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I have been putting this off for a long time because im to cheap to buy a 300.00 press. I wont be using it alot but want one that could do maybe 50 shirts a mo if things pick up. So could someone please tell me what would be wrong with something like this one HEAT PRESS I was going to try using a iron at first but wasn't sure if that would be a waste of vinyl. So in the end im looking for your input and feedback on the 150.00 presses off of ebay. Thanks again folks, Rick H
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I love my facebook barcode
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I have been cutting for over a year now and I must say I love doing it. This is not a full time job its more of a hobby. The pics below are new and old. I use CorelDraw x6 and I have gotten real good with it. I did all the vectors in the images you see here When I started cutting I was using GreenStar, but after using Oracal I will never go back. Not saying GreenStar is bad I just liked Oracal better for weeding and applying it using the wet method.
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I started a post showing off some of my work here But this one is to show where I work. I have picked up many tips from some of your shop photos and thought maybe I could help others just starting out. I might start hanging my rolls of vinyl back on the wall like I did in the other room, but right now I don't stock many colors. The 2nd pc on the wall is my tv / cutting pc I dont use it as a pc much because I remote desktop into my cutting pc. I started using a cutting pc because I had a few crashes on my main and I didn't want to be down for a long time. I also use a program call sugar sync to sync all my vectors on both computers and it backs them up on the internet and it free Thats about it. But if you have any tips that might help me feel free to post them. Happy Cutting
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Sorry but no way will I pay 50.00 dollars for something like this. The prices are way to high for some of the things sold on here. Like the EZRoll Transfer Tape Applicator 99.00 dollars, what a rip off. I want one but the price is way to high for me at this time. Harbor Fright had the rollers on sale for 4.99 each so I made this. I was in a hurry to try it so I just mounted them on the table for now. Maybe this could help someone just starting out like myself.
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no they are sold separate just the roller.
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I think they are packaged rollers. Or just ask for 12 inch or 14 inch wide rollers
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It was dented in the back but I took the back/top off and checked the inside and it was fine. The box looked ok so not sure how it happened. And it was shipped by fedex. Here is my first one for my car audio group. Thanks again Dakota, so far this thing is great for what I wanted to do.
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Looks great Wil and mine will be here tomorrow Dakota. Ill do a post on it with some pics when it gets here. I tried to use a iron and it did work but a fews spots the letters started to lift. Thanks for info Dakota.
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I'm still thinking about doing shirts and I have some vinyl coming this week. So I went to Walmart to buy a few test shirts. Now I'm looking online to see what I can order and for how much if I end up doing this. I see some shirts go from 4 oz up to 6 oz and wanted to know is that the true weight of the shirt ? The Fruit of the Loom I got is 8.2 oz so how much thinner is a 6.2 oz shirt and can you tell the difference? I don't want to sell white see through shirts so what is the cut off weight for good shirts?
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Wow great info, thanks everyone. I just picked up a few Gliden shirts from Michaels for 3.00 a shirt, just to play with.
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I bet thats what they are using then, I was thinking about getting a printer to do small stuff like the codes
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Ty dakotagrafx, I forget to check my post, it is a 2500 Copam
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I looked at the shirts I have now from car shows and what not and they are all Gildan's. But I see many of you talk about Sanmar so I will check them out. And thanks for clearing up the weight part of it. But now I have to ask you all this, do you wash them before you apply the vinyl? My shirt that I just got was 8.2 oz and after the wash it was 8.0 oz so makes me wonder what was in the fabric to make it 2 tenths of a oz heaver. Im sure if you wash them you don't add fabric softener to them right?
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I only cut them if they are 5" or larger. Anything smaller then that are to hard to weed. I would love to print them but every time I see a printed one they are faded after 1 year. I dont know much about printing vinyl but I bet people around here are doing the cheapest way they can.
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Please let me know how it goes for you. I have some vinyl coming this week and I'm still looking for a press. I was hoping I could find a used one on craigslist and I even got a inferred thermometer to check them out and make sure they heat well. But no luck even finding one listed lol.
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Wow thanks for the info And thanks for the link dakotagrafx Im going to look into that one more, and I like the price its not bad. When I got my cutter I thought the same thing, don't go cheap. I didn't buy the best but what I got was the Copam and so far its been great. If I just wanted to try making one shirt to see how it feels could I use a iron? if so how do you do it? Still not sure if I want to go down that road just yet lol
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My ex just got this truck and loves the work I do so she wanted a few for her F-150 how could I say no
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My ex-wife let me do some work on her truck :)
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Thanks everyone. I did use some marks but the smaller parts I did one at a time. -
lol yes I use my computer chair but it goes all the way up when I weed. And the screen above the cutter is only to work the cutting pc when I cant remote desktop in from my laptop. It also is a tv so most of the time its used for viewing tv I did make it my self, I got the counter tops at home depot and just made the frame for it.
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From the album: Things I make
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I started off with one I made with 2 metal rollers. I took it off because I lost space with it on the table. Now I fold the tape over the edge and pull it down. I really want to get the hand roller. Do you have a picture of the system you want to make?
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Does that press swing left or right or both ways? I have dead space on my right so it would work out great
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I'm looking to get a heat press, and no i'm not going to ask what to buy lol. I have seen like 100 different heat presses on the internet and its hard to pick one. But has anyone one seen a review for top 10 heat presses or a 10 best price on heat presses? Sure would be nice to read some reviews. I would love to see someone start a post for reviews on heat presses, brand and prices would be some great info to have on here.
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no problem, It gave me something to do today