Iron On Transfers?

[ericheartsu]

Does anyone know of a place that does high quality high volume iron on transfers?

i have an artist client that wants to make a couple thousand!

[royster13]

I use F&M Expressions and Transfer Express.....

[Frog]

http://www.acetransco.com/index.php

[blue moon]

Does anyone know of a place that does high quality high volume iron on transfers?

i have an artist client that wants to make a couple thousand!

actual hand held iron or a heat press? Both above seem to be dealing in the transfers requiring the presses. Do they make the iron on transfers too?

pierre

[Frog]

I took the term "iron on" being used much as the general public uses it, even if we use an industrial heat press. Besides, all plastisol transfers can be applied with a hand iron, but results may vary.

[ericheartsu]

Yup, client wants actual "IRON ON" transfers. No one seems to make them. everyone clearly stated online and on the phone, the transfers they make are for use with an industrial heat press only.

[Frog]

You could easily experiment with your own settings and make recommendations, with an included disclaimer.

This is one of the problems with the term "iron-on" being thrown about so much over the years.
Some folks take it too literally.

I will repeat though, that many plastisol transfers can be applied successfully with a hand iron. The smaller, the better.

[ericheartsu]

i don't know the exact size, but i'm pretty sure it's going to be roughly 6"x6", which might be a bit to big for a conventional iron. and client wants 3k of them, so if they don't work, i'd hate to disappoint him.

[Frog]

most of the commercial transfer printing companies will send samples. My suggestion is to try and get a sample of a similar product, and try and press some yourself. You could then, print and include your own suggested application instructions with the disclaimer that results can vary.
It wouldn't hurt to try to talk to a tech either, explaining that you understand their recommendations, but would also like some real-world advice. (Don't expect much from a mere order taker)

With a hand iron, consistent pressure and heat over the entire area is the possible problem, so some folks will do better than others. That's why the commercial folks are loathe to recommend this method.

[blue moon]

just another thought here. . .

on 3k pieces, it might actually make sense to buy a heat press. A used one can be had for few hundred bucks and it might actually be cheaper to order standard transfers than something that would be iron compatible.
(as long as all the transfers would be done at one location, if they are sending them to the households, it would not work)

pierre

[ericheartsu]

just another thought here. . .

on 3k pieces, it might actually make sense to buy a heat press. A used one can be had for few hundred bucks and it might actually be cheaper to order standard transfers than something that would be iron compatible.
(as long as all the transfers would be done at one location, if they are sending them to the households, it would not work)

pierre

These are being packaged with 3K LPs, that are being mailed out to client's clients. It's a nice bonus gift to give to people buying the records, so they can make their own tshirts.

[ebscreen]

Awesome distribution idea.

Scale down the image to fit a standard size iron, do some testing
and include instructions for the best results.

If doing dark ink on light fabric I would bet that good results can be had.

[virgil427]

Try Coastal Business or pro world, I know coastal has sheets that can be used with a iron, they callit Red Grid paper

[Frog]

That's an inkjet paper that he could also do in house. Not, unfortuanely, quite as "commercial" as plastisol, but something similar to what I use myself for small runs.