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Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:50:33 -0600
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On 03/06/2013 09:12 AM, Ed Simmons wrote:
> The stencil attaches to the underside of the top hinged frame using the two rows of bolt holes in the stencil. The bolts slide
> into the rails of the makerbeam and can be positioned as needed along the edges of the stencil. See makerbeam.eu for more info
> about that... The raised bed for the board was needed to allow space for the bolts at the edges of the stencil. The makerbeam
> frame pivots on the two pieces of angle alu on the left of the picture.
>
> Is this a product worth developing? Would anyone else like one? It would be easy to tidy up into a nice design... eg get rid of
> the wood...



I'm a screen printer from way back.  I was dreamily thinking you'd found an automatic one.

I backed Sam too.  He doesn't seem to have made it universal and inexpensive enough,
no more makerbeam.com presence.  Too bad.

So, without easy US access to low cost makerbeam, I'd make a milled plastic design,
using thickness for stiffness.  I've got some 1/2 inch polypropylene
to try prototyping with, and then go to production for US customers.  Shipping across the seas
kills sales of hobby/low-volume-niche-market tools by adding $30 US...for nothing
but delivery, where that costs $5-$8 here for that weight.

I do like your idea of frame-less stencils attached by holes specified in the stencil itself.

A feature that would really help sell a full manual screen printing frame is adjustability
for registration.