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I use the same 60 degree cleancut blade for everything - never even need to change settings other than for metallic/reflectives

and don't use clear app tape to try to do compound curves

Finally got a picture of it up at the store.

Ok I did four shirts for a friend of a client of mine, she supplied the shirts from costco. While we were discussing the layout she mentioned she had this old heat press in her garage her folks had given her and her husband would like out of the way. I told her bring it over and I'd take a look. I am probably dumb but I traded her vinyl job which would have been about $8/ea. for $32 but in actuality used about 5 feet of HTV for this old old OLD I mean OLD Hix HT 400 clam press. Serial number is 5101...way old. It's a dinosaur but I think it might be just the ticket for a back up if my swing away takes a crap.

These are my latest projects.

Like Scott, I use only the 60° blades from CleanCut. I have two, one in an OEM Graphtec blade holder that is dialed in for Oracal and Siser products, and a second in a generic blade holder that is dialed out for cutting rhinestone templates and sandblast mask. I swap blade holders rather than trying to re-dial the correct depth each time, and use the pressure setting to adjust for any difference in materials. I've not used Thermoflex, so I'm not sure how it cuts, but for Siser EasyWeed products, I don't have to change any of the settings that I use for Oracal vinyl.

Control tac all the way! I've done hundreds with this material!

Thanks for asking permission...help yourself

These are made with Oracal 651.

Turned out well.

I had my rotary cuff surgery in 04, april 1st...Don't say it,....They took meat and bone from left shoulder/arm, I used to wet half my frame and try to wash with 1 hand and arm, sleeping in a sling was not fun, took me 1 yr to teach myself how to feed my pants belt around through loops, did phy rehab, hurt more than it did any good, 2 weeks ago I think I ripped it again as it sends a hell of a hurt if I turn my arm wrong, ....Any how, hope you get ta feeling better, know the discomfort, been there, don't feel like doin it again.....Have a good one if you can...

Wow, that was alot done on your shoulder. Does not sound like much fun. Alot of rest and relaxation will do you good

I get from $10 to $15 around here for a short sleeve. A business that orders 30 or so shirts i give them a break for $8. That's just one color on the front or back. If I do a name over the pocket its $2 extra. 2x and 3x are $2 higher. 4x and 5x are $2 higher than that.

For our displays we use black foam board from hobby lobby and staple them to some home made wooden easels made out of some scrap wood we had laying around. They're kind of heavy, but they have to be for when we do outdoor shows. I painted the easels black, and the foam board is black, and I put white decals on them to display. After 1 year of use, they look a little faded, but I planned on changing up my displays anyways (replacing what didn't sell with something that might). Your best bet might be to make a little bit of everything, find out what people are interested in buying, then go from there. The easels are ideal for us because we can switch up the foam boards and display different items for different shows, different crowds. Also, it doesn't matter if we're on pavement. I've seen at the one fair people set up and nail coroplast signs into the ground, which looks great but it obviously wouldn't work on pavement. I like having 1 set up, regardless of what we're on. You mentioned lots of golf carts - I'm sure it goes without saying, have lots of golf themed work done up! License plates, plate frames, car decals. Anything a golf enthusiast would want to buy. Good luck!!

Never any problems at all. All I've had to buy was a fuse and a teflon sheet.

I'm lucky to get $12 for regular t's around here

yea, it might do some small jobs, but anything over about 1 minute it starts to just do a stair stepping cutting all the way to the end of the cutter.. USB i have not had a problem at all.. I know alot of people say to use serial, and it may work great for alot.. but for me... nope.. tried a couple different computers... so.

thanks jaybird...i should have known. i pulled a rookie move...lol

You blame the forum but just about every software I use is backwards compatible. Apparently IE11 is not backwards compatible so you may want to redirect your attention to the creator of IE11 in all their monopolizing glory.

I have converted houndstooth if anyone is interested. I've downloaded my share of files from here, so I'm gonna contribute one of mine. I've seen several requests for Houndstooth, but nobody has contributed it. I finally figured out how to do it, so here it is if anyone is interested. It's a pretty popular decal down here in the South. I'm in Alabama, so I've really profited from this image. I'll post some of my work that I've done with it shortly that has sold well for me. By the way, thank you all for this site, topics, contributions, and everything else. I have learned alot by reading on here. I haven't had to ask any questions because all the information is here already. Enjoy!!! houndstooth image 1.ai houndstooth image 1.ai

Oh, and for anyone who is interested in getting one, I bought mine from the Epson Outlet storefront on Ebay. Cost me $179 with free S&H and I had it in two days. It comes with a 14 day no questions return policy and a 1 year warranty from Epson. The box is labeled as "manufacturer refurbished" but it looks brand new. There isn't a mark, scratch, blemish anywhere on it and it even smells new. I'd been looking to get a high resolution flatbed scanner and they cost half as much as this printer did, and a tabloid sized scanner runs even more, so I saved money buying this vs. buying just a scanner - and I've yet to see a stand alone wireless scanner...

solve your problem… use vinyl with an air release adhesive: Hexis all there HX products have this. 3M has Controltac to name a few that way if you handing them out you don't need to give heating instructions :-)

Are you using cast vinyl? Cast will conform to the curve better.

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