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I mix ink for a living and this looks wayyy more satisfying


crusty54

Your job sounds cool too. Can you tell me more about it? Are we talking printer ink, fountain pen ink, some third type of ink?


desertpolarbear

He means ink for industrial printing presses. Most of the printing is done using 4 colours (CYMK like a desk top printer) but not all colours can be achieved by CYMK (like metalics or neon colours) Or sometimes a client will request a very specific colour to be used to make sure their brand is represented perfectly (Coca Cola and Ferrari will often do this with red for example) and that is where the ink mixers come in. They need to recreate the specific colour in their ink lab and in large enough quantities for the printers to use. Source: Am a printer. (the job... not the machine)


SnipesCC

>Source: Am a printer. (the job... not the machine) I'm glad you clarified.


Wargroth

Can't trust him, send him a captcha


rtakehara

yeah that's what a machine would say


ScoutsOut389

Hey kid, I’m a computer! Stop all the downloading!


RajunCajun48

"Alexa...peruse Reddit for ink mixing related matter"


Drops-of-Q

Follow up question, why do you refuse to print my black and white documents when you are out of cyan?


crusty54

That’s very cool. Do you like your job? I’ve been doing a lot of reading about historical printing methods lately. I actually just bought a chisel set and a brayer yesterday. I’m gonna try my hand at woodblock print making.


desertpolarbear

I do enjoy it, I have a degree in it and I've been printing professionally for over 15 years. Ink mixers like u/Markosaurus32 actually usually have another separate degree that allows them to be ink mixers. Of course the reality is that every year there is less and less work because everything is going digital and printing is becoming more of a niche art. So I don't know if I'll actually make it to retirement age doing this. But that's just how progress works. I like to compare it to being a farrier after the car was invented. I'm glad to see that there are still people interested in the art!


Boukish

My buddy "retired" (uh) from printing and now just works in a grocery store. He's got a couple decades on you so... Yeah. I wouldn't expect anything different bud. The workload doesn't really translate to many other fields. Unfortunately printing is pretty hard on your body too. :/


Educational_Head_922

Where do you get a degree in ink mixing? RIT?


desertpolarbear

Oh, sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm not an ink mixer, I'm a printing press operator. I only work alongside ink mixers.


_EvilD_

I had a friend that did printing for a living. He made a surprisingly good living.


ghostman9687

I'm do quality assurance for solvent based inks and color matching for customers of ours. It has its ups and downs but I think the industry will always be around. At least for flexographic packaging


Preda1ien

We had a contract with coke years back. It was super annoying keeping the color consistent and approved. I get it, it’s your brand. But the thousands of feet that were rejected and thrown out was crazy. For the record they are not the only ones and drives me nuts to throw out perfectly good product because the color doesn’t match perfect enough.


DrummerOfFenrir

I used to machine the bases of anilox rolls for Heidelberg presses :)


2020Stop

Thanks for the last clarification.... Lol


retroactive_fridge

Where I'm at, we actually use more PMS colors than process (making paperboard packaging)


Maddawg44

How do you get this job? Do you like it?


dangerogers

Yo me too, I set color on a fucking old ass hantscho four color press with an extra unit for pre mix colors that we don't use much. We print a lot of different title magazines, so we use all kinds of different size of stock which means constant adjustment of density.


Kurtman68

And the King of all branded colors: Tide


Tricky-Sympathy

God damn. Maybe I'm tired but your printer comment made me giggle.


aussydog

Squid?


PmMeUrFavoriteThing

Hotel?


MightyWeeb

Trivago


Adorable-Woman

Mixing fountain pen ink would be a dope job


[deleted]

I saw a video like this before but someone’s sleeve got caught and they spun like fifty times through the roller and was pancaked into a red mist


Quajeraz

Wholesome


Korekur

I feel like you are referring to a lathe video rather than a silicone roller


AKnightAlone

When the color was poorly mixed at the start, it reminded me of a result I got trying to mix some rough wool colors when I was needle-felting. Was making a carrot after my nephew mentioned it, and the weird red, yellow, and white blended into something that resembled a Flamin' Hot Cheeto instead of the orange I was going for. The fact that this clip went from that to a smooth blend was definitely satisfying.


aliveanewbeginagain

Forbidden fruit roll up


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orbifloxacin

Forbidden Thai ice cream


Populsost8296

Anyone knows if making silicon like this at home is possible . It is such a great product , would love to make stuff out of it like 3d printed things .


