heat transfers

[Kevin C. Johnson]

looking for a company that sells sheets of heat transfers. All that I want to do is to put my Logo on shirts for my employees. I have the laser and the heat press, just need to have someone to point me in the right direction. I think that I'm using the right terms please correct if needed:confused:

thanks

[Alexa Ristow]

Hi

There is a supplier in SA but I am guessing you in the USA ??

Hope you come right

Regards
Alexa

[Kevin C. Johnson]

in the U.S.

[seaver dave]

Kevin

Call Transfer Express 1 800-622-2280 or check out their website
transferexpress.com

I believe your looking for a custom sheet of your own design. I am a screen printer and use their transfer numbers for sports uniforms.

Goos luck with your project.

[Ruben Salcedo]

Kevin,
you can find transfer paper for laser at this company http://www.themagictouchusa.com/ and this other one http://www.coastalbusiness.com/ also you can go visit this forum "t-shirtforums.com" there is a ton of info about transfers and different technologies for decorating on to textiles.


Ruben

[AL Ursich]

Are you thinking the Vinyl like film colored film you cut with a plotter and weed. Then heat press it on shirts.

We all know you should not cut Vinyl on the Laser but there might be something you can cut on the laser....

Check out http://www.grimco.com/vinyl_supplies.html

You may need to get a small Vinyl Cutter to do it.... At least this way....

Then there is the Heat Transfer stuff like Sublimation like I do..... The downfall is you need special shirts with a poly blend or cotton.

Then there is the CLTT... Color Laser toner Transfer.... The Magic touch stuff...

Good Luck,

AL

[Larry Bratton]

To do shirts, you need an inkjet printer that uses pigmented ink, a heat press, and transfer paper for either light or dark shirts. Transfers don't do well on dark shirts because the ink has to be opaque and it gives a real heavy "hand" to the garment. Light shirts do really well with Jet Pro Soft Stretch (JPSS as it commonly referred to) transfer paper. You can, also use "vinyl" as available from Imprintables Warehouse or others. You will need a plotter to cut it though. I personally like the feel of this material.
If you need to learn more about the process go to "t-shirtforums.com"
Hope this helps you.

[Roy Nicholson]

Not to sure if I'm allowed to post but the Apparel Decorators Forum could help out.

You might be able to offer some engraving to offset.

tbiz101forum.com

Regards

Roy N.

[Panos Fioros]

Try www.Stahls.com
They sell material that can be cut with a laser and then heat applied (heat press).

[Mike Christen]

I use http://jotopaper.com/

[Tim Baude]

Some good information here as I am venturing off into the Heat press world. Are there materials that can be cut with our laser engravers? Stahls has a material, but it shows a much different type of laser. I really can't afford a vinyl cutter at this time along with the heat press, but would like to do my own letters numbers and designs. Any help would be apprecitated.
Tim

[Larry Bratton]

Some good information here as I am venturing off into the Heat press world. Are there materials that can be cut with our laser engravers? Stahls has a material, but it shows a much different type of laser. I really can't afford a vinyl cutter at this time along with the heat press, but would like to do my own letters numbers and designs. Any help would be apprecitated.
Tim
Tim, yes and no. Technically you can cut some of them, but it's tough in practical terms. For example, the product from Imprintables Warehouse called Spectra EcoFilm per Imprintables is actually not vinyl, I was told it was polyethylene, which would be safe to cut. However, the material is very very thin and lends itself to cutting on a plotter in lieu of a laser. Just speaking from experience, there are other ways to go if you just want to do garments.
You can do regular transfers which has been discussed. You can buy plastisol transfers either stock or custom made. These are made by screenprinting. Of course, their is always actual screen printing. But if you can get a plotter, it will open up a lot of other avenues for you, such a signs and decals.

[Linda Tetreault]

Kevin,
The supplier we use is twill USA, we do a lot of appliques for the embroidery side of the shop. Just tell them what you want to do,
they are extremely helpful.

[Dan Hintz]

I don't know your budget, but 24" plotters can often be had for <$200 on eBay.

[Roy Nicholson]

I do have two. One cost a fair bit and is very good but I mainly use the cheaper one I bought from Ebay. My daughter uses the more expensive one.

I can't follow a cut out boundary on mine but I can cut out some .bmps and fonts etc.

I have to use the more expensive model to follow registration marks... which I am still trying to learn to do.

The cutter plotter is really quite a cheap item. The software to go with it can be quite economical as well. I use Signcut x2 and you can buy a quarterly subsctiption for $36 It does everything that the more expensive machine and software will do. Ask for advice at the forum I gave before. They are very helpful... http://www.tbiz101forum.com/ It is the Apparel Decorator's Forum.

Regards


Roy N.