I don't know this dude
Never communicated with him online
Was browsing Youtube and came across his video
Very interesting.
Anyone press shirts on here?
Is this a game changer?
Thoughts?

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Thats dope. Seems pretty low cost for a lil t shirt business maybe under 5k. Plus so many places to sell now like Etsy, Ebay, Mercari, Poshmark etc...

Yeh that definitely looks like an easy come up especially in an era of memes and so much potential material to bank off of.
If you know what you are doing you can definitely come up fast.

No. Not a game changer. Unless I missed something it does the same thing as the others.

The real game changer was that paper printer that let you take out the parts and turn it into a DTF printer. Reason why is because it was cheap. I think it was made by HP but I put down t-shirt printing last year so I forget the name.

Used to want to fu*k with the DTF printers over 10 years ago. The issue is mass production and its too expensive to make one shirt

I would get back in the clothing game but i don't want to do designs any more. I still got the plug in china and pakistan

DTF is lame - these things make shirts that crackle and look sh*tty.

Fatt Kidd said No. Not a game changer. Unless I missed something it does the same thing as the others. The real game changer was that paper printer that let you take out the parts and turn it into a DTF printer. Reason why is because it was cheap. I think it was made by HP but I put down t-shirt printing last year so I forget the name.

Why you stopped

how do you scale this though? you print one, and that's it.

if you could print one image for multiple shirts then this would be great. my bad if I missed it.

kingdre310 said how do you scale this though? you print one, and that's it. if you could print one image for multiple shirts then this would be great. my bad if I missed it.

Good point

HH080 said Why you stopped

I let this girl I know use it to start her business and never got my equipment back. Eventually I just forgot about it.

I really wanna get into sewing machines. Shirt printing can get costy trying to figure it out.

You gotta find good ink, good clothing, and room for all the errors that's gonna happen. I didn't consider all that. Just knew I was good at designs.

Love it but mass production is a problem with these. Also the process is the same as other shirts no matter the printer used basically. Too many steps. DTG printers are expensive as hell but the process is so much easier and it removes some time consuming steps. No longer in the shirt game but fun while it lasted. I did it as a side hustle and my new role kind of k*lled it. Make a few here and there or if people ask but no longer selling or posting because I don’t have the time for large quantities.

Fatt Kidd said I let this girl I know use it to start her business and never got my equipment back. Eventually I just forgot about it. I really wanna get into sewing machines. Shirt printing can get costy trying to figure it out. You gotta find good ink, good clothing, and room for all the errors that's gonna happen. I didn't consider all that. Just knew I was good at designs.

Crazy you said that because my gma left behind alotta sewing machines and i been trying to get into learning them


Good info about the shirts

I'm looking to get into making military memorabilia shirts and designs. I got no experience with it I'm just active duty and have fallen into the hobby.

Where should I start? Any BX folks with experience interested in linking??

arkansas@$$hole said Love it but mass production is a problem with these. Also the process is the same as other shirts no matter the printer used basically. Too many steps. DTG printers are expensive as hell but the process is so much easier and it removes some time consuming steps. No longer in the shirt game but fun while it lasted. I did it as a side hustle and my new role kind of k*lled it. Make a few here and there or if people ask but no longer selling or posting because I don’t have the time for large quantities.

Did you ever have any issues with the fumes/air quality from the machines?

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Been heavy in the Silkscreen game since 2013 , never had the urge to go DTF. Not enough time/earning potential if you’re printing for companies with over 30+ employees.

The only downside to T-Shirt sales is that you have to be careful with IP's and copyright issues. Pretty much everything these days is copyrighted, from words to slogans etc.
Offering a service to print peoples already made designs might be different though, but nice machine indeed.

I’m currently in printing business. We do vinyl, screen printing, white toner, dtf, dtg and embroidery in my shop on 4855 old national highway in ATL.
The main thing to bring up; this guy gets paid to promote these items. So I wouldn’t trust his word. Now dtf is the new thing. A soft feel. The best quality you’re gonna get besides actually screen printing. I like the brother dtf machine, which is around 20,000. I brought a white toner printer (iColor 550) for about 5000 and it’s trash. Horrible quality, unless you use their “premium” paper. And like someone mentioned above. It’s not really a time saver. Where do I make all my money though? 1. Embroidery, 2. Dtf 3. Vinyl
My equipment
Mt1501 from Ricoma 25,000
Brother prs 100 x2 5,000
IColor 550. $$5000
6 colors screen printing press $3000

One other thing I’ll say. My customers who place large orders; businesses and schools and churches & sh*t, I don’t do those jobs my own dtf machine, I outsource them from china, they do the work and ship the film to me and it cost me the exact same price it would cost me to produce myself.
So definitely no no to white toner, yes to dtf, but embroidery k*lls all that. My embroidery machine runs at basically $50 per hr. 8 hrs a day. That’s where the money is.

Tonero said Used to want to fu*k with the DTF printers over 10 years ago. The issue is mass production and its too expensive to make one shirt I would get back in the clothing game but i don't want to do designs any more. I still got the plug in china and pakistan

Good Point do you know what OMI the Hellcat uses? He said he spend 40,000 and this seems to be a million dollar clothing business.

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Look into sublimation printing. I'm still learning but everything you need to print your own tshirts should cost no more than $2000.

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That market is so saturated.

Everybody and their momma does this kind of work. Do you know how many cricuts I've seen collecting dust.

Javon23 said I don't know this dude Never communicated with him online Was browsing Youtube and came across his video Very interesting. Anyone press shirts on here? Is this a game changer? Thoughts? view image

i run a clothing brand

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I do both print on demand and print from home its about what you have time to do and are allowed to do when it comes to pressing. When it comes to the business you gotta have a audience that needs what you have if not its best to do pod work than press from home.

also some of these youtubers are sponsored by the companies whose products they review

Do any of you tshirt guys start out using printify or other print on demand services to test the market before buying expensive equipment?

kingdre310 said how do you scale this though? you print one, and that's it. if you could print one image for multiple shirts then this would be great. my bad if I missed it.

Not really designed for that though

Just a home option for people looking to sell some shirts out the trunk


Quality work though

Good quality thread...This idea comes across my brain a few times a year. I almost bought one of those $20K DTG printers earlier this year, but decided not to after I started researching and seeing printer conversions etc. I just wanted something I could print a few tee's at the krib for the fam and I whenever I wanted.