Workhorse Freedom 6/8 User manual

PN: 67-1500, REV: A, 4/12

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The Freedom is the epitome of simple as it relates to screen prinng. It’s simple to set up, simple to operate, and simple to maintain. That
said, The Freedom does not limit you to simple designs or small jobs. This machine turns any manual press operator into a mass producing
printer. Freedom’s fast indexing speed, simple to use controls and precise micro registraon ensure that setups are as fast and easy as
with your manual press. Add our patented FlashBack to the Freedom and Workhorse has re-wrien the book on aordable high
producon while keeping it simple. Automang your manual shop gives you freedom from: long hours at the press, aching elbows and
wrists, late deliveries, high labor costs, and the list goes on.
Congratulaons on your purchase of
the Workhorse Products Javelin Pro
Automac Texle Prinng Press.
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Two year limited warranty
Micro processor controlled
Fast, easy, squeegee and ood angle, pressure adjustments
Sing or double print strokes per screen for darker garments
Independent head controls
Non-warping solid aluminum platen
Adjustable rear screen clamp
Adjustable print stroke
Foot pedal
Features:
Micro registraon front & back for fast setups
heavy duty steel construcon throughout
Easily adjustable screen clamps
One knob quick change squeegee
Precision milled Registraon forks for exact registraon
Producon Counter
Variable o-contact adjustment
Easy release platens
60 doz./hr capability
Integrated safety system

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1. MAIN AIR LOCKOUT VALVE: When servicing of the printer is required a special Lockout Valve has been provided as an added
safety precauon. This valve is located before the main lter/regulator. This has a padlock hole through it. A padlock may be
inserted to prevent air from being supplied to the printer.
SAFETY FIRST:
Always operate this or any other equipment safely. This equipment has heavy moving parts, which can cause serious injuries if all
safety precauons are not observed.
DO NOT OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT THE SAFETY CABLES IN PLACE AND OPERATIONAL.
Do not allow anyone not fully trained on the operaon of this equipment to come within 3 feet of this equipment when in
operaon. Do not allow children near this equipment at anyme. Do not allow this equipment to operate while unaended.
Disconnect the power source when crawling under the Safety Cable or the extended circumference of this equipment. Do not
commence the operaon of this equipment without some type of LOUD vocal warning such as "CLEAR". Do not commence the
operaon of this equipment without visual inspecon to insure that no personnel are within the operaon area of the equipment.
USE COMMON SENSE. - THIS IS HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION: Push the emergency stop buon or disconnect the safety cables.
NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE TABLE BE IN ALIGNMENT BEFORE RECONNECTING THE SAFETY CABLE.
2. SAFETY CABLES: Located around the perimeter of the printer, when disconnected at any juncon they will cut power to all main
controls and energize the main Dump Valve emptying all of the air from the machine.

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The way you tape your screens if you plan to run more then a few dozen shirts is very important. To minimize emulsion
breakdown, you should tape the enre back of your screen within an inch of your image area. Take extra care to ensure you have
covered the area where the squeegee rests at both ends, and where the edges of the squeegee run along the screen when
ooding and prinng. If the image stops before the edge of the pallet, tape the underside of the screen to protect from the sharp
pallet edge. Taping the inside of the screen in the squeegee path may damage your squeegee edge.
It is necessary that you pre-register your screens when burning them for the automac. The highest printed part of your total
image should be no closer then 6-1/2" from the top outside edge of your screen frames. You must also center your total image
(le to right). The end result of this preregistraon is if you were to stack all three (3) screens of a three (3) color job and look
through them, your image would be in registraon, try to keep within 1/8" tolerance when burning screens.