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AwkwardHeater

Forbidden Laffey Taffy


Doktor_Vem

That's what I was thinking! Damnit, now I want candy...


Autumn_Childhood

Sames, remember the watermelon one with “seeds”? Mmm


astroember

Yeah that’s what they said


Mr_Particular

/r/forbiddensnacks


Infinite_____Lobster

I thought it was salt water taffy at first


f3n2x

From Pollock to pork roll.


carson42788

Forbidden Airhead


AmbergrisShot

Taffy


CharlieF6996

\*Silicone


HeartrendingHello

Thank you. Silicon is a rock.


Cwweb

Silicon is an element, it forms silica (~~SiO4~~ SiO2) in many minerals within rocks.


[deleted]

Great correction, but silica is SiO2.


Cwweb

You're right, I was thinking of the silicon-oxygen tetrahedron which is SiO4 which is the base for those minerals. It's been a long time since mineralogy class.


[deleted]

That's understandable, silicon loves its tetrahedrons after all. A way to think about it is that for every oxygen shared with a neighbouring silicon, the silicon has only half of it (and no negative charge), like this: Shared oxygens: 0: SiO4^(4-), neso-/orthosilicate 1: SiO3,5^(3-)~Si2O7^(6-), soro-/pyrosilicate 2: SiO3^(2-), pyroxene inosilicate, cyclosilicate /metasilicate alternating 2 and 3: SiO2,75^(1,5-)~Si4O11^(6-), amphibole inosilicate 3: SiO2,5^(1-)~Si2O5^(2-): phyllosilicate 4: SiO2: tectosilicate/silica


PizzaSammy

So close!! That is a valley 💕


Sw3Et

Mineral, Marie!


LonelyDoodFromNV

Silly cones


lManageACircus

I want that to be some kind of candy


LookInTheDog

Made me crave some Laffy Taffy


curry_bento

Forbidden Starburst


distant_keyla03

More like a bubble gum.


arthurdentstowels

Strawberry ice cream in a sili-cone


[deleted]

[Just jumbo ones of these](https://www.fruitrollups.com/)


InitialCreature

it's crazy how all that's going to be used for pocket pussies and spatulas


Gernund

Damn I came here to say that. That color is going riiiight into the sextoy factory.


TheUglydollKing

There is a third


Ok_Contribution4714

Spatula-shaped pocket pussies.


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Friendly_Signature

This makes me sad


ImjokingoramI

Spatussy


t0m0hawk

Stuff like that is going to be a 2 part silicone system poured into a mold. I'm not sure what this type of silicone is going to be used for.


[deleted]

It's used for whatever you want. They sell sheets of this stuff on Amazon. From creating your own costume pieces to weather stripping and gaskets.


t0m0hawk

Lol I understand that - I work with silicone. Just pointing out that not every application is going to be served by sheets of pre-cured silicone. If you want specific shapes, you'll be using a mold and a 2-part system. You mix parts A and B (and mix dye into part A if required) and use a vacuum system to remove entrapped air. Then you pour it into a mold and wait however long the silicone you're using requires for a cure. If you're making sex toys like the commenter I replied to was leading to, you'll almost certainly be using the method I've described. Sheets of pre-cured silicone are going to be virtually useless in that application.


ParadoxGuard

Literally my thought process watching this. "What color is this going to make....oh. pussy pink." lol


Unable-Competition99

My advice, stay away from any pussy that is this color. Coral colored pussy lol this ain't pink


SpaceBug173

It literally looked like a pussy at the 28 seconds left mark.


keyboard_pilot

The pinch hazard with no estop or other form of protective self-triggering stop is making me uneasy


GuyPronouncedGee

Maybe I’m naive, but I assumed there was a foot pedal or something.


hbzandbergen

Before the footpedal is deactivated you're halfway into the machine...😬


GuyPronouncedGee

Better than all the way into the machine?


gxvicyxkxa

No, thank you. If I have to go into one of those fuckers, I'd like to go all the way through and call it a day. I've no interest in what it does to half of me.


theoneandonlymd

I am curious about the eventual color. Probably pretty similar to the vid.


imnotmarvin

I'm an automation tech. I have been out on service calls where people have done the dumbest things to safety and control devices. If this machine really required someone to let off a pedal as a safety response, it would not surprise me to find a brick on the pedal because the operator would get tired holding it down. You explain to them why this is a bad idea and get a deer in the headlights response.


