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Thanks to Steven.
So this past week I had over 100 shirts to make with some serious weeding and after doing about 10 quick prints and weeding, I thought to myself there is no way I am going to do 100 of these and make any money.
With a quick suggestion from Steven, he told me to get some heat transfers made which is basically the same as screen printing. I quickly had some made and had it overnighted to me. Because the characteristics of this is different than quickprint, I found myself with issues "around the back of the collar" With the quickprint I use a pillow there so that the collar does not show up in the back when I press it. It is worse with the plastisol heat transfers, but another call to Steven "which he was happy to hear from me and was eagar to help" he gave me about 3 different solutions. 2-3 hours later I was done with the whole job!
I didn't really get to thank Steven Properly as I was pressed for time on the phone as I had all these shirts to press, so I wanted to write this little public Thank You to Him. Thank You Steven for your help and your hospitality to me.
I'll try and post some pictures up later.
TurboDave
With a quick suggestion from Steven, he told me to get some heat transfers made which is basically the same as screen printing. I quickly had some made and had it overnighted to me. Because the characteristics of this is different than quickprint, I found myself with issues "around the back of the collar" With the quickprint I use a pillow there so that the collar does not show up in the back when I press it. It is worse with the plastisol heat transfers, but another call to Steven "which he was happy to hear from me and was eagar to help" he gave me about 3 different solutions. 2-3 hours later I was done with the whole job!
I didn't really get to thank Steven Properly as I was pressed for time on the phone as I had all these shirts to press, so I wanted to write this little public Thank You to Him. Thank You Steven for your help and your hospitality to me.
I'll try and post some pictures up later.
TurboDave
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Hirata on -
We are truly blessed to have someone like Steven. He possesses the knowledge, experience, patience and teaching ability which makes him an invaluable resource. I don't even want to think about where my business would have been if I hadn't found out about Steven. This is why I don't have any problems taking the time out to attend his classes, because I know it will be well worth the time and expense.
The only fault I can find in the guy is that he's a Red Wings fan, but hey, no ones perfect:)
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on -
Awwww... you guys are making me blush! Thanks for the kind words. I like helping others out and I learn so much from all of you too. Dave, when are you coming out for a class? I know thta you will learn a lot and have a great time. Kevin, the Red wings rule and you know it!
Thanks for the compliments!
~Steven
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Permalink Reply by Wendy on -
Hey, guys! Where can we find these plastisol heat transfers? I know I've read this on here somewhere before, but can't remember who to get them from? We currently have a 150 shirt order and are weeding round the clock to get these suckers complete!
Thanks,
Wendy
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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Wendy,
We use Versatranz. they have done very good for us over the years. www.versatranz.com
~Steven
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Permalink Reply by Wendy on
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Steven,
Thanks! I've talked to them and now I have a few questions for you.
1) Do these hold up well after washings? Are they equivalent to using vinyl/heat transfer in terms of quality (not similar in feel so much just washability and quality) or are they more like iron ons?
2) Are they hard to press on?
3) Do you use the Versatrans or the EPT when you do yours?
4) Do you ever outsource to local screenprinters for large jobs?
Thanks!
Wendy
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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Wendy,
1) We have found that they are almost identical to screenprinting and hold up for the life of the garment.
2) They are very easy to press on. Preheat, press, peel, press with teflon, and collect your money!
3) Mostly versatranz but sometimes the EPT.
4) We do still outsource to a screenprinter for some jobs. We recently had a 500 t-shirt order with lots of small lettering left chest front and full back. Too much dang time to weed or even run at the heatpress so we outsourced to the local guy. Great deal for all!
Hope this all helps!
~Steven
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Permalink Reply by irving donaldson on -
Turbo,
I to have many thanks for Steve is generous with his time and establishment. Don't forget his lovely wife. There have been many times when I get stuck on a project and can reach into my classroom encounters and pull a solution to assist in the completion of the project. The latest being the application of glitter print on top of twill to make a 11" applique for a vest back for a social club. We had fooled around with it in class and 6 months later it had paid off very handsomely. Well done Steve and of course imprintables who was smart enough to tap into such a valuable asset.
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Permalink Reply by Louis Chan Chui on -
So if you get a big (and urgent) order which involves a great deal of weeding (overall and per design/image), is "outsourcing" the job highly recommended? i.e. you don't want to do all that cumbersome weeding. How about if I don't want to outsource it to save on costs?
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Permalink Reply by Steven Jackson on
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I always look at a job and try to see if the work involved will be worth the profit gained. If the job involves a ton of intricate weeding and the customer is not willing to pay a premium for it, I will find another way to get the cost down such as using heat press transfers from Versatranz or transfer express. There is always a way to get the job done and not kill yourself in the process!
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Permalink Reply by Louis Chan Chui on
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Thanks Steven! I usually get big t-shirt orders (min. 20, max. 1,000 so far). I've always ordered my heat transfers from Air Waves then press them myself (no weeding or masking). I wish to do away with this and start doing everything "in-house" myself. So I'm hoping to buy a Versacamm VP 300-i to start-off with (I already have 2 heat presses and Photoshop and Illustrator CS4). However, now I'm having doubts about getting a Versacamm due to the weeding required. This apparently won't be a good idea with my large orders. I'm not interested in screenprinting, DTG, sublimation or any other printing method out there. I really wanted to get a VP 300-i as I've heard and seen so many great things about it. So now, the only choice I have is to go ahead with the Versacamm but outsource my big jobs to any one of those heat transfer companies (Versatranz, Air Waves, Transfer Express, Stahls, Imprintables Warehouse). But I'd really love to do everything myself since I'm going to invest big on the VP 300-i. Do you have any other solution for my dilemma?
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Jackson on -
I am really not sure what your graphics look like, but there are a lot of options for minimal weeding. There are a couple of printable materials that are REALLY EASY to weed (quick print) that if you are doing full color, the weeding will be minimal. Same with reflective and glitter print material. Do you do a lot of full color logos or single colors, where the interior/letters would need to be weeded?
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