"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
I am not sure why most of you folks here are so "negative"?.....Is it because you feel threatened?....While I realize most of you here think screen printing is akin to "rocket science", it is not......A motivated person with cash, intuition and desire can do exactly what Kwan is proposing to do and do it okay...For some businesses it make sense to bring stuff in house and I wish Kwan well....
Captain outsource is now telling us to bring it in? Is it backwards day or something?You ever been behind 2500 pieces due tomorrow and the effing top colors won't stop smearing Royster?That's when it becomes rocket surgery.
Brew a pot of coffee, Sit at your computer and go to the forum, and read, read, read. Take a break, and read read read some more.Many of his (unasked) questions and concerns are probably addressed here.This may give him a foundation from which to ask for some clarifications without starting at square one.
But I just found the two first posts in this thread extremely odd. Both the first post from each member, both JUST joined. Also both were written in a similar manner to the 10000 blank T-Shirt scam. Just came off to me like the old bait and switch, all to start a press manufacturer pissing contest.
-How many shirts will your average run be?-How many color prints will your average shirt be?-How many days do you plan on printing per week?-How big of a electrical service do you have?- Have you looked at dryers?-What model S.Roque are you looking at? I know you said a P10-M. But a P10-M- Amigia? YOU? ECO? A P-10, is a 8 color, it may be overkill for someone starting out, especially if you still need to buy a dryer, screens, ink, ect.
I am not sure why most of you folks here are so "negative"?.....Is it because you feel threatened?.......
1 - S.Rogue was the last brand being talked up by Arr Dubyah Beee before he was banished to the netherworld.
Quote from: Inkworks on December 09, 2013, 09:51:18 PM1 - S.Rogue was the last brand being talked up by Arr Dubyah Beee before he was banished to the netherworld.That douche has NOTHING to do with S.Roque. You are relaying on info that arr bbeeee actually said himself. Get the story from the actual S.Roque guys, it is actually kinda amusing.
Quote from: TCT on December 09, 2013, 10:07:31 PMQuote from: Inkworks on December 09, 2013, 09:51:18 PM1 - S.Rogue was the last brand being talked up by Arr Dubyah Beee before he was banished to the netherworld.That douche has NOTHING to do with S.Roque. You are relaying on info that arr bbeeee actually said himself. Get the story from the actual S.Roque guys, it is actually kinda amusing.Nope, I just said it was being talked up by him. I didn't buy-in to what was said.Anyways, apologies Kwan, from all accounts it's a good machine, but like others have alluded to, printing shirts may end up being something that is just as cheap to sub-out while you concentrate on the things that brought you the success you are enjoying. It isn't rocket science, but like many things the devil is in the details, it takes a few years to learn the first 80% of printing, and a lifetime to learn the other 20%.Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Lets say you end up finding a good deal on a dryer and compressor. With a great deal on a dryer(we are going to assume you have nat. gas available) screens, ink, compressor, electrial work and install ect.
You won't need 4 flashes, so don't let anyone talk you into that. 2 will be fine.
I would say to check CL for a compressor, you can probably use a 5hp 3 phase(you will need 3 pase for the YOU anyway) compressor for a YOU that size. You will also need a air dryer/chiller. Here is a nice one from a good company-http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catalog/item/506941/1017584.htm
If you are just going to print for yourself you don't need a huge dryer. A 36" belt dryer should handle your output fine. Ask Techsupport if they have any leads on used ones. Otherwise checkout digitsmith, that is a good resource for used equipment.
I just give you the EXTRA SHORT cliffs notes on what you will need, and there will always be more. We haven't even touched on what kinda space you have...