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1. Print Head Selector Switch: Each print head has its own selecon switch that is independent of all others and may be set in any
one of the following posions; OFF - Single, Print Stroke & Double Stroke. During a print cycle those heads in the OFF posion will
remain at rest. The remaining head(s) will print aer the pallet table has raised up, then upon compleon the pallet table will
lower and rotate to the next staon while the ood stroke is occurring. If a double print stroke is required for any head(s), the
pallet table will not rotate aer lowering but will rise again in the same posion for the second print cycle before connuing to the
next staon.
2. Manual Print Buons: Each print head has its own numbered buon, when one is depressed the pallet table will raise and the
corresponding print head will print. The table will then lower but no table rotaon will occur (used primarily to check registraon).
3. Emergency Stop Buon: When acvated the air pump valve will cycle and release all air from the printer and cut power to all
systems. (Note It is very important that the table be in alignment before reenergizing the emergency stop).
4. In Posion Indicator: Before the press can begin any cycle or command the press must be “in posion” meaning the correct
sensors are reading for the command to begin.
5. Front/ Rear: Front Posion; The squeegees will remain in the printed-rear posion to leave the screen ooded for air dry inks.
Rear Posion; The squeegees will remain in the ood-front posion to leave the screen opened and not ooded, used for most non
air-dry inks such as plassol.
6. Table Up/Down: In manual mode this will manually raise the table or lower the table, generally used during setup or
registraon.
7. Print On/ O: If a squeegee requires service , the acvaon of this switch will release the air to the print cylinders so that the
squeegee may be removed for cleaning, revised, replaced or to be able to adjust the squeegee angle and pressure adjustment. Flip-
ping the switch to the original posion will again supply air to the heads allowing operaons to connue.
8. Sample: Aer registering a job it may be necessary to run a single sample to verify proper registraon. Load test canvas, turn the
sample on and the machine will print once on ever head that is turned on.

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9. Begin/ End Producon: Begin Producon is used when rst starng a producon run. Engage Auto Start, then push Producon
Begin/End Buon within 3 seconds. The pallet table will rotate and acvate each head in turn as it proceeds around. When all
heads have begun prinng Auto Mode automacally begins. End Producon: When nishing with a run, load your last shirt at Load
On Staon and push Producon Begin/End Buon. As the machine indexes, each head will deacvate in turn aer prinng and the
machine will stop when the last shirt is completed.
10. Auto On/ O: ON; Will start the printer into producon run (ood, rotate and print). The table will begin rotaon within 3
seconds of switching to Auto/On. Speed is controlled by the delay mer or the foot switch. OFF; In the manual stop posion the
table may be raised and lowered using the Table Up/Down Switch. The table can be rotated manually by hand. To print a desired
head, select the number of the appropriate head and push that number switch. The table must be in the down posion when
prinng a head.
11. Fuse: Used for circuit/ equipment protecon if a fault occurs. For trouble shoong see queson #1 in the FAQ secon.
12. Power Indicator: Inline with the fuse above it, if a fault occurs blowing the fuse this light will be o. Under normal condions
this light will be on for the enre duraon the press is on.
13. Main Power Switch: On Posion: 110 Volt is supplied to the DC converter, computer and main air valve supplying air to the
system. O Posion: Power is cut to main controls and air is released through main dump valve. (Note it is very important the
table be in the proper alignment before energizing the main power switch).
14. Counter: Reset before each producon run to keep track of the number of shirts printed.
15. Foot Pedal On/ O: On posion: To begin the producon cycle, push the foot pedal down. When each print cycle is completed,
the foot pedal must again be depressed in order for the cycle to start. O Posion: The delay Timer will energize and control the
start of the next cycle.
16. Print Timer: This mer controls the me the pallets will remain in the up posion while prinng. Set the knob to the number
that allows the slowest squeegee to complete its print stroke before the table lowers.
17. Delay Timer: Aer the print cycle is completed, the pallet table will lower and delay mer will be energized. Adjust the knob to
the desired me for loading and unloading between print cycles. Aer the preset me is reached the table will rotate and begin the
next print cycle. The delay mer is calculated in 1=1 sec.
18. Flood Timer: This mer controls the me the pallets will remain in the up posion while prinng. Set the knob to the number
that allows the slowest squeegee to complete its print stroke before the table lowers.
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FRONT MICRO UP / DOWN ADJUSTMENT: Turning the p of these knurled knobs to the le will cause the image to move upwards
on the shirt. Turning the knobs to the right will cause the image to move down on the shirt.
MICRO LOCKING HANDLES: These Handles must be loosened to the Micro Screens. Loosen these Handles only enough to allow
Micro adjustment. Excessive play will result in registraon movement when Handles are re-ghtened
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FRONT MICRO LEFT / RIGHT ADJUSTMENT: Turning this knurled knob away from you will result in the print moving right on the
shirt. Movement towards you will cause the image to move le on the shirt.
MICRO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND TIPS: All Micros should be centered on grids before set-up. Rear clamps should be
released when adjusng front micros more then 1/2”.
MICRO Adjustment Procedure:
1. Raise the Table.
2. Look through the screen at the art,
adjust locaon and clamp front.
3. Micro front as needed.
4. Clamp rear.
5. Re-Micro front as needed.
6. If rear clamp are released, repeat steps 3, 4 and 5.

