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Offline AAMike

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printing across the back and shoulders
« on: August 23, 2016, 04:11:15 PM »
What alternatives are there to printing across the top of the back and onto the sleeves besides the action engineering all over board with swinging sleeves?

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Offline tonypep

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2016, 05:55:00 PM »
No other way that have encountered other than table printing which is sketchy at best

Offline Rob Coleman

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2016, 09:38:59 PM »
Mike:  I have seen a printer that used cardboard cutouts that were inserted into each garment.  The garments were adhered to the forms which in turn were adhered to oversize pallets, so every other print head was used.  The entire form was run down the dryer belt and removed at the end.  Rinse and repeat.

Labor intensive, and I am not totally sure how they kept the forms with the garment on it from moving around on the pallet.


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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2016, 11:54:48 PM »
Is cutting a [set of] DIY pallets from melamine an option? If it was me, that's an idea I'd entertain. I'd cut the shape to allow loading the bottom of the shirt from one side, then tucking around to fit both sleeves on - short & wide. (Would work with our manual.)

If you've got multiple colors going over seams, though... I just try to avoid that kind of thing!  ::)
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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2016, 09:09:57 AM »
WARNING THIS WILL DRIVE YOU NUTS........
AND MAKE YOU WISH YOU NEVER TOOK THE JOB.....
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Offline AAMike

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2016, 09:48:03 AM »
Does anyone have a contract printer that can do these?

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2016, 10:15:30 AM »
WARNING THIS WILL DRIVE YOU NUTS........


shape and make a pallet from Melamine coated MDF and attach the pallet to your press. It's much easier that way.
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Offline kingscreen

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2016, 12:08:48 PM »
We have the Action Engineering platens for this.  Shoot me an email.  info@kingscreen.com
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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2016, 12:18:24 PM »
I've got some custom made pallets just for this, I posted some pic's of it somewhere on here, works great

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2016, 01:03:37 PM »
I was quoting this with heat applied vinyl the other day, still labor intensive, but the quote was for $43.00 each... haven't heard back yet, but the school isn't back yet, so we'll see.

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2016, 01:11:06 PM »
this thread reminded me that we have an order for these coming up.. ordered a pallet from Action last night to run on our manual press.


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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2016, 11:07:04 PM »
1 color, no seams? (the pic shows drop sleeves, so that makes it easier.) It seems to me if these are the shirts, you don't even need an odd shaped pallet - just a short, wide rectangle. And room on a manual press to use a screen sideways. I think the trickiest part would be the flash - maybe flash one side, then the other. It would be a bit labor intensive, but you'd charge for that.

I'm just musing here; personally, I kind of enjoy the challenge of trying to do something outside of our norm. But if you don't want the hassle, I certainly understand. It quite likely makes more business sense to sub it out, especially if you're busy.

(Darryl, if you find the link, I'd love to see those pallets.)
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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2016, 05:21:50 PM »
Does anyone have a contract printer that can do these?

dave at spreading ink does those very good
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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2016, 05:09:26 PM »
I've got some custom made pallets just for this, I posted some pic's of it somewhere on here, works great

darryl
And I might add works great.... little effort needed but works great

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Re: printing across the back and shoulders
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2016, 05:21:27 PM »
boxercraft will print them for you.
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