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Originally Posted by AustinJeff |  | | | | | | | | | 1) I'm going to order wholesale shirt catalogs next week, but in the meantime, what can I expect for a price range for organic cotton shirts ordered in quantities of 100-200? | |  | |  | |
$4-6
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Originally Posted by AustinJeff | | | | | | | | | | 2) Regarding the screens I was given: They are quite old (dated between 1977 and 1982.) They seem to be in very good shape. Do you think I will be able to reclaim them and use them? | | | | | | |
I don't like your chances, but it's worth a try. Being that old the tension will presumably have deteriorated over the years, and the stencil may be locked in by now. I've reclaimed screens that were (as far as I know) about ten years old without a problem. Thirty seems like it would be really pushing it, but I don't have a frame of reference.
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Originally Posted by AustinJeff | | | | | | | | | | If not, is it worth it to get them rescreened (they are wooden) or try to rescreen them myself? Or should I just get some new (aluminum?) screens? | | | | | | |
If you want practice screens and screens for basic one colour jobs, a staple gun and a roll of mesh would probably be a worthwhile investment. But otherwise, if you can't reclaim them you're probably better off buying aluminium screens.
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Originally Posted by AustinJeff | | | | | | | | | | 3) A couple of the screens have some cool designs for businesses that are long-since defunct (a Corvette salvage yard, for example) that I would like to print for practice before I burn my own screens. Will they still work after 25+ years? | | | | | | |
The mesh might be blocked up, or the emulsion may have deteriorated. But they may have held up - there's one way to find out. Ten year old screens I've used to print - older I haven't tried. I'd give it a try if I had some.
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Originally Posted by AustinJeff | | | | | | | | | | Would it be a copyright violation to sell the shirts I print? | | | | | | |
Almost certainly. If there's anything particularly cool you could use it as the starting point for inspiration though.
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Originally Posted by AustinJeff | | | | | | | | | | Curing water-based inks | | | | | | |
Cheapest way would be a heat press, or an air catalyst.