• Screen Frame Holder Level Attachment (Bridge)-  Allows the screen frame holders to be adjusted to proper height and levelness using the PLG.  Includes 2 manual squeegee/floodbar clamps.
• Screen Frame Holder Attachment Horizontal Bar-  Choose one of 4 length of horizontal bars for your press size (frame size) and type of machine (front or rear screen holders). 
• 23″ – for side screen holder machines using a 23″ wide screen frame
• 25″ – for side screen holder machines using a 25″ wide screen frame
• 31″ – for front and rear holder machines using a 31″ long screen frame
• 36″ – – for front and rear holder machines using a 36″ long screen frame
• Off-Line Battery Pack-  Provides alternative 12 volt power to unit through the side power jack

RPM Platen Level Gauge (PLG)

The PLG assists in setting the correct platen height and accurate and consistent platen level from front to back and side to side.

This gauge mounts to the machine as a Squeegee or flood bar attaches.  Once it is mounted to the carriage, the gauge can be adjusted level by turning the squeegee up and down knobs on the left and right side of the carriage of the press until the bubble on the spirit level on the gauge reads level. 

The overall height must also be set to allow the gauge to work in the range of your press settings. A included Go, No Go gauge assists in raising or lowering the squeegee bar so that the gauge is safely installed with the reading area adjusted properly, After that, the carriage can be moved from front to back by hand to check the overall platen level condition. Instructions are given on how to install plugs on some air-driven machines to allow freedom of travel. These workarounds are quick and easy to accomplish.

The beauty of this device is that it shows the condition of the level in a very visual way.  Making adjustments exponentially easier than any other method.  Using the edge of a floating bar “represents” the entire platen width, not just a pinpoint area, as is the case when using dial indicators.  Dial indicators not only “see” just a pinprick of an area, but they also are not “relatable” to the user as movements on the dial are hard to relate to physical distance mentally.  How many people know what .17″ looks like without thinking about it.  “thinking about it” includes reading four dial indicators and making calculations/conclusions while adjusting. 

Adjusting one leveling screw affects more than one area of a platen; thus, a person can get a headache and a brain ache constantly trying to focus on small increments on four dials which only read very small areas.  A bent or warped platen can drive a person crazy since it is impossible to level correctly.  The Floating bar system immediately alerts you to these conditions since it reads across a much larger surface, preventing you from spending exhausting time in vein.  It also lets you pick an average much easier if you choose to keep your imperfect platen in use.

The Platen Level Gauge:

• • Saves time in adjusting unlevel platens.
  • Is easier and more visual to use than any other method due to the backlit design.
  • Is easy and quick to Install (mounts just like a standard squeegee).
  • Identifies problems very quickly so corrective action can be taken.
  • It solves registration problems with artwork and color balance when the platen level is to blame.

Artwork registration problems often do not result from your press needing a registration tune-up but rather a platen-level tune-up.  Why not buy a tool that will identify the problem and the extent of the problem and make correcting it much easier and faster?  One unsatisfied customer will likely cost you more than the tool you need to prevent it.

The RPM Level gauge makes adjusting your press platens extremely easier than any other method by providing a set of LED edge-lit colored lines that sandwich a center edge-lit Green line.  The user can easily see when a “floating” black line covers the green line, indicating that the platen is level.  The black line is part of a “floating” clear plexiglass strip that sits on its edge on the platen surface.  Thus, the black line accurately represents your platen level condition.  As you make adjustments to the platen, that, in turn, changes the black line’s relationship to the colored lines until the green line disappears, indicating a “level” condition. 

Basic Set-up Steps

1. Check and, if needed, re-setthe  machine to a level position using the included acrylic level
2. Figure out how to raise platens and lower sq. bar in place whereby the sq. fld carriage can move front to back while reading PLG
3. Make adjustments as needed to allow for item 2. If needed, use air plugs
4. Clean Platens to eliminate any glue and or t-shirt residue leaving bumps on the surface of the platen
5. Put Down fresh, clean platen paper
6. locate a level platen to designate as your set-up platen
7. Check this set-up platen for a middle position on the leveling adjustments of your print arm
8. Choose a printhead/station to work from
9. Clean 1″ x 1″ sq bar
10. use the Go-No-Go gauge to pre-adjust sq. bar height and angle
11. Attach PLG to Sq bar
12. Move the designated set-up platen under the PLG
13. Set the PLG height and angle more precisely than the GNG to set up platen
14. Use the PLG to check and or level all remaining platens