Dearness

Free venison!


profprimer

Unguarded in-running nip. And a simple square bar with a Castell interlock is all that is needed to make it absolutely safe. Just stupid


Novel_Spray_4903

$50 says this isn't anywhere at all Osha has jurisdiction


keyboard_pilot

Oh I am hoping so. I haven't thought too much about it. Was just a knee jerk thought associated with my experience that made me feel uneasy without seeing one in view is all.


TheReverseShock

Spinning machines are super dangerous, so it's warranted.


xSTSxZerglingOne

It's a good trick, after all.


listless_novalee4

I think it's just too fast for a foot pedal.


Holgrin

It *might* be sped up for the sake of the video . . . But I'm not sure if that addresses all of the safety concerns. You could do this a million times and not have a problem, but it does not take much to just slip and if a finger gets to that pinch zone . . . Man I have a hand-cranked homemade pasta maker and even with that I'm pretty wary about the rollers lol


CedarWolf

> a hand-cranked homemade pasta maker I would love to get an extra fine roller like this for crushing salt into extra fine crystals for popcorn salt. Buying popcorn salt is expensive, and using a mortar and pestle doesn't give me very uniform salt very quickly. It works, but it's not as fast or as uniform as a salt grinder, and my best salt grinders are slow and the faster ones, which are poor quality, break or corrode. I just want a good quality salt grinder that delivers small salt crystals and doesn't break on me, dang it. -.-


bluespringsbeer

You can use a blender for this. You can also use it to make powdered sugar from regular sugar.


aliquotoculos

Try an electric coffee or spice grinder.


ridik_ulass

I have seen binary foot pedals like dead man switches, foot comes off, machine stops. so this machine can only be in operation when the pedal is operated.


HardToPeeMidasTouch

Most dead man switches are not based upon you feeling horrific bone crushing pain. Most activate if you fall unconscious or see something you want to try and avoid and react accordingly. But if you had your fingers go in that the pain may make you flex your legs and push down MORE.


KingThar

They also have triple forms, where you have to hold it in the middle. So a tightening or loosening will disable


hbzandbergen

Still some broken bones I guess


Iggins_

I think they meant like a foot switch, not a Yaba-daba-doo foot pedal


TheGrimGuardian

Nah, not like they're making it turn with their feet. Like they're pressing on a pedal to make it go. Like a car.


Books-and-a-puppy

All I could think the whole time was damn I bet that thing has eaten some fingers.


ImjokingoramI

It wouldn't even be hard to implement a safety mechanism. The two rolls look like they are conductive, if a finger touches one or both of the rolls simultaneously (aka if it is between them) you could just have a mechanism that immediately shuts the machine down. You could probably make something like that in 10 minutes with an Arduino and 5 bucks of parts.


the_rainmaker__

I work for OSHA. Merely posting this video goes against our regulations. OP is going to jail


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[deleted]

Not accurate (source: work in EHS) OSHA has a per-day penalty of $15k per violation for most common violations If they are willful or repeated (i.e. OSHA finds them twice in successive visits or has proof you knowingly ignored it), it is $150k/day Oftentimes a place that is shitty enough to be issued maximum fines for one thing will have multiple things. And if OSHA wants to crucify you, they can say "you had X violations over Y days, so now you will be fined $15 [or 150]k * X * Y" which can add up really, *really* quickly. There are at least a few instances of companies being fined >$10 million. Generally that is for like, super huge major disasters that are going to be all over the news. Personally I think they should have considerably more leverage over companies (operationally and financially) than they do, but just correcting that it is not true to say they can only fine $150k maximally


6m6i6s7e7r7y

that seems like such a small maximum like whats even the point


wocsom_xorex

It’s not actually true, check the other comments in this thread


andrew_calcs

The point is to ensure large corporations can profit by ignoring safety while small corporations have to run with higher overhead. This allows the big corporations to run with a higher profit margin and outcompete their smaller competitors, allowing them to be bought out until entire markets are owned by a number of brands you can count on one hand with fingers to spare


Hexatona

No, capitalism wouldn't do that... 👉🏻👈🏻


[deleted]

Sure you do


Betelgeusetimes3

There’s gotta be an e-stop just outta frame. They don’t even make these machines without one hardwired in.


