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« Last post by Binkspot on May 13, 2026, 05:43:48 PM »
Customer has the following up for grabs. Located in MD, motivated seller who has been sitting on the equipment for some time and just wants it gone.
Fusion dryer 10'
Fusion dryer 6'
Diamondback 8/6
Sidewinder 6/4
Assorted pallets and accessories.
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« Last post by 3Deep on May 12, 2026, 10:56:48 AM »
Well I'm 50/50 right now it works well for my DTF customer's for my screen printing customer's I still have to rework it for printing like Brandt said and yes it's better than a napkin piece of art LOL
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at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
LMAO!
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What a mess this is turning into, we have been getting at least 3-4 designs a day of AI created "art" however they usually want adjustments, so they basically pay me to learn how to use ai better... good times ahead, I'd hate to be an artist trying to make a living these days...  at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
We get them in and most aren't ready to print, either too small, or need some type of work and we often turn that into Hundreds of dollars of art. But we do have insanely good artists here.
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« Last post by Homer on May 08, 2026, 11:49:52 AM »
What a mess this is turning into, we have been getting at least 3-4 designs a day of AI created "art" however they usually want adjustments, so they basically pay me to learn how to use ai better... good times ahead, I'd hate to be an artist trying to make a living these days... at least it's better than a used napkin with nephew art on it....
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« Last post by Admiral on May 06, 2026, 11:44:36 AM »
Are they original bulbs? If they are cheap replacements that may be your culprit too. Is the height from the bulb to substrate correct? (2.5" I think?)
I've never had an issue with the Red Chili D / DX banding with curing aside from the height being wrong but that is so rare because we don't adjust that or move them around press to press really.
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« Last post by Zelko-4-EVA on May 06, 2026, 10:39:03 AM »
what do you have for voltage in your shop - and what is the voltage on the bulbs?
we had an issue with our cayenne - our shop voltage was 208 and the bulbs were 230v. a simple change of the bulbs to a 208v version and the cayenne worked better.
also is your flash at the same height as your other one?
are your settings the same on both flashes?
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« Last post by TL on May 06, 2026, 09:10:04 AM »
We recently added another Red Chili D to our shop and we are stumped as to why it does not work as well as our older model Chili D. We bought this used but it is in great condition and I had an electrician check it out to make sure everything was working well as far as power supply, etc. The main issue is that if there is a full front print that has a decent coverage of ink it will leave lines that seem to be in between the bulbs and where the temperature sensor is that is not dried. Also the temperature that we have to turn it up to is WAY higher than our older model to even get the ink to come close to drying. Any help with this would be great, thanks.
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« Last post by blue moon on May 03, 2026, 08:42:34 AM »
Adding additional locations would make it look more complicated and they’d never use it so we decided not to include the additional locations. They just have to run it twice or double the cost of one side…
Wet Blanket Time - Sorry
I just took another look at this and just how much more complicated would it be to make the following changes:
Combine "Underbase" and "Number of Colors" into a Group Box with a Title of "Print Location 1" then Add a second Group Box with "Underbase: and "Number of Colors" and a Title of "Print Location 2".
And get rid of the Off-Center Print option as that, to me, is well, silly. Not to mention that option could not handle 2 location print the way it's set up now. Off-Center on Front? Back? Both? Is that really a labor intensive item to charge .20 a shirt? So you move the image over when you burn the screen. Pffft.
This Calculator appears to be slanted towards a customer filling it in, NOT someone in the shop filling it in so I'm wondering if "Colors" to a Customer is subjective. Is your average Customer knowledgeable about Gradients or Halftones to even move that slider (down below)? And if not, based on the options of Quantity, Number of Colors (even as it is now for one location), and Gradients, how would it quote a price that includes the total number of screens (and inks) that can result from a Simulated Process? Customer might "see" and mark 3 Colors where in fact a separation process produces 6 (or more).
I get a couple of the "Additional options" but:
Color Changes? Reading the description makes no sense to me. Says color change during process. Unless that's really trying to be a Screen Prep Charge I'd say that's a pretty rare event.
PMS/Pantone Match? 15.00 times how many colors? How many of the colors require a Match? All? 1, 2?
Water-based charge? I get Discharge pricing, but Water-base to me is just an ink selection trade-off, no?
I'd be okay with Fleece and Over seams/zippers as per shirt items. Specialty,PMS Match,Foil,Water-base don't appear to have a way to price UNLESS the option is required for ALL colors (doubtful). And no clue how you accurately price the Gradients option slide based on the Customer filling in for a quote. Especially when a Simulated process is required.
Looks like a lot of time was focused on "Additional options" and not enough on basics. Just my 2c.
Thanx for the feedback! Most of this has been addressed above in the last few posts. In contract word everything is time based. We charge certain amount to print the fronts and we know what that amounts to per hour. Moving the shirt to the side to print off center takes additional time and will net about 20% less per hour. It is not complicated, but it takes time. So we have to charge more. Same idea with waterbased printing. It is more demanding and nets less prints in the given time. We also charge flash fees on top of underbase as it also prints slower. When pms match is selected, you can enter the number of colors. Many of our customers specify pms matches on ther orders and they would know to select the right number. Color changes are when the same screen is used, but the color has to changed mid run. You are right, it’s not very often we do this, so that’s why it’s hidden by default. Pierre
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« Last post by blue moon on May 03, 2026, 08:30:21 AM »
problem we found is letting the customer dictate how many colors a design is. I have one local offset printer that asks me -every time- if white counts as a color on black shirts....
We run into this with underbase. Now it’s on by default. If they know what they are doing they can turn it off! As far as color count, some of our customers actually do ok with it. Again, it’s contract so they work with it on regular bases. Those that don't know, send it over to our art department. I tried making a color counting app, but it did not really work out very well, so we are back to guesses or emails. Pierre
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