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JackZ28
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Post subject:  Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:19 pm |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:30 pm |
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Only problem is, the machine is built for home use no doubt - don't know what speed it has, but I do know it only has one thread - so multiple color embroideries require multiple thread changes ... don't know what amount of load it will allow before breaking something ... ("Can I bore this .030 over?"  )
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KC10A
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:40 pm |
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If you get into it big enough, there is some money in it. I knew a guy in Louisiana who had 20 machines with 20 heads each. It took 20 employees just to run them. He was into it big time.
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:55 pm |
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Well, I know they charge an awful amount of money for decent embroidery patterns ... stupid cards with 10 patterns or so go for 150€ and more ... but after trying to get the FBE and 1on1 logos right, I do understand why ... takes quite a bit of planning and thinking ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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SSZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:27 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:52 am |
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Hopefully, I'll have a sample pic up by the weekend ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:10 pm |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:13 pm |
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JackZ28 wrote: Oh, I didn't know it was only 1 thread. That kind of sucks!
There are some available with 4-8 different colors, but in the 4grand and up range ... guess once I have a backlog of 500 pieces, I'll go out and buy a bigger one 
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 2:40 pm |
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 3:10 pm |
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Yeah, but you could pump out stuff quick with those multi-colored machines. That could truly be a good business. Just buy boxes of t-shirts at a time, and do many of the same designs. Okay, enough of my personal opinions. I'm just thinking about what I would do!
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 7:10 pm |
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Well, got my "Christmas present" today (finally) - guess I'll have some learning to do anyway, preliminary info (based on machine calculation) states the FBE logo w/o the black background (that is, on a black or dark blue T-shirt) will take somewhere around 22 minutes, on a lighter background around 29 minutes - plus the time it takes to change the thread in between colors ...
Look out for a sample picture here soon
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 9:17 pm |
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I will take a few shirts as well! Like Jerry said, there is money to be made. Start thinking about next years Cars Are The Stars!!! 
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 9:25 pm |
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Hm ... did the first run ... learned a couple things ...
- I'm pretty quick changing threads already - but the machine makes it easy, just pull the threads a couple different directions, fiddle a bit at the needle, use the threader, done ... can be done in a minute ...
- The program lies about a couple things in the preview ... for one, lines aren't as wide as the look ... ended up with some gaps at a couple places ... got to make sure I overlap some more there
- The hint in the manual about putting some chalk mark in the middle of where you want to put the embroidery wasn't too bad - I didn't, and ended up with the logo a bit too far to the left ...
- The font doesn't look to good yet, but that might be in part because:
- the shirt has to be in the frame real good, and shoudn't pull too much ... oh well ...
- The current size maxing out the available space in the frame might not be the best idea - the logo might even look better a bit smaller (like 2-3in). As it is now, it does look pretty good from 10ft away or so ...
All in all, I'm halfway satisfied for the first try ... the old shirt I used has pretty thin, soft material, so a decent shirt should end up better as the material doesn't stretch/pull as much during stitching. Also, from this first sample, I would say I will not be doing the logo on a light background - the way the filled area is stitched, building the black BG from thread will most likely look like a POS ... so, black or dark blue are the colors ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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JackZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:27 am |
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:02 am |
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I can try to take a pic tonight or tomorrow ...
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 1:45 pm |
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OK, got some prices ...
T-Shirts (from "B&C") will be about 19€. Heavy cotton, very good quality (from what I am told)
Pullover/Sweatshirt style will be about 29€, from Hanes.
Prices are with the embroidery, and at 20pcs each, so I will want to collect at least 10-12 orders before I get 'em ...
I will pick up samples next week and post a pic ...
Apart from the FBE-Logo, I could also do things like a Chevy logo, or 'vette, etc ...
Also, I will stick with the fonts built into the machine, as the TTF ones I tried were completely messed up ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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SSZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 4:02 pm |
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 4:51 pm |
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What colors are available, Garry?
Ben
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Garry
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 5:48 pm |
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As mentioned before, it will have to be dark colors, as stitching the black background isn't an option ... so, either black, dark blue, dark grey, etc. would be reasonable - need to check what's available ...
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Garry Glendown * '99 Firehawk Convertible
"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you."
"Speed doesn't kill - suddenly becoming stationary on the other hand ..."
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BenZ28
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 6:36 pm |
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Cool, I think I'd take a T-Shirt and a sweatshirt... 
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