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Johnny Best
Active Member
I’d do them.
Pauly
Printrade.com.au
You all want to laugh... but it sounds elitist.
For $300 its a very low entry barrier to sticker making, t-shirt making or personalised items. for those you can't afford a small Graphtec or similar, and want to go off and do something on the side. why not.
This is the same as someone who own a Colorado sees someone buy a Roland bn20. Compared, it's a toy. but to someone who's starting out, it's the best thing they can afford..
For $300 its a very low entry barrier to sticker making, t-shirt making or personalised items. for those you can't afford a small Graphtec or similar, and want to go off and do something on the side. why not.
This is the same as someone who own a Colorado sees someone buy a Roland bn20. Compared, it's a toy. but to someone who's starting out, it's the best thing they can afford..
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Thanks! I think I'm going to take the leap and upgrade to Cricket maker 4. I'm going to advertise that we use the latest in sign making equipment.
JBurton
Signtologist
Aren't these things locked to their software and require a subscription for basic functionality?
Plus, for less than $300, you can pick up some jank from us cutter that is not locked in a sandbox, but I reckon you still need to get something like corel to drive it.
Pauly
Printrade.com.au
You pretty much just answered your own question. The Cricut has their own software that will aid you though out the whole process. sure it's simple and if you want more there's a subscription.
If you pick up a cheap vinyl cutter. Now you need software, the plugins etc. what do you choose? Adobe? Subscription, Corel? $500. (more than the cutter). say your friend got you the software free no questions asked. now you have no idea and no guidance on how any of it works. youtube, forum. etc....
Do you see where im going with this?
Sure everyone here knows how to use a vinyl cutter. but im sure hands down when everyone started, it was a lot of messing about getting it to work. ''\
$300, a basic cutter and you'll be making stickers from your phone, ipad, laptop. easily. i dont see the problem here.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
When I started, a few dollars for a can of paint and a decent brush and I lettered a whole lot of trucks. I was lucky, I hadda lotta art training and background since I was in 4th grade.
There's no problem here. It's just a shame that an industry that used to take good eye/hand coordination and some talent has dumbed down to this level. Yep, that's the level of expertise I want in someone making the pylon sign at the mall down the road.
Stacey K
I like making signs
Hey - you have to look at with a positive attitude! My sister has one and she no longer asks me to make scrapbook stickers. I don't get anyone asking me for flour and sugar container decals. If I DO get any of these requests I tell them to ask their friends if they have a Cricket!
Ray Miller
Owner
Why not send them to your sister ?
Smoke_Jaguar
Man who touches printers inappropriately.
While the cricut stuff is a crazy racket and their materials and consumables are obscene, still nothing compared to the hustle moms selling $20K DTF setups to people. Gotten so many printers for almost nothing as a result of that racket.
Stacey K
I like making signs
She would kill me...she has no interest in a side gig but that would be the easiest option for me!
Stacey K
I like making signs
You want another one? LOL I have a Uninet. I gave up on trying to figure it out
vondegroot
bad design kills
Just wait until they get their hands on the new cricut ProColor 5000 XXL SE! We'll all be outta biznass!
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Smoke_Jaguar
Man who touches printers inappropriately.
I work on those.
JBurton
Signtologist
And now you can also have a desktop uv printer!
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Smoke_Jaguar
Man who touches printers inappropriately.
Holy hell, $0.43 per ml/$430 per liter for ink. If I were to hazard a guess, it's just a printer based on an XP600 head.And now you can also have a desktop uv printer!
eufyMake - Make it Real｜Formerly AnkerMake
eufyMake, formerly AnkerMake, empowers creators with the E1—an intuitive tool for UV printing, creative projects & custom printing that brings ideas to life.
JBurton
Signtologist
I figured it was something fairly generic, and the base printer is actually fairly affordable, but that ink cost is wild. One person on reddit said printing the full bed with raised inks can push past $100. Like, you may find someone to pay $100 for something custom like this, but I doubt you'd find anyone to buy it after a typical markup, let alone base substrate.
balstestrat
Problem Solver
That ink price is not even that insane considering what it is. Even your usual OEM ink is only maybe half to third of that price. Nothing like the home inkjet insanity.
After they push out 10 000+ units there's going to be after-market inks available for sure.
Most of the people buying it will anyway just print 3 things, forget it in the basement, clog it and throw it away.
After they push out 10 000+ units there's going to be after-market inks available for sure.
Most of the people buying it will anyway just print 3 things, forget it in the basement, clog it and throw it away.
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