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Offline Binkspot

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2014, 08:12:41 AM »
Wow talk about tight.

I would just move the heat press and emb to the load station of the press so the loader/unloader can run them while printing.

So all your goods need to go through the office to get to the shop?


Offline Gilligan

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2014, 10:04:38 AM »
Wow talk about tight.

I would just move the heat press and emb to the load station of the press so the loader/unloader can run them while printing.

So all your goods need to go through the office to get to the shop?

Lol, I'll run that by him. ;)

Yep, only have two doors, one is through the show room, the other is on the other side through my computer "lobby", which then has to go through the show room... Well, technically it could now go through the hall, through the workbench/exposure area and through that new hole on the wall. ;)

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2014, 10:30:00 AM »
Where we started looked like that. 24x24 detached garage in my backyard 10c auto, 6c manual, 11ft dyer and compressor. Washout, exposue was in the basement of my house which meant carrying everything up and down all day. At the end it consumed everything. Bedrooms, kitchen, living room, front garage. Yeah, my wife eventually freaked out on me. But we're still married!

Offline Gilligan

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2014, 08:21:35 PM »
Progress... things moved and some mess cleaned up... still lots of work progress.






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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2014, 08:25:50 PM »
See the blue tape on the floor? That's where the edge of the auto will be. :-)

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2014, 11:21:52 PM »
your installer is going to freak when he walks into your shop :)

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #21 on: September 11, 2014, 01:02:00 AM »
I can't wait to see the final layout! Oh, good place for those Newman Constant Force squeegees  ;D

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2014, 05:12:32 AM »
I can't wait to see the final layout! Oh, good place for those Newman Constant Force squeegees  ;D

Sonofabitch!  J/k

They work when used with high tension screens.

Yeah Jason, I'm thinking we should film a reaction video. :D

Offline Doug S

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #23 on: September 11, 2014, 09:54:26 AM »
I used to think we were operating with limited space until I looked at that pic. 
It's not a job if you love doing it.

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2014, 11:28:20 AM »
I think of a print shop in Japan when I see those pics.  I could be incredibly efficient if you can arrange things the right way.  Imagine not having to move far for anything at any time, could save lots of time really. 
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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #25 on: September 11, 2014, 02:17:14 PM »
Like NKOTB said, step by step!

Truck arrived a day early!



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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #26 on: September 11, 2014, 02:18:49 PM »
Other half is in connex box... driver thought we could unload by hand since we didn't have a forklift!

Neighbors were very cool and drove down here and unloaded it for us.  Cheapest burgers I ever bought!

Offline royster13

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2014, 02:20:42 PM »
What is that?

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2014, 02:25:28 PM »
Nice!

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Re: Growth of a small shop
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2014, 02:32:09 PM »