Full Version: Floor Tiles
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#11]
22 Nov 2004
To: Sei (SEIMA) [#10] 22 Nov 2004
Sei,
Is the 14 x 16 heat press a swing-away model? If not, it would be a clam style. Unless a clam style heat press has a floating bottom platen, which will self-adjust for even pressure across thicker items, pressing tiles may be a bit more difficult. Not impossible.
The 1280, with its 13 x 19 transfer capability will be good for award plaques and indoor signage.
Do you have movie/tv production companies in your area? They'd be interested in quick, colorful signage, as well as plaques for set decoration.
David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA
EDITED: 22 Nov 2004 by DGL
From: Sei (SEIMA) [#12]
22 Nov 2004
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#11] 22 Nov 2004
David,
It's a clamshell, but so far I haven't had any serious problems with uneven pressure on the thick stuff. Granted I haven't done too much thick stuff (or thin stuff for that matter) yet, but hopefully I'll get the hang of it.
Plaques and signage are the bulk of what I want to do, but every year there's a push to break into gifts around Christmas which never really gets anywhere.
Thanks for the idea with the movie production houses. We have a couple of those in the area as well as a lot of live theaters. Not to mention film classes at the local schools. It's a market I hadn't really considered before.
Thanks,
Sei
From: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#13]
23 Nov 2004
To: Sei (SEIMA) [#12] 23 Nov 2004
In my opinion, the bet advise that we can give you at this point in your venture, is to test and sample all media before you go out and offer to do it. You have to invest some more money in the business in printables, transfer paper, ink, and time.
Obtain samples of a variety of printable product, select a variety of different types of art, vector, bitmap, photos, clip art....learn the different results of different art on the different medias.
Your pricing on the floor tiles looked about right, maybe just a tad low, especially if you're offering the glass tiles, which I feel are the best way to go today.
Good luck on your extension to your business, Have fun!
Doug
From: Sei (SEIMA) [#14]
23 Nov 2004
To: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#13] 23 Nov 2004
Would be nice to be able to do that, but I'm already in trouble for not making any return in 2 weeks. ...while trying to keep everything else going.
Sei