ThsirtLady

Has someone helped you with this yet? It would require at least an hour and a half of art time. Let me know, I can help.

If I'm reading things right, you need to supply your own stand for the unit correct? I guess not a biggie if you are good at building, just remember to make it super sturdy. Other question, how are you going to dry the ink into the garments? Heat flash units are just for flash drying one color before you lay down more ink. You need an oven with a conveyor belt to dry printed apparel. Don't make the mistake of thinking that a heat flash unit will correctly cure ink on a garment. Ink needs to be "baked" into the shirt for about a minute at 360 degrees. If you don't, it can flake off and make you look like a fool, and hurt your business. As for the burn unit to expose your screens....that's worth about $25.00. You can build something more effective for a little more. Anyways, if you can get the unit and screens for 3 or 4 hundred, go for it. But if you are interested in doing it right, keep looking for the extra equipment to do yourself and your customers a favor. If you are interested, you can email me and I'll help any way I can. I've been in the screen printing biz since 1988. Good Luck in your printing adventures!

If this is a ladies team, Enza wear by One Stop in Grand Rapids has turquoise. Their number is 800-968-7550

I'm not sure how your press works, so forgive me if this seems over simplified. Are you able to put your shirt on the platen so that only the back of the shirt is being printed? Its how we do it in screen printing and how I do anything with my heat press. I've found that mouse pads help with front prints where there are zippers or buttons to worry about. Good luck.

Thanks for the welcome, I think the art part will be a cinch. I started out with rubylith to do my designs, so I hate weeding, but I am familiar with it. I am excited to read about the pros and cons of each model.

Hi all, I've been a screen printer and embroiderer since 1988 and have been looking at adding another dimension to my shop. So for now, I am gathering info on the different cutters, cost of supplies, etc. Glad I found this place. I was based in the Oxford-Metamora area till 2006 then moved to the West coast of Michigan.