Thinking of expanding into T-shirts, have a few questions!

[absolute_customs 5]

Hello all,

Im currently just doing cut decals with my cutter, but have been kicking around the idea of starting to make t-shirts.

My question is, if i get siser easy weed vinyl and a heat press, i should beable to do basic tshirts?

Also if i was to get a Epson 1100 printer, heat transfer paper, and a heat press then i should beable to do more elaborate shirts?

So all i should need would be...

-Epson 1100

-Heat transfer paper (printer) / Heat press vinyl (cutter)

-Heat press

This looking right?

Thanks,

Justin

[edge 67]

That would cover the basics needed. Eventually you would probably also talk yourself into buying some parchment paper (baking paper in the grocery store) and an infrared thermometer. I don't know what cutter you have; you planning on contour cutting any ink transfers create?

[absolute_customs 5]

Well currently i have a MH-721, so no contour cutting now, but i beleive my first order is going to be some lettering and a picture of 2 tractors for a local tractor event. So i guess contour cutting might be useful.

Just wondering, what is the parchment paper used for?

I take it the thermometer is used to make sure the press is heated enough?

A noob question, when is contour cutting used? Just for when you have a picture that you only want part of right? Print the whole picture, then just cut out the part you want?

[mb20music 760]

Instead of parchment paper you can also use a teflon sheet, which lasts for a very long time.

[absolute_customs 5]

Thats what i would put on top of the shirt and decal before i heat press it correct?

After talking it over with my financee, we are thinking of just going with a heating press for the time being, and using our cutter to make basic shirts. And if a customer would like something we cant do with out cutter, such as a picture, we will outsource that part out and have someone else make it, but still put it on ourselves.

[mr300s 1,272]

Thats what i would put on top of the shirt and decal before i heat press it correct?

After talking it over with my financee, we are thinking of just going with a heating press for the time being, and using our cutter to make basic shirts. And if a customer would like something we cant do with out cutter, such as a picture, we will outsource that part out and have someone else make it, but still put it on ourselves.

Thats the way to go I have printing many transfers on jPSS for folks on here that didnt want to buy a printer but had the heat press, great way to get into it good luck

[absolute_customs 5]

Ya, thats the way we figured, less costs now, and do it this way to get our feet wet and get the basics under control first before going on.

[absolute_customs 5]

Anyone have any dealing with BrandBookTees. Guess it used to be Boo-z? Wondering about their heat press

[edge 67]

No experience with them. Looking at the press they offer; have been using a similar imported 15" press the past 2-4* years without issue for hobby and friends, it works well. Plan to put it and a Graphtec CC200-20 with Accublade holder and four or five partial rolls of 15" Siser EasyWeed and ThermoFlex + out at our community garage sale this upcoming Sat 8/6 for $400. Am at zip code 46517 and can be reached at scrapwood@juno.com if there is any interest.

[BoomDawgDesigns 0]

I would suggest to get the best equipment you can afford. You won't be sorry later down the road. We use a hotronix and love it. We recently got a direct to garment printer to do shirts, but that is the most expensive method of doing them. Good luck.