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envy420 · July 19th, 2008

wuts up everyone, I have been thinkin of starting my own tshirt business and was gonna go with a Heat press and transfers, could anyone recommend to where I can get a good quality Heat press machine? and where does everyone buy their transfers and blanks t's?

mattschoch · July 19th, 2008

if you want a legit business i recommend screen printing.
transfers are ok for small orders, but not near as nice of quality as screen printing

deniseg · July 19th, 2008

welcome to forums

That's ok Matt if you have the room but not everyone does,also if u r just starting out T/P is cheaper as all u need is a printer,paper,

the heat press you would need for any method you choose.
you have to decide what kind of printing u want to do,Inkjet,Laser,Sublimation.
there is a lot of info on the forums look up the keyword tags and read up about it before you buy a printer there are pro's and con's with them all and only you will know what suits your budget and space

If you get stuck ask us and someone here will be able to help

there are a lot of Vendors listed on the left hand side and they give a discount for t-shirt members

R1Lover · July 20th, 2008

You can use plasticol transfers and end up with just as nice of shirts....

Peanutz · July 20th, 2008

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Originally Posted by mattschoch


	if you want a legit business i recommend screen printing. transfers are ok for small orders, but not near as nice of quality as screen printing

Although I agree that screen printed shirts are of a higher overall quality than transfered shirts, both have their pros and cons. You can do things with a heat press that you can't do (affordably anyway) with screenprinting - and vice versa. It's the ongoing debate of what's the best, most cost effective, highest quality, quickest, and professional way to decorate apparel and other tangible goods.

Screenprinting is a artform to some degree. Anyone can do it, but not anyone can do it well.

You can teach a monkey to heatpress a design onto a t-shirt. It's a great way to start and see what works for you. Very easy to learn, somewhat easy to master, not to expensive to start and easy to make money doing. No screen washing, reclaiming, bulk ink orders and storage, large equipment, dryer purchases, etc. You can start making money the day you get your equipment and make customers happy with their personalized 1 piece orders.