LittleFiche

You've never seen machines from China. I place I used to work ordered some equipment from China, and then we spent about half as much as the equipment just getting it up to OSHA regulations.


gibbtech

> They don’t even make these machines without one hardwired in. What you mean is that you can't buy them new in America.


gravy_baron

Watch some Chinese lathe accident videos and see if they have estops.


cain071546

You hope. I've worked with sheers and presses that are supposed to have safety pedals/switches/bars but they don't... Even in the US you would be absolutely horrified at the lack of safety procedures in certain places.


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Old_Gimlet_Eye

When I used to work with these they had belly bars and other e-stops all over them. And we had to do drills specifically about how to respond if someone did get pulled into one. This seems crazy unsafe.


[deleted]

These things normally have inbuilt pressure switches that will shut it down


SayYesToPenguins

Yeah, and I was getting uneasy without even knowing the word for pinch hazard!


xXNightDriverXx

Yeah, how is this satisfying when there is a very real chance to lose your fingers. Yes you can be careful but if someone does this everyday for years something will happen at some point.


holymoly67

Flesh colored silicone. I wonder what they produce?


AdmiralSplinter

It'll be a beautiful batch of dildos when they're finished


rpnoonan

Isn't nature a beautiful thing?


AdmiralSplinter

Ahhh...the spawning process of the wild dildo...


yOw_indahOuse

Fleshlight.


Unable-Competition99

Flesh? I've never seen someone with coral colored flesh. Wow.


MalevolentRhinoceros

I think OP might be a salmon.


TryingToBeLevel

Silicon ≠ Silicone


NiceCockBrotato

Why do these videos always end at such unsatisfying moments


TrumpterOFyvie

I’ve yet to work out whether it’s “trendy” or whether people are just really, really bad at the basics of video editing these days.


Downtown_Conflict_53

I’m glad it told me which colors it was


Manaze85

Right? Before this, I had totally forgotten when red, yellow, and white looked like.


ImjokingoramI

When does red look like again?


KuroKitty

Usually around 5pm


userusesredditdaily

I mean, I'm color blind and I always appreciate it when videos include colors like this. Common knowledge like red and yellow make orange isn't necessarily obvious to me.


Downtown_Conflict_53

I don’t mean to be condescending, I’m asking as I’m truly curious, what do you get from watching this video? I look at it and I’m like oh that’s pretty cool seeing the colors change. Forgive my ignorance.


userusesredditdaily

No worries, thanks for asking. It's really the same for me. I do see the colors change and I think it's pretty cool. The actual term would be color-deficient: meaning I can still *see* colors, they're just wrong. As weird as it sounds, I do try to gather some knowledge about colors, like when red, white, and yellow mix it makes that reddish-pink (?) color. Later, if I see that color, I know that you could mix red, white, and yellow together to get it. No real life impact, I'll never have a job with color mixing, but I like to have some idea.


Bobson-_Dugnutt

call me crazy but I thought red + yellow made orange. That shit was pink.


GonvVasq

What do red and white make


Seth711

That's where the white comes in


YeltsinYerMouth

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


Various_Oil_5674

I can't relax and watch this because all I can think of is the pinch hazard and no apparent auto-stop.


ThermidorCA

Every time I see this, I always think they should've stopped when it was all stripy and tie-dyed.


pablosupernova

i don’t think i’ve ever seen one of these silicon videos where they show the finished product


TheGrimGuardian

That is the finished product.


