"why not try and get a mobile vinyl shop? Getting into aircraft industries will be an even bigger hit for business... or you can hobby shops where you can provide detailing of aircrafts, cars and boats?"
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Time is money
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ken Wagner Oct 8, 2010. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Storing graphics
Started this discussion. Last reply by Butch Sep 27, 2010. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Pictures Printing with Versa Camm
Started this discussion. Last reply by Candy Mattingly Sep 6, 2010. 19 Replies 0 Likes
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Candy Mattingly posted a status"Its been awhile! Is there a way to change the font size on printing The Job Property Label? The one that prints now is to small!"
Doug Jones replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion SETTING UP SHOP AT A FAIR"We do events. Our specialty is racing. Road racing cars, road racing motorcycles, and motocross. We get to spend most every weekend at the local track, April thur Oct for these.
We have a to small cargo trailer with a GX24, sublimation…"
Candy Mattingly replied to Joseph Tovar's discussion Coat of Arms, Family Crest Vector Images"This is great I have never see my family crest. Thanks it made my morning. I have looked for family history and never found anything. So this is something! Thanks for the post!"
Ken Wagner replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"I argue this very point with my designer employee almost weekly. She spends way too much time designing the job until she feels it looks right to her. I've told her she is not the customer and most customers would be just as pleased with a…"
irving donaldson replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"Great thanks for your thought process and what I consider lessons learned - it will definitely fill in the gaps."
Candy Mattingly replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"Thanks for EVERYBODYS feed back! I am sure I had interuprtions though out the job. I really like the sheet John put up on the site. I want to use it to see where and if I am lossing time. The job paid roughly $1200.00, but I don't get to figure…"
John Brehm replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"To quote Butch " Time is easily lost ". I keep this form next to me when working on a large or unusual job. That way if a custemer comes in or the phone rings, I put down the finish time and start when I get back.This way I know exactly…"
irving donaldson replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"John I looked at your sheet and it is a great recap. Is it possible to walk us through how you use it to help you - thanks - I understand the filling in the blanks but more on your thought process and your post analysis to help you with future jobs."
John Brehm replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"I attached a form I made up to help me. I use it for new large jobs. It comes in handy when the client comes back a year later wanting the same thing. I can see what it cost then and go from there. It also helps for similar jobs."
irving donaldson replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"I agree completely with Butch and Joe's approach. It seems in our business we are usually happy to cover our expensives. The important thing is to figure how much you are worth an hour and once you subtract out your real expenses then you can…"
Joseph Tovar replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"Hi Candy,
I guess one question I have is, how much did the job pay? If you minus your material and divide your time into your profit, was it worth it? For example..lets say all your materials were about $7.00/ea and you sold the sweaters for…"
Butch replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Time is money"16 hours seems a little excessive, but did you work straight thru, answer the phone, take lunch? Time is easily lost and you think you've spent a long time on something when actually you haven't. Design, cutting weeding, printing weeding…"
Candy Mattingly posted a discussionTime is money
My question is how long should a job take. We all know time is money, so I am a little worryed that jobs are taking to long to produce. So I had 70 sweatshits with a name down the sleeve. A helment with a number in the helmet on the other sleeve. Both cut out of thermal film. A logo on the front that is print and cut out of vivid print. This job took me 16+ hours. So how long would it take ever one else? Thanks -Candy
Butch replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Storing graphics"cut a piece of mask long enough cover your graphic and to fold 1/2 "over 2 opposite edges of carrier, squeege down then staple or paper clip four sides ( i prefer clips, easier to work with) when you get ready to use the graphic remove the…"
Candy Mattingly replied to Candy Mattingly's discussion Storing graphics"When I have printed stuff: I mask it and leave it upside down for the next weekend to use. I normal leave it out on my table. When I come in the next weeked to start that job. I notice its curling away. Not a lot, but over time I think the prints…"
Comment Wall (9 comments)
- At 12:43pm on October 8, 2009,
peggy dwyer said… - This is my 4 year old Yorkie named Teddy - the love of my life <3
- At 11:52am on October 8, 2009,
Kayla* said… - His name is Frodo Bee and he just turned 1 in september. He is a wonderful little pug!!!! They are great.
- At 6:19am on August 26, 2009,
Steven Jackson said… - Nice new pictures Candy! Could you put a description with them saying what materials you used? I really like the hockey jersey and the hoodie sweatshirt!
- At 7:00pm on July 28, 2009,
Greg Peckham said… - Did I see the you attended the Versacamm course with Steven Jackson?
- At 11:21pm on June 28, 2009, Greg Peckham said…
- thanks for the advice... i got the outline to work and I'm printing like a pro!
- At 3:16pm on June 24, 2009, Greg Peckham said…
- Sounds like we have a lot in common... I got my sporting goods start at a PIAS in Laurel, MD while in college. I am using CorelDraw X4, Smartdesigner X4, and DecoStudio. Its quite a learning curve getting all 3 at one time! Currently I have a logo for hockey camp jerseys that I want to print on the Versacamm, I am running into problems putting a cutline around it in CorelDraw.
- At 2:20pm on June 24, 2009, Greg Peckham said…
- Candy,
I just purchased a Versacamm SP300v and GX-24, looking to do most of my team apparel in-house instead of outsourcing all of it. So far the learning curve on the graphics end of it is kickin my butt! My biggest issue has been creating cut lines on CorelDrawX4.
- At 6:36pm on May 20, 2009, Steven Jackson said…
- Right now there are for the first day and 4 for the second. It can change between now and then though.
- At 4:00pm on May 20, 2009, Steven Jackson said…
- Candy,
Welcome to Garmentua! I hope that you find some useful information in one of our forums or on one of the blogs. Please let me know if there are any questions that I can help answer for you.
Thanks for joining our community!
~Steven
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