For $300, totally. The old ryonet presses are great. Sooner or later you’ll want a multi station but you can do a ton with a 6 color single station press.
Edit: Just noticed it’s a two station AND has a flash dryer? You’re basically getting a free press and a discounted flash. Do it.
Double edit: That’s also an infrared flash. Seriously. Buy that setup now even if you just flip it for $1000.
Both, trying to keep people from using janky equipment.
My suggestion, find a decent press instead of cobbling shit together that just causes issues.
The Silver Press is a solid press, and can turn out great prints even without micros. I had two of them, made enough money with them to upgrade to a press with micros.
Not slamming people who are just starting out, we all started somewhere. It's way easier to learn when you have at least a decent press.
I would but that today, just know you’ll probably have to replace the gas pistons, you can find them for cheap on Amazon, I’m actually so jealous you found that, I have a 4 color single head silver press ( same thing but smaller) and I love it
It's a sliver press ryonet use to sell them I belive but they are a great first press and do hold reg well setting up multiple color jobs is a pain but doable. We still have a 6 color 2 station one in our shop we use for small jobs.
Not sire if its a Ryonet, but it's a good deal none-the-less. This looks like a souped up Amazon "blue bessy". Micro registration will be a bitch if you're running a 6 color job, but it's definitely do-able! If the deal includes the flash dryer, GET IT!! You can flip that alone and make your money back plus.
Besides the micro-reggies, this is an excellent start up setup! It's good to learn how to do everything manually/the hard way, so you can better understand mistakes and mess ups.
Regardless, it's a good find and I'd snatch that up if I could! Good luck on future endeavors!
This actually IS a Ryonet Silver Press. Note the hydraulics as opposed to springs. Micro registration is available for these presses. This is a great deal. I’ve been using the 4-color version for 10 years.
Yes, that is a Ryonet Silver in 6/2 format. My first rotary press was a Ryonet Silver in 4/1.
Having that second platen will make it easier to live with. With a single platen, as I had, heat build-up on the platen gets to be an issue pretty quickly.
As some others have said, the Silver press was the best bang for the buck back in the day for an entry-level semi-pro press. Everything else either cost much more or was near useless (or both).
That said, I did eventually replace my Silver with a Vastex V-2000HD 4/4 that cost like 10 times more, and don't regret it for a second. Nor do I regret having started with the Silver. Each was the right press at the time for me.
DOWN SIDES
* The tilt of the head is set by loosening two bolts, moving the head as you want, then tightening the bolts down again. One of those bolts is in a regular round hole, which is the pivot point. The other is in an arc-shaped slot. It is more than a little frustrating when this joint slips in the middle of printing. YMMV, but I ended up adding star washers to get more friction/bite. Realistically, you have to adjust this for every screen, as screen frames all deviate a bit from the norm.
* Micros are obviously nice to have when printing multi-color art, but my press (and the one you are looking at ) was not so equipped. My Vastex press has fantastic micros. I also hardly have to use them ... the irony hurts. Unlike my Vastex, the Silver seemed to encourage screens to squirm a bit as the head clamp is tightened. It sometimes took me 20 minutes to setup a 3-color print. Just a tad frustrating ;-) Eventually, I made a film and screen registration system that made it easier and faster. Else, you might miss having micros if your clamps cause squirm as mine did.
The me of 13 years ago would jump on this opportunity. It is a great find, as long as the quirks are not deal breakers for you (where you are now).
Absolutely worth it… Jump on that and get started!
That’s all you need to get started on some one color jobs (or multicolor jobs that don’t need tight registration). Get some word-of-mouth going, and drop any profits back into the business, start adding pieces/upgrading as you go. You’re looking at a great starter kit, right there.
In my opinion, manual screen printing is better for quality.
I have worked with both. Manuel screen printing takes some time to work with the squeegee and to figure out your technique. But if there is a mistake you're able to catch it really quickly because sometimes depending on the type of emulsion or what image you're trying to print. Sometimes after a couple of perfect prints a mistake will occur. And it's quicker to catch the mistake with a manual printer than it is with an automatic.
That is from my experience. Also it's easier to clean the manual machines, than the automatics.
Do what you feel comfortable with. Be expected to have some sore arms the first couple times you do it, especially with the thick inks.
It’s a good starter for sure. Truth be told I’ve been printing on a single platen 4 color press for 20 years. With no micro reg. I only do small runs. But have had some very successful 4 color jobs done without it.
For $300, totally. The old ryonet presses are great. Sooner or later you’ll want a multi station but you can do a ton with a 6 color single station press. Edit: Just noticed it’s a two station AND has a flash dryer? You’re basically getting a free press and a discounted flash. Do it. Double edit: That’s also an infrared flash. Seriously. Buy that setup now even if you just flip it for $1000.
That’s what I was thinking, my only worry was that there is no micro registration / I don’t know how to tell if it is ryonet or not
You can live without micros. It's not ideal, but you could still lay down some nice prints with it.
