Re: Where to buy Blank Shirts
Hi Ken and :welcome:
Papers:
Light/white shirts: You mentioned Jetpro Sofstretch (JPSS) in your other post, so I will let you know to sign up with all the major suppliers for their newletter so you will know when it goes on sale. tshirtsupplies.com is offering 5% off for signing up for their newletter, and New Milford Photo runs awesome sales. The newletters give you the edge to save $$ and help your bottomline. There are other suppliers like Coastal, Alpha Supply and you can google JPSS for more, but I prefer tshirtsupplies.com and New Milford as their pricing is usually hard to beat.
Darks: I use Ironall Dark and I get it at New Milford Photo for the reason I stated above. Awesome sales, I've never paid full price. Another favored dark paper on the forum is Jet Wear from Tshirtsupplies.com. That is the same paper as Alpha Gold for Dark, from Alpha Supply.
Heat press accessories:
Having teflon sheets, or parchment baking paper, or silicone sheets like silpat, will help keep your upper platen clean. The fitted teflon covers for the lower platen help make clean up a breeze if you should have one of those dreaded mishaps that seem to get everyone from time to time.
For electric, you just have to watch what your press draws and what you have on that line. My hub installed a heavy duty outlet, and ran it directly to the sub panel for my press. It can really help keep things running smoothly and safely.
A lint roller! I use the kind that has a light glue on peel away pieces. There are all sorts of little lint/fibers that really show the most after your image is transfered on a light shirt. They drive me crazy, and my lint roller solves that.
Some mouse pads to raise your imprint area above the seams. I had a mouse pad here that worked great for this. I got a few more and just cut them with a scissor to fit the sleeve, pocket, whatever. Uncorrogated cardboard does the same thing.
If your press doesn't have a timer, a stand alone timer is great. It beats watching the seconds on the clock.
Don't lay too much ink on the paper, less is better, more is a waste and can encourage ink to run or bleed. It happens only occassionally, but when someone writes in about it, reducing the ink saturation in the printer settings fixes it nearly every single time.
That's about all I can think of for now.. good luck with it, have fun and ....
Hi Ken and :welcome:
Papers:
Light/white shirts: You mentioned Jetpro Sofstretch (JPSS) in your other post, so I will let you know to sign up with all the major suppliers for their newletter so you will know when it goes on sale. tshirtsupplies.com is offering 5% off for signing up for their newletter, and New Milford Photo runs awesome sales. The newletters give you the edge to save $$ and help your bottomline. There are other suppliers like Coastal, Alpha Supply and you can google JPSS for more, but I prefer tshirtsupplies.com and New Milford as their pricing is usually hard to beat.
Darks: I use Ironall Dark and I get it at New Milford Photo for the reason I stated above. Awesome sales, I've never paid full price. Another favored dark paper on the forum is Jet Wear from Tshirtsupplies.com. That is the same paper as Alpha Gold for Dark, from Alpha Supply.
Heat press accessories:
Having teflon sheets, or parchment baking paper, or silicone sheets like silpat, will help keep your upper platen clean. The fitted teflon covers for the lower platen help make clean up a breeze if you should have one of those dreaded mishaps that seem to get everyone from time to time.
For electric, you just have to watch what your press draws and what you have on that line. My hub installed a heavy duty outlet, and ran it directly to the sub panel for my press. It can really help keep things running smoothly and safely.
A lint roller! I use the kind that has a light glue on peel away pieces. There are all sorts of little lint/fibers that really show the most after your image is transfered on a light shirt. They drive me crazy, and my lint roller solves that.
Some mouse pads to raise your imprint area above the seams. I had a mouse pad here that worked great for this. I got a few more and just cut them with a scissor to fit the sleeve, pocket, whatever. Uncorrogated cardboard does the same thing.
If your press doesn't have a timer, a stand alone timer is great. It beats watching the seconds on the clock.
Don't lay too much ink on the paper, less is better, more is a waste and can encourage ink to run or bleed. It happens only occassionally, but when someone writes in about it, reducing the ink saturation in the printer settings fixes it nearly every single time.
That's about all I can think of for now.. good luck with it, have fun and ....
