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  1. Posted

    1000 pieces is a lot to do without the right equipment.

    Why not have them printed. Try stouse.com

    very good prices on 1000 pieces, but you have to be

    a legit business with licensing etc.

    Well worth the savings.

  2. Posted

    What products are you offering?

    Everyone loves a freebie as the FutureSgtsWife mentioned.

    If you are doing just decals them do some samples up on a sheet

    of plexiglas with many different styles, colors etc. Maybe have a

    book of past jobs, or sample they can choose from.

    I have in the past done drawings for free product, but I found

    at least at that location, that it prevented people from buying,

    they would stand around and wait for the drawing to see if they won

    first. So I wouldn't suggest that. But Candy always works get some

    pens custom made for handing out with orders or just to have on the table for

    people to take. Not very expensive, but will be around for a long time promoting your

    company.

    Figure out a way to set yourself apart from the other people there.

  3. Posted

    Hi All , at the Atlantic City sign show , the heat trasfer material for cutters was made out to be indestructable , "last longer than the fabric"  . Is there inkjet type decals being made or only silk screened ? ( seems the silk screening does not last ) since i don't know from experience , i only know what i have been told . i would trust board members alot more ... any advice ?

    thanks , Rodger   :snow:

    Silkscreening done the proper way, will far outlast the garment. Take a look at some of your old shirts you might have...

    The screened portion should still look good if it was done right eventhough the shirt may be tattered and torn.

    Vinyl may last longer than screenprinting, I actually don't know, but really how long is someone gonna

    keep a shirt for nowadays? Either process done correctly will outlast the garment by far.

    As for inkjet transfers, I have heard there are several "good" ones out there, but do not have

    any experience with them...I am going to 2 trade shows this month, and will see what is out there.

    If I find anything good I will report...

  4. Posted

    I am not sure where you got that price for 4 color process, unless it was direct to garment printing. The set up alone on 4cp is usually

    $100-250.

    Is it a 3 color front and a 3 color back?

    Not to say you couldn't get it that cheap, but on average most contract printers I know would charge $1.70 for a 3 color 1 location

    print, plus $20 per screen. I actually sell these jobs retail for $2.70 plus the shirt. That is 3 color single side if you want 2 color on the

    back as well, it would be an additional $1.30. All inclusive pricing, screens, film etc.

    So just make sure you check quality and pricing before you quote it out.

  5. Posted

    I recently bought a 8' x 2' full color, full bleed banner for $34.  So it is already getting close to $2 a square foot retail price.  It takes a lot of printing to pay off a printer at that price.  It is actually probably cheaper to outsource the printing than to own a printer unless your are doing a huge volume of work.

    One of the reasons there isn't a glut of used vinyl cutters is because they are already cheap and plentiful.  I would let my cutter sit in the garage rather than go through the hassle of selling it.  But if I had a $16k printer that I wasn't using believe me, I would be trying to get rid of it. 

    I actually have a 36" HP750P in my garage that is just gathering dust.  It just isn't worth selling.

    Thats an amazing price.  I do warranty work for HP, how can it be worth buying a machine for 16,000  if you only charge that amount of money.  The supplies alone are so expensive, let alone the material and time you have involved.  The price needs to come down big time for me to purchase a machine to only make $34 on something that size.  If that is what the competition is charging out there, that is one part of the industry i am not interested in getting into....

    Where did you find this price, and how did it turn out. The best I have been able to get wholesale is $4 sq/ft.

  6. Posted

    If you are screen printing onto t-shirts or the like, you dont want to use uv ink.

    Plastisol is the way to go and yes you need heat to cure, usually 320 degrees is the

    curing point for most inks. You can print it and then use your heat press to cure it,

    but it gives it a different texture. Depending on how you do it you can get different

    results. I would highly reccomend trying before offering it.

    I do both screen printing and vinyl for shirts. There is a lot of money to be made, depends

    on what you are selling them for. I can get from $15-25 for a shirt made with

    vinyl. Just depends on your market/customer.

  8. Posted

    I have some LG vinyl, but do not like it because of the inferior weeding ability.

    While trying to weed it, everything wants to come up at the same time.

    Which vinyl is good for easy weeding?

    Thanks

  10. Posted

    Windows XP...

    I got the cutter to work using the SignBlazer once I finally found where to change the com/port settings.

    But would love to cut direct from Corel X3

    I set it up using what info I found on here. using the graphtec driver, but it didn't work for me.

    Anyone with any know how or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

  11. Posted

    Hello!

    Just got my MH721 put together, but am having problems getting it to send to plotter.

    I have the signblazer and Corel X3.

    All of the threads discussing X3 seem to be from last year...anyone got any ideas.

    Great site for help, have already spent hours reading previous info and threads.