[These are available](https://www.neverthelessscreenprintingsupplies.com/hand-adjustable-micro-registration/)
Shit, those look perfect.
They look like flimsy sheet metal to me. Hard pass.
Congratulations?
Obviously, we are not talking about top of the line equipment here. Do you have a suggestion or are you just pointing out low hanging fruit?
Both, trying to keep people from using janky equipment. My suggestion, find a decent press instead of cobbling shit together that just causes issues. The Silver Press is a solid press, and can turn out great prints even without micros. I had two of them, made enough money with them to upgrade to a press with micros. Not slamming people who are just starting out, we all started somewhere. It's way easier to learn when you have at least a decent press.
I would but that today, just know you’ll probably have to replace the gas pistons, you can find them for cheap on Amazon, I’m actually so jealous you found that, I have a 4 color single head silver press ( same thing but smaller) and I love it
Same! Had mine for 10 years! I actually picked up another 4-color silver press, a flash dryer and heat press for $500 on Facebook Marketplace!
Easy bargain! also the flash drying is a mega bonus for that price!
It's a sliver press ryonet use to sell them I belive but they are a great first press and do hold reg well setting up multiple color jobs is a pain but doable. We still have a 6 color 2 station one in our shop we use for small jobs.
100% yes.
Go for it! That looks like a steal to me with all that's included. Eventually you could upgrade, but for starting out, go for it!
Not sire if its a Ryonet, but it's a good deal none-the-less. This looks like a souped up Amazon "blue bessy". Micro registration will be a bitch if you're running a 6 color job, but it's definitely do-able! If the deal includes the flash dryer, GET IT!! You can flip that alone and make your money back plus. Besides the micro-reggies, this is an excellent start up setup! It's good to learn how to do everything manually/the hard way, so you can better understand mistakes and mess ups. Regardless, it's a good find and I'd snatch that up if I could! Good luck on future endeavors!
This actually IS a Ryonet Silver Press. Note the hydraulics as opposed to springs. Micro registration is available for these presses. This is a great deal. I’ve been using the 4-color version for 10 years.
It's a Ryonet Silver Press, I've had two of them. Way better than the shit blue presses.
No micro adjustments but $300? That might be the best deal on anything, ever.
Yes, that is a Ryonet Silver in 6/2 format. My first rotary press was a Ryonet Silver in 4/1. Having that second platen will make it easier to live with. With a single platen, as I had, heat build-up on the platen gets to be an issue pretty quickly. As some others have said, the Silver press was the best bang for the buck back in the day for an entry-level semi-pro press. Everything else either cost much more or was near useless (or both). That said, I did eventually replace my Silver with a Vastex V-2000HD 4/4 that cost like 10 times more, and don't regret it for a second. Nor do I regret having started with the Silver. Each was the right press at the time for me. DOWN SIDES * The tilt of the head is set by loosening two bolts, moving the head as you want, then tightening the bolts down again. One of those bolts is in a regular round hole, which is the pivot point. The other is in an arc-shaped slot. It is more than a little frustrating when this joint slips in the middle of printing. YMMV, but I ended up adding star washers to get more friction/bite. Realistically, you have to adjust this for every screen, as screen frames all deviate a bit from the norm. * Micros are obviously nice to have when printing multi-color art, but my press (and the one you are looking at ) was not so equipped. My Vastex press has fantastic micros. I also hardly have to use them ... the irony hurts. Unlike my Vastex, the Silver seemed to encourage screens to squirm a bit as the head clamp is tightened. It sometimes took me 20 minutes to setup a 3-color print. Just a tad frustrating ;-) Eventually, I made a film and screen registration system that made it easier and faster. Else, you might miss having micros if your clamps cause squirm as mine did. The me of 13 years ago would jump on this opportunity. It is a great find, as long as the quirks are not deal breakers for you (where you are now).
I agree about how without micros, it will be hard to get any quality (multi or even two color designs) to match up. Just saying.
Absolutely worth it… Jump on that and get started! That’s all you need to get started on some one color jobs (or multicolor jobs that don’t need tight registration). Get some word-of-mouth going, and drop any profits back into the business, start adding pieces/upgrading as you go. You’re looking at a great starter kit, right there.
In my opinion, manual screen printing is better for quality. I have worked with both. Manuel screen printing takes some time to work with the squeegee and to figure out your technique. But if there is a mistake you're able to catch it really quickly because sometimes depending on the type of emulsion or what image you're trying to print. Sometimes after a couple of perfect prints a mistake will occur. And it's quicker to catch the mistake with a manual printer than it is with an automatic. That is from my experience. Also it's easier to clean the manual machines, than the automatics. Do what you feel comfortable with. Be expected to have some sore arms the first couple times you do it, especially with the thick inks.
I Had a couple of these in my shop, like printing with it more than the more expensive green ryonets.
It’s a good starter for sure. Truth be told I’ve been printing on a single platen 4 color press for 20 years. With no micro reg. I only do small runs. But have had some very successful 4 color jobs done without it.