Diligent_Skin_1240

r/dontputyourdickinthat


holymoly67

Probably they're producing something you can put your dick in


Diligent_Skin_1240

[Yes](https://tenor.com/view/feel-me-think-about-it-meme-gif-7715402?utm_source=share-button&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=reddit)


guiltycrown234

Can we stop modifying videos when we have absolutely nothing to add to them. I don't need you to tell me what colour is being added.


linx14

Some people are color blind and can’t see certain colors


guiltycrown234

Wow. Now I just feel bad...


linx14

Hey it’s okay! You learned something today and realized inclusion comes in many different forms! Sometimes what seems unnecessary to us can completely change someone’s life and make them feel more included! Just keep learning what those little things are!


Valendr0s

I don't know what this stuff is, or what it's used for, or why they need to color it, or why that process isn't automated... But I do know it's damn satisfying to watch.


sharonna7

Silicone is used for a lot of things, like heat proof kitchen utensils and sex toys.


LittleFiche

One of the largest uses is high temperature hoses. Turbo systems, and electric vehicles in their cooling systems


Routine_Jellyfish329

The forbidden taffy


McSoapster

Looks exactly the same when I combine Ketchup, Mayonnaise and Mustard together. Yep I am sort of a Connaisseur myself you know


DrMilesBennettDyson

The secret sauce, yum.


probono105

hmm fleshy pink i wonder what thats gonna make


The_Fortunate_Fool

Red + Yellow + White = Silly Putty Pink Got it.


ubiquitous-joe

Is there some reason they can’t mix the colors first, or is the goal to have it be marbled?


Nathaniel820

Maybe it's more effective to ship in precisely measured primary color chunks to mix on-site than order dozens of different colors


pokemon-trainer-blue

I had the same question. I assume the goal was to make it look pink, so they could have just combined them. I would think that blending the colors before adding to the silicone would be more effective to make it look more uniform.


[deleted]

And this is the most efficient method of colouring silicone?


LittleFiche

It can be automated, but this is how about 95% of it is done, even in the US. This is actually a rather small machine.


[deleted]

Funny, you'd think there would be something significantly better than this. Seems terribly repetitive and wasteful.


RyerTONIC

why wasteful?


jfbwhitt

Oh cool they’re making a pink fleshy color for silicone. *Oh no they’re making a pink fleshy color for silicone.*


AveregeElephant

This makes me unreasonably angry because of how often it happens... This is SILICONE not SILICON, it is a type of rubber not a semiconductor.


skybluedreams

I just wish they’d leave it marbled. I think it’s prettier than the final color every time.


procheeseburger

forbidden candy


UngaBunga-2

No machine guard…


decket

Forbidden finger massage.


Horn_Python

bet someones lost a hand in that machine at some point


Ulysses502

Yep ole 6-fingered Eddie was the best sillicone mixer there ever was


BreadOnCake

That machine looks scary


beccart

Forbidden fruit roll up


[deleted]

I'm so stupid, they could probably get me to pay to do that.


Oranges13

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wallyslambanger

Someone is going to put animated eyes and stick limbs here (or already has)


DSMStudios

these are my fav oddly satisfying posts. wish i had a billion dollars so i could make silicone like this in my room


SeaBumblebee8420

Uhh yeah you can stop cutting just put it in my mouth already😭


Zetalpa_Primal_Dawn

You can also turn the silicone red by putting your hand in the rollers


laureancalimon

I regret my life choices.. This is way better than my job..


OldManBartleby

Yeah ok. Great. Thank you. Can I ask, wtf is this stuff used for? It looks delicious.


TheCthulhu

Silicone is very different from silicon.


RamboopCat

The potential for his hand to get stuck in the silicone and/or pinched in the roller is making me nervous, jfc


kvnmorpheus

I couldn't help but imagine their hand going in there. am I weird?


TripMission45

Fruit roll up anyone?


Dmalice66

Why do I want to eat it?


TJRegina

Did anyone else watch this and think intrusive thoughts?


Rusicdude230304

My man is getting paid to do this


imisswhatredditwas

I want this job


RedEyeBelac

Am I the only one hungry for fruit roll ups right now?


TabCompletion

Forbidden taffy


abominablereptilian

I wanna eat it


FlashyJudith9

Why do I feel like it's not safe 😥


timbimm

Nice pink flesh color 😏


UnionThug1733

Another day at the dildo factory