Is it worth it to buy a 4 color 1 station screen printing station, rather than have a "ghetto" 1 color table rig at home? Are the prints more likely to come out looking better? Is it worth the $300.? Is it faster, more efficient, and more consistant for wanting to start a shirt business? Does anybody know the pros of these stations? Please fill me in on what you guys think about this?
it depends. do you anly do one color, and if you do two think how much easier it would be to to both at the same time instead of setting it up twice. IMO
I'm only doing one color right now, but I plan to do more. I'm just looking for something that is more consistant, prints better, and will work awesome as long as my technique is sound.
WELL THAN i think getting a four color will be good for you because wiyh one color you limit your self. i am in the same situation except deciding if i need a 6 color instead of a four. but it seems a lot of people do just fine with 1 to 3 color jobs
Awesome. My biggest concern really is not how many colors it does, maybe that will be later. What I'm worried about, is whetheror not one of these stations will help make the process more reliable and with more consistant prints. Basically I'm wondering if the setup you have or the technique you have is more important? If your setup is very solid, holds the shirt in place, screen is above the shirt at the right height, will all you need to get down is your squeegee inking and swiping technique? I'd like to be at a point where almost every print is perfect instead of the opposite. My table setup is pretty "ghetto" right now, and I think that's whats making the prints mess up, not my technique. I'm wondering if anybody has gone from like a table top setup to a real screenprinting station and had drastic result differences?
Yeah, it's from www.logossp.com/ and it's the $350. one. It's not very expensive, but I don't have a lot to spend. I'm buying it because I got frustrated with my "ghetto" rig. Can you look at it and tell me what you think?
with these kinds i noticed they dont have adjustments f to make registration moves. you pretty much have to loosen up the screen and wiggle it around until you get it registered but it should hold once it is set up. the reason why i havent bought mine yet because everyone was telling me to get one with the micro registration but if you dont have the money, you got to start somewhere. by the why i looked at several sites and this were i probably going to get mine from.
im still a newbe i havnt been doing that much i use the equipment at the college were i take classes. i got my money together so know im just deciding on which one i accually want to buy. im pretty sure some more people will chime in later and give there advise.
It sounds like you are more concerned about quality printing than whether it is a 1 or 4 station setup?
If that is the case, even a 1 station press will probably help you out. They are certainly much cheaper. It just depends how soon you plan on getting into more than 1 color. If it's soon, then it makes sense to purchase the 4 station. But if it is just a future dream to do multi-color, you would probably do better than your ghetto setup even with a 1 station.
Great advice. Thanks. I'm getting the 4 color just in case for down the road, but I really just want to be able to make consistant prints without wasting shirts from messups.
Yeah, it's from www.logossp.com/ and it's the $350. one. It's not very expensive, but I don't have a lot to spend. I'm buying it because I got frustrated with my "ghetto" rig. Can you look at it and tell me what you think?
I have the same press you're looking at. It works just fine. Registration is tight and consistent. Micro registration would be nice, but the same results can be achieved on this press, it just takes a little longer. You have to check your registration marks, tighten, recheck...and repeat if it's not dead nuts. If you're printing one color, registration shouldn't be an issue anyway.
4 color 1 station help!!!! 
