic. i am trying to build a diy 4c/6station press. and i was thnking on how i can make some micros. ill definitely test this one out. tnx alot.

 

[tpitman]

Not a bad idea. In practice, though, I find that even after getting my screens lined up to the first print on a pellon, it often needs a tweak once I get shirts loaded and do a couple of final prints to check. I know I see a lot of posts from people saying they get registration right off the bat, but in practice I find that it's the exception rather than the rule. If you have a press without micros, you're back to tapping the "naughty" screen back into registration.

 

[mrvixx]

Not a bad idea. In practice, though, I find that even after getting my screens lined up to the first print on a pellon, it often needs a tweak once I get shirts loaded and do a couple of final prints to check. I know I see a lot of posts from people saying they get registration right off the bat, but in practice I find that it's the exception rather than the rule. If you have a press without micros, you're back to tapping the "naughty" screen back into registration.

Well you can cut old shirts to use as test pellons and just use adhesive to stick them to this board.

 

[michy2009ph]

This one was a brilliant idea, I will definitely try this on my DIY Press. Thanks a lot
Problem that might occur with this set-up will be when using different sizes of screen.

 

[mrvixx]

This one was a brilliant idea, I will definitely try this on my DIY Press. Thanks a lot
Problem that might occur with this set-up will be when using different sizes of screen.

I thought about that but figured one could be built for each size screen.

 

[thedeadpress]

looks good, thanks for sharing. I had a similar thing before I had a press with micros.

You could try spring loading opposite micros so you only have to turn one side to move the screen and not undo.

get some nice handwheels for turning the bolts and you're laughing.

 

[mrvixx]

looks good, thanks for sharing. I had a similar thing before I had a press with micros.

You could try spring loading opposite micros so you only have to turn one side to move the screen and not undo.

get some nice handwheels for turning the bolts and you're laughing.

Good ideas but I do not want to put much more work into this. I have joystick registration so i really do not need this thing. this was just an idea i had for others to try.

 

[michy2009ph]

I just finnish my DIY 6 color 4 station rotay press and i'm working on the micro registration that you have hopefully i could finnished the micro reg's this weekend.

 

[mrvixx]

I just finnish my DIY 6 color 4 station rotay press and i'm working on the micro registration that you have hopefully i could finnished the micro reg's this weekend.

Good luck, thats a nice looking DIY press.

 

[michy2009ph]

Thanks, I can't afford to buy a riley hopkins thats why i build one my own. there's your micro reg's below the hand drill...

 

[selanac]

I saw two similar products on other sites. There's an add on my webpage along the left column for this registration.

Another guy www.Knight-MFG.com has similar products two. His comes with the brackets to attach and instructions.

I like them both, and they have a lot less work to do.

 

[mrvixx]

Thanks, I can't afford to buy a riley hopkins thats why i build one my own. there's your micro reg's below the hand drill...

Yeah i thought about the knight ones when i decided to try these. its the same concept but the knight ones are for their rack press and need one set screwed to each screen. "Mine" are screwed onto the board.