Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
So we get a call from a screen printer wanting us to do some Digital printing for them.....1000 white shirts....... One color black print...........Ready.......1000 different QR codes, one for each shirt, full front!
Was that 160pc run on darks I hope? I can do 160 lights in 3 hours on the Brother.I love DTG. I make more on that than anything else. The margins are awesome. I get more jobs from it because when customers HAVE to have a ton of colors on few shirts, it's hands down the easiest way to go.
I wouldn't bet too much on the consumables aspect. What do you pay for ink? With the larger carts, I average around $.40 per print in ink. I also don't have to use paper either.I don't trim anything, ever, no need to. So your consumables might be a little cheaper, but I would finish a full chest print on 36 pcs before your inkjet would even have the job output. I print at a rate of about 1 shirt every 45-50 seconds on a 12x12(roughly) print.