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I have been doing t-shirts and sweats on the side for a couple of years. I am always looking for better ways to make my gear -- more efficiently, less expensively and still high quality.
Currently, I use Transfer Express for most of my work. I love 'em! My only issue is with small quantities and more than one color. For smaller quantities, I bought a Brother 3070 laser printer and some Image Clip Light and am pretty happy with the results.
I have started looking at vinyl as a possibility and have some questions:
1. What are vinyl's strengths?
2. What are vinyl's drawbacks?
3. At what point do you think that vinyl would *not* be the most efficient/effective way to decorate a tee or sweat (maybe in terms of number of colors, number of items to decorate, or other considerations)?
4. How hard is it to learn how to decorate with vinyl? I've never used a cutter/plotter before, never weeded a design, etc.
5. Are there any products or packages that you might recommend for someone starting out in vinyl? USCutter has a 34" cutter on eBay (NEW 34" Vinyl Cutter / Cutting Plotter USCutter w/USB | eBay) for $299. Am I looking at the right thing?
Any and all help you can provide is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joe
Currently, I use Transfer Express for most of my work. I love 'em! My only issue is with small quantities and more than one color. For smaller quantities, I bought a Brother 3070 laser printer and some Image Clip Light and am pretty happy with the results.
I have started looking at vinyl as a possibility and have some questions:
1. What are vinyl's strengths?
2. What are vinyl's drawbacks?
3. At what point do you think that vinyl would *not* be the most efficient/effective way to decorate a tee or sweat (maybe in terms of number of colors, number of items to decorate, or other considerations)?
4. How hard is it to learn how to decorate with vinyl? I've never used a cutter/plotter before, never weeded a design, etc.
5. Are there any products or packages that you might recommend for someone starting out in vinyl? USCutter has a 34" cutter on eBay (NEW 34" Vinyl Cutter / Cutting Plotter USCutter w/USB | eBay) for $299. Am I looking at the right thing?
Any and all help you can provide is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Joe