[breezy33]

What is the average price of a six color station machine?? or what should be the minimum price ill expect to pay?

 

[pukingdeserthobo]

name brand, non name brand, used , new?

 

[breezy33]

im thinking about a new one

 

[NeroInferno]

try to check Anatol, mod. Violet, 6 colours 6 stations.

The Violet is made in 2 versions: the E-Series (cheap and light) and the Heavy Duty Series (expensive and heavy).

The E-seris is sold JUST in the USA.

Fabio

 

[jmlampert23]

well i just bought a new M & R sidewinder series R with a 6 color 4 station and it was just about $6000.00 and i had to buy different size boards for different types of printing so that was about another $500.00 some presses are cheaper but that are probably no name brands.

 

[Tj Ryonet Tech]

Check out the Riley Hopkins 6/4. You can usually find it for under $3000

 

[InterStreme]

I have one of the Riley Hopkins 6/4 presses. Very nice press.

 

[ffokazak]

Why not used?

I got a m+r Chameleon taht was about a year old for 3000$

There is no comparison in quality between the chameleon and the Hopkins presses, in my opinion.

And if a brand new hopkins costs 3 gs, I would wait for a used press.

My 2 c

 

[InterStreme]

What do you like better about the M&R? I've never printed with one yet.

 

[WearMagic]

We have one of those Chameleons it is a very well designed press holds great registration, and can also hold our auto screens too.

 

[InterStreme]

How do you guys feel about joystick vs. standard micro-registration?

 

[ffokazak]

M&R builds presses incredibly well.

My Dad designs industrial sawmill machinery, and when he took a look at my press, he was amazed. Small details like machining a face of a part that doesn't need to be perfectly square, sum up the quality of their presses.

Everything is pin registered as well, so if you move it, it goes back together in exactly the same way it should be.

Heavy as hell, but the Cadillac of presses.

 

[eaglesofttees]

I have a 6/6 for sale from Kodiak

 

[breezy33]

so is riley hpkins press good for like affliction type designs?? or jus in general

 

[InterStreme]

Well, that gets a little tricky. Affliction has a lot of All-Over designs. All-Over designs with a Riley Hopkins 6/6 press would be extremely hard, if not impossible. I have made some really large custom pallets and printed with some large screens on my Riley Hopkins...but its tricky. A 6/6 Riley Hopkins can only hold 2 really big screens.

You will really want to research Micro-Registration before buying a press. Micro-registration is a must for multi color designs. FYI - the Riley Hopkins 6/6 comes with joystick micro-registration. Some people don't like the joystick registration. I'd suggest trying out standard and joystick registration before you buy. You can get the Riley Hopkins with standard registration but I believe it's an extra fee.

 

[TshirtGuru]

When we first started, I bought a used 6 color 4 station micro reg side clamps Rototex press from a man who had a nasty divorce for $800. The press is solid and built pretty well. I would say the specific press I have was built around 1990?

I also bought two used 1990 8 color 8 station hopkins press with micros and side clamps, 16 newman roller frames, two 24" x 36" flash dryers, for $4,000.

Basically, if you look around, you will find a lot of deals out there. I would buy used if you can, especially on a manual press. You will get more value for your money.

 

[tim209]

ive got a national 6 color 4 station im looking to sale...plus more, inks, flash dryer, 30-40 screens well everything ive got...
But im in CA central valley

 

[breezy33]

do these machines have any type of limits to production. because i want my shirts to be sold in stores like official shirts...or does that depend on the ink you buy...im a novice

 

[jmlampert23]

you are not going to buy a press and right off the start print store quality goods. that takes years of practice. if you are looking to do that i would suggest finding a shop that you can source your printing out to

 

[breezy33]

but is it possible?