Multi-Functional Self-tensioning Screen Frame

2013 arbitrarily assembling multi-functional self-tensioning screen frame is our company¡¯s newest invention, which could substitute the traditional screen frame and also the screen stretcher.

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The frame edgings are made of special-made aluminum alloy material, its sizes is 1.18¡±*0.98¡± (30mm*25mm); Special

structural design with higher intensity than the traditional frames materials; Much suitable for screen printing with its

light weight ¨C it only about 1.6Lb (0.72kg)/meter, that is if you select a 16¡±x20¡± (40x50xm) frame, it¡¯s only about

3.3Lb (1.5kg), which is extremely suitable for screen printing process.

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Instruction Manual

One Screen Stretching Procedures
1. Select the suitable screen frame edgings according to your printing graphics. Then connect the screen frame edgings closely with the the inner and outer corner adapting pieces and then fix the screws of the outer corner adapting pieces gently.
Speicial Notes:
a. Please don¡¯t fasten the four screws of the outer corner adaptings pieces tightly; Just fix them gently.
b. Please don¡¯t fasten the four screws of the inner corner adaptings pieces at first.
2. Connect the other frame edgings with the adapting pieces and then fix the screws gently.
3. With the fluted side facing up and then put the screen mesh on it 4. Press the rubber strip into the grooves and then flatten it with the roller leveler. Note: If the rubber strips are a little longer while flattening, please cut it off with scissors. 5. Install the left rubber strips and then flatten them with the roller leveler and the rubber hammer.
6. Connect stretching clamps and frame edgings; Install the retaining screws with gaskets & nuts.. 7. Tighten the eight pcs of the M8*40 retaining srews of the stretching clamps; 8. Stretching: Tighten the M8 nuts with ratchet spanner and then the mesh will be stretched gradually.
9. Tighten the eight pcs of the screws of the outer corner adapting pieces. 10. Remove the stretching clamps with the allen wrench and the ratchet spanner.
11. Tighten the eight pcs of the screws of the inner corner adapting pieces.. 
12. Fix the slide blocks with the M8*8 jackscrews.
13. Caulk the screen frame edging grooves with the sealing trenches to avoid emulsion or inks inflowing into the edging grooves, which makes it easier for cleaning.
14. Screen stretching has been finished. It could be used as traditional screen frame for exposure & printing. Two Photosensitive Emulsion Coating & Exposure It has the same procedures with the traditional screen printing plate making process, from screen degreasing, screen flushing & dried and then coating the photosensitive emulsion ( or sticking the photosensitive films) for exposure. Three Printing & Cleaning after Printed It has the same procedures with the traditional processes while printing or cleaning after printed process. Four Removing the Screen Mesh After cleaning the screen mesh and fully dried, please draw back the screen mesh from one corner, then the rubber strips will be pulled off from the grooves. The screen mesh will be removed gradually. Five Screen Mesh Storage Please put the screen mesh flatly or roll it for storage after fully dried. Six Reusing a. If you want to do printing business with the former graphics, please just tension it tightly according to the scratching procedures. b. If you need to do another screens, please just stretch a new one according to the above procedures.

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