Joe Minns

Hello.

This is my first post.

My brother and I have been looking at getting a screen printing machine to put his designs onto t-shirts.

The Printa System keeps on coming up in our searches, but I've done some research on this forum and they don't seem to have a good rep.

Are there any particular reasons for this? I know they are pricey.

Any help would be appreiciated.

Joe

 

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TheJunkyard

Try Silk Screening Supplies .com, screen printing equipment, silk screen printing kits They have low end to higher end machines. I bought mine from them...they were helpful...solid machine. I like it.
Good luck!

 

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martinciaran

Hi Joe Welcome to the forum,
I have a Printa 770 which i find very easy to use and i havn't had any problems with it as a machine, i opted for this as floor space was a premium and figured with the exposure unit and flash cure unit all in one it would suit my need's , but in hindsight i would look for something more generic, as everything with the printa is expensive as i am in ireland i have to import my screen's from the uk at a cost of €50 per screen also if you dont use the printa products (which you wont because they are to expensive) it will take a lot of trial and error figuring out the process so as to provide a quality product. I hope your not to disheartened and the best of luck in your future
Bingo Bango

 

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Joe Minns

Cheers,

I'm based in the UK, not too far away from Dalesway who import the Printa stuff and space is at a premium, we'll be using a one car garage.

I've been on the Silk Screening Supplies web site, do they export to the UK? Has anyone done this?

 

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martinciaran

Hello again
It could be worth your while to read the book "printing t-shirts for fun and profit" it has plan's on how to make a wooden 4 color screen printing press i wish i had read it before i had started to shell out money, also it might be an option to talk to target transfers(i havnt used them yet but will soon i hope) http://www.targettransfers.com/ in the uk who will print plastisol transfers of your designs for you to use a heatpress to transfer them to t-shirts. if your only doing your own design's for sale i would look into the transfer's check out the forum here very good nearly as good as this one ha ha

 

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