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Insert the squeegee tab into ipper block slot. Align the squeegee with ipper block hole and insert retaining pin.
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To adjust the squeegee angle and pressure, turn the “print o”, loosen the squeegee pressure lock lever. To gain squeegee
pressure turn the squeegee pressure knob clockwise unl the desired pressure is reached. To lighten squeegee pressure turn the
squeegee pressure knob counter clockwise unl the desired pressure is reached. Do not use pliers or extension pipes on any of
When in the ood posion the print blade has about 1/2" inch clearance between the edge of the blade and the surface of the
screen. Push down on the print unl it touches the Pallet. The ood blade should now have the 1/2" inch clearance from the blade
to the screen. Holding the print blade rmly against the pallet, synch down the squeegee/ ood levers to lock in the angle.
IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU MAY NEED TO ADD OR REDUCE BLADE ANGLES AND/OR PRESSURE ON SOME JOBS DUE TO OFF CONTACT,
INK VISCOSITY ETC.
MOST PRINTING WILL BE DONE USING YOUR 70 DUROMETER BLADE TO PRINT AND 80 DUROMETER TO FLOOD.HOWEVER WHEN A
HARDER BLADE IS REQUIRED, I.E., FOUR COLOR OR HALFTONES ON A SMALL MESH, FEEL FREE TO EXPERIMENT WITH PRINTING 80
DUROMETER AND FLOODING 70 DUROMETER.
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Required tools: (2) 9/16" combinaon wrench. (2) 1" square 31" long steel tubing or 31" long screen frame w/mesh
Set-Up Inspecon: A: Insert 31" screen or (2) pieces of 1" steel tubing in the screen clamps. When using steel tubing, align outside
edges of steel 1" from the outside edge of screen clamp. When using a screen install normally. In manual mode raise table. Visually
inspect o contact between the steel (or Screen frame) and the pallet.
Adjustment: If the pallet is not level with steel tubing or screen use the following procedure. Loosen the uppermost nuts on top of
the pallet aluminum. Using a 9/16th wrench to raise the pallet, use the 9/16th nut on boom side of the pallet aluminum base to
raise the pallet if you need to loosen the uppermost nuts on the Pallet Leveling Bolt even more do so. To lower the pallet use the
same nut used to raise it on the boom side of the pallet bracket turning it in the opposite direcon. Aer raising or lowering the
pallet ghten the uppermost nut on top of the pallet aluminum. Base
Important: You must level all the pallets to the same print head. The three Leveling bolts are aached to the holding brackets
secured to the Press. The holes for the three leveling bolts are sloed so you can move the Pallet side to side as well. Aer you
have leveled all the Pallets, adjust the o contact on the remaining heads to the SAME Pallet.
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The type 1 shock has a scale engraved on the ring at the end of the shock. This ring bus against the threaded body of the shock
where there is a dimple indicang the seng of the shock.
The shock is very sensive to change, adjust with cauon moving is fracons between the numbers. The lower the number the
ser the shock gets.
When the table indexes the shock should be adjusted to bring the table to a stop, booming out all the way without shaking. If the
shock is to s it will not compress enough on impact causing registraon problems the same issues can occur if the shock is set to
so as well as damage to the press.
Note: the number indicated in the picture above does NOT reect what the shock seng is on each press. Always consult a trained
Workhorse products technician before any adjustments are made.
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WARNING!
RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK! Turn ALL power to unit OFF before service.
All service should be done by or under the supervision of a trained technician

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Note: Diagrams only represent up to a 6 color press for further instrucons contact Workhorse Products

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Head Valves: Wiring / Plumbing

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Screen Clamp Plumbing

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Flip Cylinder and Valve Plumbing