"We used to always start at 65 (per our dealer's recommendation), but now find that 50 works just fine on most standard vinyls."
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Double sided window decal
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roland R. Irish III Jan 3, 2011. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Changes to Quick Print?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Hirata Nov 18, 2010. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Corel Help
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis Dunning Sep 28, 2010. 20 Replies 0 Likes
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Kevin Hirata replied to David and Sue Worrell's discussion coral font list"David,
I agree with Irv and Butch, be a little cautious when dealing with picky customers. Too many choices can bog the process down and lead to frustration on the part of both parties. If I sense that a customer is going to…"
Kevin Hirata replied to Donna hardiman's discussion 100% polypropylene bags"If it's a one color design you may want to consider screen printing it.
We just finished screening 100 polypropylene bags. You have to use a special ink which is made for nylon, along with a bonding agent. Cure the bags under…"
Kevin Hirata replied to SMR Digital Creations's discussion Stickers"We use Seramark for wallgraphics. The only problem I have with the material is that it's a little thin, so if you're applying it to a heavily textured wall, some of texture may show through.
For decals and bumper stickers, we…"
Kevin Hirata replied to Larry Turner's discussion DTG Feed Back"As Ray noted, DTG printers like it best when they run all day. The key is to keep the ink flowing to avoid clogging. If you do not see yourself using a DTG printer more than at least 3 times a week, it would probably be best if you…"
Kevin Hirata replied to Joseph Tovar's discussion What's the best way to apply a decal to coroplast?"Joe, We use the Big Squeegee.
http://www.bigsqueegee.com/snowden.htm"
Kevin Hirata replied to Jim Ashby's discussion T-Shirt Rookie"Jim, as others have noted, it not really necessary to thread the garment over the platen. For me though, I'm somewhat paranoid about pressing over seams and hems, and I like to have my press area as smooth and even as possible. I…"
Kevin Hirata replied to Jim Ashby's discussion T-Shirt Rookie"Jim, As you can see from the responses, everyone has their own method of determining the placement of a transfer. There is no hard fast rule. A lot of times your design wiil dictate placement. For example, the center of…"
Kevin Hirata replied to Butch's discussion What happened to the old format for the home page?"Whewww, thought I was going crazy. Glad to see I wasn't the only one experiencing the problem."
Kevin Hirata replied to Larry Turner's discussion Problems with Crop Marks"Larry, Sorry to hear you're having problems. Here's my 2 cents.
How large are these decals you're printing/cutting? If they are large decals, and you're ganging them on one job, the weight of the vinyl could…"
Kevin Hirata replied to John's discussion Shadows not exporting"Thanks Diane. I guess that was a pretty lucky guess on my part.
You mentioned that you do color separations for screenprinters. Curious as to how you do your separations. I just purchased Separation Studio by Freehand…"
Kevin Hirata replied to John's discussion Shadows not exporting"Diane,
So it's like taking a design with many different elements (color layers/channels, transparencies, gradients, etc) and taking a picture of it. The resulting photo (or flattened image) is now just a single element, but it is…"
Kevin Hirata replied to John's discussion Shadows not exporting"Steven,
I've heard the term "flattening the image" used a lot when referring to Corel. What does this mean?"
Kevin Hirata replied to Joseph Tovar's discussion ISS Long Beach 2011 Anyone going? PPAI Las Vegas"I'm waitlisted for the dinner:("
Roland R. Irish III replied to Kevin Hirata's discussion Double sided window decal"If you have to do a lot of them, much cheaper to sub it out to someone that can print a white layer.
Large quantities, I use Discount Labels.
I've done door pane panels (in cut vinyl) by cutting the lettering for one side, applying it, with…"
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- Hometown: Please include City & State
- Honolulu, HI
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- Screen Printing, Promotional Company
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- Owner
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- http://www.inkit-promotions.com
- Type of Printer/Cutter if owned:
- Versacamm SP300, Roland GX-24
- Type of Heat Press if owned:
- Phoenix Phire, Hotronix Fusion
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Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 10:21am on October 22, 2010,
Michele Schampers said… - Thanks Kevin! We are very excited to add the Versacamm to our embroidery/screen print business. We are purchasing it either today through a local dealer or on Monday through Imprintables.
Michele
- At 4:05pm on October 16, 2010, Erick Almodovar said…
- tHANK HEY IM LOOKING TO BUY ANOTHER VERSACAMM 540I IN CHINA THAT MACHINES ARE GOOD OR IS A TOY
- At 9:23am on October 5, 2010, Tammy Cole said…
- Thank you. This is a new world to me. I love sites like these to get help through the learning curve I will be going through.
- At 10:01am on July 13, 2010, Don Treadwell said…
- Thank you for the welcome. I am looking forward to getting and attempting to give some insightful information. Thanks again. Don T
- At 9:15pm on June 4, 2010, Michele Heffern said…
- Thankyou for the welcome Kevin. I am on a learning curve yet, so I check in everyday. Other peoples questions and comments are helpful too. I work at Seaglass Logo wear, so I will be at most of Steve's trainings...he does a great job!
Michele
- At 4:37pm on June 4, 2010,
JD said… - Kevin,
Thank you for your help.
JD
- At 2:39pm on June 4, 2010, JD said…
- Kevin,
Thanks - I was thinking about the cut first idea... I will give it a try.
Please tell me more about the crop marks feature - is this in VersaWorks? Is there a video that covers this?
JD
- At 1:48pm on June 4, 2010,
Jane Wiciak said… - vp540
- At 1:40pm on June 4, 2010, Marsha L said…
- Hi,
I am seriously considering a Versacamm. I am unsure on which model to purchase. I'm leaning toward a VP300i.
I have read several of the comments on this site and have reviewed Roland's site as well.
Questions:
optional media take-up system - Is this used often. What is the approx. cost?
There are six different colors of ink available from Imprintables, but it looks like only four colors of ink are used in the machine. Please explain.
From one of the posts, the adjustable head is only available on the 540. What is the adjustable head used for and how often? Is it worth the extra $?
I have been watching the webinars that greatgarmentgraphics host. They have mentioned screen print transfers from Transfer Express. Can these screen print transfers be printed on a versacamm?
After reviewing several of the photos, the printed vinyl appears very shiny. Which materials could be used that are not shiny?
Thanks,
Marsha
- At 1:21pm on June 4, 2010, JD said…
- Hi Kevin,
I have some questions... First, I am missing a step... I want to print and cut on the ink using Solutions Metallic. After I print, I need to let the ink dry for 4 - 6 hours before cut. The VersaCAMM has a delay option for up to 60 minutes, so that's not going to work. Do I need to use registration marks? If so, how do I do this? I am using Illustrator CS4 and VersaWorks.
All the videos I have seen, skip this step. Is there a video showing the whole process?
Thank you,
JD
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