progress on my Workhorse refurb

[screenxpress]

Cleaning the heads next. This press looked like a wookie with chipped up paint when I bought it four or five days ago.

[Shawn (EIP)]

60 stairs??? How the HE$$ did you get that work horse press up there. It weighs about 600 pounds. Just the base has to be 200. You have to spend more time getting shirts into you place then I do printing some of my orders. I feel for you. But then again my electric bill is almost as much as your rent. I still would not want 60 stairs. Its has to make you not want to do big orders. If I had to carry an order of 1000 shirts up to your place I would die.

You would be amazed at all the heavy stuff I have up here. The worst was that 500 pound paper cutter. Dryers and presses came up here in peices. The Workhorse was going to get torn apart for refurb anyhow. 600 piece order coming Friday.

[royster13]

Does your courier bring stuff up stairs?....

[Shawn (EIP)]

Does your courier bring stuff up stairs?....

Courier wont deliver to the building they throw up a UPS note on the door, I have it sent to my house or wait outside for them to show up.

[T Shirt1]

That'll be 8 or 9 cases up 60 stairs before you even start the job?  I can't even begin to imagine that.  Sounds like some kind of training in an old Van Damme flick or maybe Karate Kid.  Cases up - cases down, cases up - cases down.  I applaud your determination.

[Shawn (EIP)]

I have entertained the idea of back to being homebased , the wife wants me to but that just opens up all kinds of issues... nagging female and 3 kids going nuts. I have also thought about packing up and moving back to my home state NC (Havelock,Newbern,Cherry Point area) and set up shop there, start over again on a clean slate.

[T Shirt1]

What will be different in NC?

[Shawn (EIP)]

What will be different in NC?

mild winters for one , fewer printers , military base, beach

[T Shirt1]

May I ask what kind of custy are you after?

[Shawn (EIP)]

May I ask what kind of custy are you after?

Paying ones, it was fun doing the band circuit for awhile but it's getting old. Would like to get more colleges.

[Nation03]

I'd go down to NC. I was at my buds place on Lake Norman a few months ago, beautiful down there... and a hell of a lot cheaper then where I am now. Anything in the NYC area is absurd, hard to be a printer around here and compete on a national basis with people down south since their overhead is so much lower. Local market aint to bad though... people will pay for convenience at least, my goal is to make my way into the contract/wholesale market though... so relocation might be necessary.

[mk162]

Shawn, I sound like a broken record.  GO TALK TO SAM!!!  Here is somebody offering you FREE advice and you ignore it.  You wonder why things aren't improving and you don't go out and make them better.

I agree, first off I would not hike up 2 flights of stairs, secondly, I wouldn't feel comfortable in that building.  So you are alienating a huge sector of the public.  Maybe the OWS crowd would feel fine there, it sounds like showers and being an contributor to society is optional.

[Shawn (EIP)]

I think I'm through with this thread. When I get all the heads cleaned and the side clamps on I'll post a pic. Putting it to good use this weekend on that 600 order, I have a friend printing on the Jennings I'll be printing the Workhorse while the wife works the dryer. My 600 piece (this is the one I won the bid on) turned into a front and back , charged a buck extra for the backs , extra 600 bucks cha ching! Goal is to knock this out in one day. The extra press paid for easily in one job.

I appresh all the help, I need a kick in the nards once in awhile... I'm looking for a new space. Now here's a  topic  store front VS warehouse space.

[mk162]

I would have that done in 2 hours on an auto with 2 other people.

Congrats on the order, now sell some more and get an auto....and go see sam.

[royster13]

Shawn do you offer Zorrel shirts?......Right now In Canada they are over 1.00 less than Gildan 2000s (S-XL) and over 2.00 less for 2XL..They ship from Kansas City and freight is free over U$@225.00....