youngjim23

I was wondering how much do you need to start a screen printing company. I have about 3500 what do you guys think is that enough?

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out da box

That's plenty. You'll spend 10 times that eventually, but that's a really good start. I started with 500.00 and some old equipment.

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kla10

out da box How long did it take you to grow from a $500 start up co. to where you are today?

 

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thutch15

Same here...I started for less than $600. That was a 1 color press, lots of ink, and all the extras I needed. I got lucky and fell into a great job before I even bought the stuff.

 

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jerry23774

You could build a 1 color press with a $40 Aluminum screen and spending about $100 on wood. Plus $15 for a quart of black ink, and $5-20 depending on the size of the squeegee. Output can be done at Kinko's with velum paper. That's about as barebones of a start up I can think of.
Now if you have the clients and have great credit, you can purchase a 8 color automatic with all the essentials for about $40k.

 

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Solmu

Screenprinting is definitely something where you fit the shop to the budget. You could start (with difficulty) with a few hundred, a few thousand is better, ten thousand plus is better still. You just buy what you can afford and get by. $3500 is a decent amount. If you're careful about what you buy, it'll go a good distance.

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out da box

It's been 6yrs for us. Good thing is I was already familiar with the game and I got a 2000.00 family reunion order first week.

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