EdgeFX Cleaning pads?

[jfiscus]

I've been using these (saturated piece of paper) ThermApproveTM cleaning pads on my edgeFX, but they get expensive. Is anyone else using another prduct without issues?

 

[Fred Weiss]

I use the E-Z Wipe product that comes packaged free with Duracoat and Apex foils. It is like a wet-nap you get in a restaurant except the solvent is 99.7% Anhydrous Isopropyl Alcohol (also called isopropynol). It works fine. You can also use the solvent itself, available at most chemical distributors, applied to a lint free cloth or paper. The main thing is to make sure it is the real deal, 99%+ anhydrous, meaning water-free.

 

[Billct2]

I use "Kleen Kloths" search and you'll find a lot of places to buy them.
I get many uses out of one cloth by using it and putting it back in the pouch and sealing with a clamp/clip.
And yes, be very sure whatever you use it is pure, with no water.

 

[Fred Weiss]

Hey Fred....does this mean I shouldn't use 99% isopropyl??

No you're fine. 99% isopropyl and 99% isopropynol are pretty much the same thing. The main thing is not to use the isopropyl alcohol commonly sold as rubbing alcohol in pharmacies. It contains more water than alcohol.

 

[MCV]

Just a follow up question how often are you guys cleaning the print head?

 

[Fred Weiss]

Not as often as I used to. :ROFLMAO:

 

[Billct2]

After every time I use it, and if I'm doing a lot of printing sometimes after a few hours.
I was told keeping the head clean was one of the most important things to do.

 

[Tel]

I don't clean as often as I should, from memory gerber recommend every 5 metres or so and also everytime you change a foil. As Fred says use 99%+ isopropyl as any less will have water in it, what happens is the water drys up and the dirt left behind blocks the hole and you end up with a pixel wide line all along your work, and your left doing nothing but small stickers and trying to miss the line.

regards
Tel