How long should printing the actual shirts take?

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ollytees

Discussion Starter · Oct 13, 2008 (Edited)

I have an order of 22 shirts (it's my first one). After much trial and error with emulsion, I managed to get the 3 silk screen designs. Two for the back (same logo, 2 colors), and 1 for the front (large font for the top right of the shirt if you are facing the shirt).

I have the paints ready to go, as well as the "pizza oven" - the long oven-like machine to heat the shirts.

Also, the pizza oven, upon testing a few times, has made the fuse in my basement go - has this happened to anyone else? Any advice for this?

Thanks in advanced.

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perrolocodesigns

· #2 · Oct 13, 2008

On your first order, I'd allow about 3 hours to do the printing. It may take you a little bit to register the two color image on the back. The fronts wont take all that long.

With a few month's experience, you'll be down to about an hour or less to print those.

BTW....it's Ink, not paint & you have a convection dryer not a pizza oven. (You really should get an electrician to correct the circuit breaker problem)

Good luck and keep busy. You'll learn something new every day for at least the next 75 years.

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Rico Menor

· #3 · Oct 13, 2008

It depends on your pritnting set up. Is it multi color station and platen? If its multiple station then maybe an hour or so per side for your fist time.

As for teh pizza oven, you are drawign too much current for the fuse. you might have to have a dedicated outlet installed for it or limit the items used in the basement.

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wormil

· #4 · Oct 13, 2008

They are usually called inks rather than paint and the pizza oven is called a conveyor dryer.

Your dryer is blowing fuses because its pulling more power than the circuit can handle. Do yourself a big favor and call an electrician before you burn your house down.

In the beginning focus on good technique, speed will come with practice.

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n.signia

· #5 · Oct 13, 2008

wormil said:
They are usually called inks rather than paint and the pizza oven is called a conveyor dryer.

Your dryer is blowing fuses because its pulling more power than the circuit can handle. Do yourself a big favor and call an electrician before you burn your house down.

AGREED

(and well said!)

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charles95405

· #6 · Oct 13, 2008

absolutely call an electrian...get a dedicated circuit and make sure the amps are correct...a dedicated circuit of 15 amps might not work...you could use a shared circuit IF you made sure another device/light ...etc was not using the circuit at the same time...flucuations of amps will cause the circuit to 'blow'

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