What do you have or would like to have in your washout booth

[tim99]

Finally Getting a dedicated dark room. as such Im building my own washout booth. what do you have in your washout booth that's helpful? or think would be helpful?

 

[ThePrinter]

Compressed air to blow off excess water and a nice breeze.

A wash out booth big enough to set at least two screens side by side.

I have a dehumidifier in my dark room. I think it made a big difference with drying times.

 

[Dennis422]

I have a small shop-vac to get my water out of the screens when reclaimed and degreased.
Works very well, much less issues since I started using a shop-vac.

See attached images of my washout booth. You can use bigger tub to make it fit two screens.
Sides I bought here:
http://freckleface.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/polypropylenesheetonequarterinchthick.html

Good luck

 

[Turnergraphics]

We use citrapaste to get the ink out then set screen in a dip tank for a few seconds, then pressure wash, then dehaze/degrease, then use compressed air before putting it in front of a fan to dry. We have a screen cabinet for each mesh count. I've been meaning to pipe in compressed air to the sink but never have. It would save us on dehaze chemical.

 

[tim99]

Whats the idea of the compressed air? just to remove the water from the screen after cleaning the emulsion off?
Also what are you mixing in your dip tank?

 

[Turnergraphics]

Yes compressed air used to get the water out of the image helps keep the image clear of haze after exposure and putting dehaze on a dry screen uses less chemical. We use easi500 in the dip tank. $100 for one gallon mixes with 40 gallons of water. It lasts between 1 and 2 months but weakens fairly quickly. We used crystals mixed with water in a spray bottle until the price of crystals went up so much.