Indy Show - 2006 - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	5 Jun 2006
To:	Mike (MIKEN)	6 of 11

4002.6 In reply to 4002.5
Mike, I don't know if the seminar instructors are the same, from show to show, but in looking at the lineup for the upcoming NBM show, in Long Beach, CA, there are a few familiar names/faces, but for the mostpart, I haven't heard of the instructors before. It will be interesting to hear some feedback form people who attend their classes. Congratulations to your grandson and his classmates. Very encouraging news. His intelligence must have something to do with heredity. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Mike (MIKEN)	5 Jun 2006
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	7 of 11

4002.7 In reply to 4002.6

David:

Thanks for the kind words but I think the IQ genes came from the other side of the family.

I would be interested in hearing about the other shows and seminars as well.

My experience with seminars has not been good though not necessarily because the instructor didn't have expertise in his field but because they were poorly prepared, unorganized or let attendees disrupt the flow to the extent that time ran out before they finished their agenda.

The bottom line is that I don't place a very high value on such seminars.

Mike

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	5 Jun 2006
To:	Mike (MIKEN)	8 of 11

4002.8 In reply to 4002.7
Mike, I don't have much experience with attending live seminars. I've performed a few and the feedback has generally been all over the road. Too advanced; not advanced enough; new information to me; nothing I didn't already know, etc., etc. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	LaZerDude (C_BURKE)	6 Jun 2006
To:	Mike (MIKEN)	9 of 11

4002.9 In reply to 4002.3
quote: Thanks, I thought that was the case but I have no interest in stepping on toes here. Mike, why should you be different than anybody else? ( insert gregarious laugh here) :D

From:	sroehlk (ELECTECH1)	7 Jun 2006
To:	Mike (MIKEN)	10 of 11

4002.10 In reply to 4002.1

I agree this years show was not as good as previous ones.

I wrote a little bit on the dyesub.org forum.

Mostly it was the same displays, same products as the previous 2 shows.

The only thing I saw a little different was the direct to fabric printers with white ink and a new poly mug or plastic mug. A case of mugs only weighs 12 lbs. You can save a bundle on shipping. They weigh a lot less than ceramic mugs. But they are selling for a little over $2 ea in case lots. They would be ok for promotional mugs but not at $2 each blank.

The fabric printer that would print on black shirts needed a prep spray, heat pressed, printed, heat pressed again. All this for $13,000.00.

I am glad I live in Indy and did not drive too far.

From:	Mike (MIKEN)	7 Jun 2006
To:	sroehlk (ELECTECH1)	11 of 11

4002.11 In reply to 4002.10
I agree. JDS has those mugs now but they are pricy. I like the idea of that printer--there are 3 or 4 I guess but the white wasn't quite up to the opacity of screen printing. I suspect it won't be long until they have that solved as well. With prices for small machines from $13,000 to over $20,000 I think I'll be farming my jobs out. Thanks for your comment--I used to live in Broadripple back when Letterman was the weatherman. Mike