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I am wanting to begin doing some screenprinting. I have looked at the press a print and found some great deals on used equipment which is great with my limited budget. My question is, are there other places to get supplies (ex. pads for pad printer) other than from press a print. I called press a print and they said they would not send me ANYTHING unless I paid $10,000 to become a member. I am not willing to pay that kind of money to be a member with a company to buy supplies for a "non-commercial" (has limited capabilities) piece of equipment. Should I just stay away from anything with the press a print name on it?

 

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13Graphics

I don't have any personal experience with it, but the stuff I've read on here all sounds like what you've said.

To be honest the press-a-print looks like a complete waste of money to me. For $10,000 you could buy a quality press, flash dryer, conveyor, exposure unit, screens, and supplies. Then you would be setup to do multi colored prints quickly, and do 6-8 dozen shirts an hour (conservatively).

With the press a print you have to change screens to change colors, then cure with a flash dryer. I cure with a flash dryer, and it's slow. I can deal with that for now, but I couldn't deal with changing screens all the time. If I wanted to do that I'd built something myself.

The only good thing I see about the press-a-print is that you can hide it in a closet when you're done. That's the only good thing though.


just my 2¢

 

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charles95405

I was a Press A Print customer...do not waste your money...not only will you not get support but the equipment is barely above hobbyist level. You do have to change the screen for each color but that is not the issue...you can go to most any other screen printing company and get better equipment for less. I have the PAP pad printer and it is just an outdated door stop..

Just be aware that if you are going to screen print at home, you may encounter some legal issues with the local government for permission and also for disposal of inks, cleaners etc..be sure you can operate legally before leaping

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