T-Shirt Forums - View Single Post - Best Method for 2 color on black T-shirt + equipment recommendations

Rodney · September 6th, 2007

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	1. Can anyone recommend a good heat transfer machine that does the job, is easy to use, and in the low price range ($500 area)?

You could probably find a brand name heat press new or used for around that area: 5 Tips: How to select which heat press to buy?

Probably a 15 x 15 (or around that size) would work for what you need.

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	2. What would be the best option as far as ordering custom transfers from another company goes, when it comes to the different inks/processes? (Taking into consideration 2-color on Black)

Just call up a few of the companies that do "plastisol transfers" and ask them for quotes and maybe some samples.
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	3. Most companies have minimum orders on the custom transfers, are there any that can do a 1-5 at a reasonable price?

You said that you were looking to do orders of 20 or so at a time. That's a good size order to start with.

It's all about quantity. So you won't get 1 anywhere for a "reasonable price" because of the setup time it takes. But you might be able to get a minimum of 8 from a company like F&M Expressions or a minimum of 15 from a company like First Edition. The more you buy, the better your pricing will be. You can also "gang" different designs on one sheet. So you could theoretically put 5 designs (depending on size) on one jumbo sheet at F&M and then get a quantity of 8 sheets and have 8 per design ready to go.