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Anyone have a Kala flatbed applicator?
- Thread starter bigben
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Christian @ 2CT Media
Active Member
We have one. We use our Chinese mounting table for everything and the Kala for masking only. To be honest it is not very reliable for anything else.
bigben
Not a newbie
Well, that's a bummer. I will investigate more about it. Thank you.
bigben
Not a newbie
So far, I'm between CWT and Kala. We don't have a laminator now and laminate maybe once a month. So I go to a friend shop. But I would like to use the table to laminate when needed.
My kala rep told me the lamination is not a problem. I even got a feedback from one of his customer that really like it. I like the feature it work on electricity versus air for the CWT. I've talked again with my CWT rep and he told me their table is not design for lamination. This is why they call it a mounting table and you don't see lamination in any of their video. The CWT seems to have a beefier construction than kala and I like that there is ''pocket'' on the side of the CWT and the legs are not right on the edge like kala.
My kala rep told me the lamination is not a problem. I even got a feedback from one of his customer that really like it. I like the feature it work on electricity versus air for the CWT. I've talked again with my CWT rep and he told me their table is not design for lamination. This is why they call it a mounting table and you don't see lamination in any of their video. The CWT seems to have a beefier construction than kala and I like that there is ''pocket'' on the side of the CWT and the legs are not right on the edge like kala.
bigben
Not a newbie
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I think the colex is a rebrand of the CWT. Can you give me a feedback about laminating vinyl with it? What is the size of you table?
Charlie J
New Member
I don't believe it's a rebranded CWT. They are similar, but this one is manufactured in Hungary. The entire frame is welded together.
I have a 12ft table. We mostly use ours for masking & mounting. You can laminate with it, and it does a fine job for smaller jobs where you don't want to load up your roll laminator., A roll laminator is much more efficient if you have multiple pieces or for anything over 8-10ft.
bigben
Not a newbie
I will look into it. I will try to find a dealer here in Canada.
The lamination in the video is the perfect example of what I'm doing. With this, I would be done before loading and feeding a regular laminator.
bigben
Not a newbie
did you ever tried to laminate with the applikator? If yes, how it went?
FASTSIGNS
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Fine for just one sign in a pinch.
MI Bearcat
New Member
I have the Kala table. It's definitely not as sturdy as the other tables as it comes in pieces and is put together on site. We have it up front so it had to go through normal doors that the one piece tables couldn't do. You can also add additional sections to make it longer at a later date if you wish. Another plus is your able to add boards underneath for shelving space although you will need to purchase the sheets yourself.
We only laminate small pieces on it as we have a roll laminator. We don't have any problems when we laminate except for the silvering which you will have for a day or so. You will get silvering on any of these mounting tables as they are not really made for laminating but you are able to use them for laminating.
We only laminate small pieces on it as we have a roll laminator. We don't have any problems when we laminate except for the silvering which you will have for a day or so. You will get silvering on any of these mounting tables as they are not really made for laminating but you are able to use them for laminating.
bigben
Not a newbie
Thanks. For the lamination part, we only laminate once a month and it's smaller than the lenght of the table. I think it does not justify to buy a roll-to-roll laminator just for that. I also like the kala have 3 pressure setting. If I remember right, the other ones don't have this feature.
XtremeXccessories
New Member
Mind if I ask how much the 3000 runs? I think it would be very useful for us, but don't know if I can justify if it's $20k+.
bigben
Not a newbie
For myself. I ended up buying a kala mistral 1650 and put two 10ft tables on each side. It's more versatile than just a table and almost as easy to install vinyl on a board.
FASTSIGNS
New Member
Purchased Sept 2020 $17,500.00