Smaller Printer for Decals....

find a used roland 30"

 

http://www.rolanddga.com/products/printcut/bn/
This is all you need.

 

YES with the right cutter.
Pigment with spray or film laminate.
H&H, Kapco, Allsquare, Freedom, big fish
UV film or UV spray



google is your friend

 

I use reg marks on our 24" cutter all the time. If find it very useful.

 

http://www.signwarehouse.com/specials/Q60_packages.html

 

The biggest benefit is for heat transfers, especially if you are doing them on dark shirts where you are trying to minimize how much white there is around the edges.

Although, I must admit the biggest use for me is for cutting fabric for applique designs that are for long production runs.

 

I'm confused

Although, I did notice now in the title you said printer.

 

oh. nevermind. Good luck trying to find a new printer for under 10,000

 

I too am looking for something like this, found a roland 30 inch for 6000 but scared to buy used, so might just have to go with a 30 inch hp printer, laminate then cut with registration marks on my gcc expert lx

 

I have been doing some with my epson wf 1100 on aqueous material then laminated and put into my cutter with success

 

As far as a cutter goes. If you had a 30" cutter with ARMS you would be able to print on a 30" roll of vinyl, laminate it and then contour cut the decals.

I used to have a Canon IPF 8000 but was unable to use the above process as Signlab did not have the correct drivers for my printer. So about 3 months ago I made the jump in to a used Mutoh VJ1204 and wish I did it a long time ago. Today i did a few jobs for die cut decals. One for 500 and the other for 100. Best of luck!

 

It stuns me that people think they can do runs of decals cheaper doing it themselves versus outsourcing....The only time DIY has the edge is quick turnaround time....

 

i recently was looking for 500 decals for myself, i seal every t shirt bag with one, it was 2x4 inches, got three quotes of 186, 270 and 380, i must be able to do this cheaper lol

 

Looks like a smokin hot deal right here.

http://www.signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99117

 

Maybe, if you are paying those insane prices.....But probably not if you are counting your time, overhead, wear & tear on equipment, etc....Glad I do not have to pay those prices....