jaybyrd

I had to do this on Gildan polos and the customer loved them. I think the only way I would have been totally happy would of required dtg printing and I can't afford that yet. Jay

oracal 651 is slightly thicker and seems more aggressive. I use it for registration #'s on boats all the time and never had any problems yet. Doesn't last as long as the cast 751 but I've never had to replace a set due to age, at least not yet. Jay

I actually bought 2 of them awhile back. 1 for display and 1 for an order. He had it 1 weekend and it broke so I went to take town the display and give it to him. Guess what happened when I took it down... You want cheap, you get cheap. I also didn't contact uscutter as the cost of them wasn't worth the amount of time I would have spent on the phone over it. I however do not stock them anymore. Jay

Glad it worked out. The easyweed extra I referred to is not the stretch, it is made for hard to adhere materials such as nylon and leather. Never used it myself, regular easyweed has always been good to me. Jay

I was assuming poly/cotton blend. With the nylon are you using siser heat transfer or ? If Siser easyweed extra is recommended when dealing with nylon. Jay

I have never had a heat related problem with poly or poly/cotton blends. Poly can handle 400' in a press as that's around the temp I sublimate at without issue. I also use this temp on JPSS for mixed shirts and aprons, haven't melted 1 yet. This being said I assume no responsibility for your outcome, just telling you how we do it here. If using heat transfer vinyl temp is even lower and never had any problems. Jay

Not just foreign products either, I had a customer come in last week with 90 shirts to have designs done on them. She couldn't figure out why my shirts cost more than the ones she ordered online but when I looked at what she brought me they all had cut tags (seconds) and some of them were extremely bad quality such as large front half and small back half made into 1 shirt. All she saw was that they were cheaper than what I offered. Quality doesn't matter if it's cheap enough. Jay

China doesn't make products and hope to sell them to American's, we go out of our way to find the cheapest things we can buy and these foreign countries are just filling the gap caused by our cheapness. You want cheap, you get cheap. Jay

On the heather google athletic gray images. Use this for background fill. I never liked the look but some on my customers thought it was fine. Jay

I've had my LP1 for several years and now have a LP2 to go with it. Workhorse doesn't do them justice, they're the reason my house is paid for and I work for myself. Cheap cutters just require a little more patience and practice to get them up and running smoothly. Jay

For all the law firms Harley employ I wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper for them to open their own law school and train lawyers in exchange for future legal work. If you mess with HD you could end up living in the cardboard box that new fridge came in. Even when I did the flea market circle and did "questionable" logos all the time Harley scared the snot out of me. Wouldn't even cut it for my own truck. Jay

I've had great results with dakotagrafx. Fast, high quality and good price. Jay

If in doubt just say no. Cheaper to lose a decal order than pay an attorney and possibly a lawsuit. Jay

On most large jobs I'll break 15-20%. On super large jobs I occasionally break up to 50% but this is based on complexity of job, how long they've been a customer and how busy we are. Jay P.S. If they want more than half off they need to buy they're own machine and see just how "easy" this business really is.

Any color shirt other than white will have at least some impact on finished colors when using jpss. That being said it can create some unique effects in your designs. Jay

Remember they don't ask because they can't search, they're just making sure you know the answer. Honest... Jay

What type of shirts designs single color, multi-color, photo etc. Depending on what it is we may be able to help. Thanks, Jay

I make tons of banners and unless I need a color only available in cast vinyl I always use 651 no complaints so far and some that I see regularly have been at the flea markets for 4 + years. Jay

Run & hide Jay

When you say silhouette is this what your referring to? Jay colt 1911 2.eps

Will this work for you? Jay colt 1911.eps

I make banners all the time hemmed and grommeted and use print banner because it's that much cheaper and I can make any size banner I want, not restricted to precut sizes. I wish I could get some orders without hemming and grommets, that's the hardest part for me. Jay

You're a lifesaver. They sent me an image less than 2" square and trace wasn't gonna work. Jay

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Jay

Either pass or ask that a large economy size jar of Vaseline be included because when it's over you'll be needing it. Jay