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screen printing => Non Textile => Topic started by: ericheartsu on September 03, 2013, 03:46:55 PM
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We have a client that wants some hang tags printed. Not the fabric ones, but the paper kind that are punched on. She'd like a thicker stock, but paper is super unfamiliar to me. Anyone ever do these before?
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4over.com or any of the offset trade printers are where you should go.
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Yep, or Zoo Printing (no relation) has a nice range of size options and they'll do the hole punch too. 4over, you need to find a business card or postcard size that works as a hangtag and punch yourself.
A lot of this stuff, well, I hate to say it but it just ain't worth it to screen print unless there is a specific look desired that only screen can achieve and/or it's a massive run.
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we have a client that wants to do them printed, and we have a die cutter in house. It's for a large clothing brand they are launching.
It's one color, so it'll be really easy. Just don't know what type of card stock to buy!
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If all else fails I will throw out another buddies shop.
Diecutstickers.com
Great hang tags at great pricing. Ask for Ejay. Super cool dude!
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no offense Eric but why would you do them in house when you can get them done so cheaply from a paper printer to the trade? thus freeing you up to make more money somewhere else?
just a thought
sam
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no offense Eric but why would you do them in house when you can get them done so cheaply from a paper printer to the trade? thus freeing you up to make more money somewhere else?
just a thought
sam
It's pretty easy to do, as we have a press, and a pressman set up specifically for flatstock printing. not only that, but the client is ok with what we will charge
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When I did some for myself I used a trade printer for a vertical format of my regular business card, but without my name on it. On the reverse in black ink I had care instructions.
I used a handheld single hole punch, but had to order it online to get one that would make a small enough hole so the plastic doohickey wouldn't pull through the hole.
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Are they open to straight up chipboard? That stuff is great for tags and dirt cheap in large sheets. A lot of the big offset printers will even give you some for free as they typically just use it as fill in boxes or to protect reams when cutting. I have a few thousand 11x17 I got for free off one of em a while ago.