Vinyl Decals/Custom shirts - who gets them? - Update - Pics

[NickC]

Well, that and I can actually produce a good product.

 

[aka_chewy]

Hey, if you can put down some concrete, I should be able to handle a t-shirt or two no problem.   

[lilfroger]

Nick would only stock Pink V-necks



(There, fixed it for ya..  R)

[NickC]

Haha! This is true, Travis! 

FrogG- You would get off on seeing yours truly in a pink V, wouldn't you?!   

[Tom Courtright]

It'll help to find out the best filetype for print quality and ease of use, and stick with it.
My vinyl guy uses the older .EPS filetype, illustrator, freehand, signblazer, inkscapp are good vector programs to use.

Personally i think he needs to use better materials... But i don't complain i get then cheap lol.

As an installer... I really like 3M... And really dislike Avery... But cost is king

[aka_chewy]

Yeah, this setup came with a Sure Cuts a lot Pro, which I have to do some more reading but it imports vector graphics.  I've had Illustrator for years, so I can at least get around it and work with it.  I have a couple things to practice with once I get everything setup.  It came with 40 t-shirts, so there's lots of practice available. 

[aka_chewy]

Well...here's my first go at some decals.  I have a few things to adjust, but overall I'm happy with the first try.  Tonight I'm trying the heat press

Going through the cutter:



I need to get these cuts deeper, but it's a start:



Ready to be 'weeded' - as they say in the business 



Getting there:



Now ready for the application tape:



A finished product:



A little advertising - These will be at snowboard comp tomorrow:

[NickC]

Awesome!! So what are ya gonna do... put these up for sale at the composition tomorrow? Do you guys go out and get a stand for these type of events often?

[aka_chewy]

I'm not actually doing anything.  My brother and his buddy own Nada Worry; it's a clothing brand they're trying to get established.  They are sponsors of the snowboard comp and will have a booth there.  If the penguins sell, great; otherwise they'll probably just buy them from us and use them in the future.

It worked out well, they wanted some stickers, I wanted some practice.  They had a vector file ready to go. 

[NickC]

Sounds like an easy way to get your feet wet.

Glad to see youre already tinkering around with the machines!

[aka_chewy]

First shirt done.  Did this one on a zip up.  I wasn't sure how the zipper part was going to work, but I think it turned out pretty good. 



Back of hood:

[Buford445]

Looks like your getting the hang of it pretty well 

[Methos]

Thanks for everything Travis! 

http://www.dodgeownerforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19314.0

[aka_chewy]

Thanks, Dennis!

[aka_chewy]

Pics of a few project's I've worked on. 

Need a Tank for a 30' gorrila....we can do that:





On jersey material:



Just did the lastname/number on these.  The front was screen pressed (that process uses ink)





Boats...sure, we'll try that. 

Before:



After:



Some of the process:







I can only cut one color at a time, so I had to do this in two parts and then combine them prior to application: