maineventringwear
New Member
First let me explain what i do, and i pretty much guarantee i am the only here who does it. I make professional wrestling costumes (lets the weird feeling sink in). Okay, with that said, i have begun using heat press transfer vinyl in many of my designs. I tested it from a local custom t-shirt shop, and it has worked very nicely. I had no problem farming it out when i needed it, but the place has gone downhill by not treating their employees right and now they mess up almost every order in some way, shape or form.
So, I am getting the equipment myself, I have wanted to anyway, and now i have a good excuse. I have a few questions that i haven't been able to find in the forums, some are probably here, but the search feature is acting up on me, so i have just had to sit and read, a lot. After this reading and talking with a sales rep or two, I have decided on a Graphtec 24" CE5000-60 for my plotter. My questions arise after that, i don't really need instruction, just opinions.
-I've pretty much settled on a mighty press, due to budget, and local shops have used them to press my orders and they have come out wonderful. My question here is... Is it worth it to bump from the standard to the digital? Is the digital feature really that useful?
-Heat press vinyl, i have seen a bunch of topics on different types, but here are my needs, unique as they are, and i was wondering some opinions. -my materials are nylon knit and poly-backed garment vinyl... i had the tshirt shop test them out with their spectra cut II and stuff comes out nice even though its not really made for my materials, so i would be satisfied with it if i have to be. my question is.. is there something better? my main concerns are color selection, durability, and a 19" width would be preferred as i want the design freedom to do graphics up to 18" wide. Recommendations?
-and one plotter question i haven't found.. blades. how often do you replace them? and can using a 60 degree blade work poorly on materials most use a 45 for? (just in case i forget to change blades)
And to anyone who has taken the time to read this, i thank you for listening to my long winded typing.
-Patrick
Maineventringwear.com
So, I am getting the equipment myself, I have wanted to anyway, and now i have a good excuse. I have a few questions that i haven't been able to find in the forums, some are probably here, but the search feature is acting up on me, so i have just had to sit and read, a lot. After this reading and talking with a sales rep or two, I have decided on a Graphtec 24" CE5000-60 for my plotter. My questions arise after that, i don't really need instruction, just opinions.
-I've pretty much settled on a mighty press, due to budget, and local shops have used them to press my orders and they have come out wonderful. My question here is... Is it worth it to bump from the standard to the digital? Is the digital feature really that useful?
-Heat press vinyl, i have seen a bunch of topics on different types, but here are my needs, unique as they are, and i was wondering some opinions. -my materials are nylon knit and poly-backed garment vinyl... i had the tshirt shop test them out with their spectra cut II and stuff comes out nice even though its not really made for my materials, so i would be satisfied with it if i have to be. my question is.. is there something better? my main concerns are color selection, durability, and a 19" width would be preferred as i want the design freedom to do graphics up to 18" wide. Recommendations?
-and one plotter question i haven't found.. blades. how often do you replace them? and can using a 60 degree blade work poorly on materials most use a 45 for? (just in case i forget to change blades)
And to anyone who has taken the time to read this, i thank you for listening to my long winded typing.
-Patrick
Maineventringwear.com
