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Yes, there are several. I think the stuff I get from Advantage supply is called smoething like "Smart Blocker" (?) & it can also be edge printed... but works great just as a white material to cut & heat transfer. I think Sissel is a brand that comes in many colors I once had a swatch book for.
I did a search, couldn't find Sissel, but check out these google results
here is a thread with more leads & referrals from 4edgetalk.com
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Also specialty materials makes a full line for many fabrics. All heat transfered. Glantz and son carries it, as does Harbor sales in Maryland Check out www.specialtymateriels.com I do tee's and golf shirts for contractors, mostly small orders 10 to 40ea.
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I'm using a garment transfer material with the versacamm works well. other than that if you wish to cut only and not print Stahl's has a line of products called thermogrip or gorilla grip which are extremely durable. www.stahls.com
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Hiya A, I use the Stahls materials too. Either the thermal flock or thermal film. You have to cut it in reverse and iron it or use a heat press. There's other manufacturers of hte material, but their names escape me at the moment.
Havin' fun,
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Yes, I definitely reccomend using the heat press if you have access to one. I tried the stuff on an old t-shirt, and it stuck well, until i washed it and it all came off
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-------------------- Mike Clayton M C Grafix Custom Lettering New Jersey (again) Posts: 508 | From: New Jersey | Registered: Apr 1999
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do you like the transfer material for the versacamm?? I thought it felt like the old 70's style prints that were thick and felt like a bumper sticker stuck on top.
Adrienne
there is a place down the road from me that supplies transfers all across the county. Ace Transfer www.acetransco.com , you can send them a corel, ai, whatever file and they will screen print to transfer stock. You get it and apply in a heat transfer press (which they sell). They are great people to deal with. Ask for Dave Shaw, tell him I sent you.
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I just send an AI or EPS to ProPrint or Mountain Graphics to make my transfers for longer runs...like 12 or more. The plotter-cut stuff is OK for simple stuff and larger letters like 1/2'' or larger.
Definitely get a heat press.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7403 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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I have used the stuff but I am thinking of giving it up. The stuff works good but I just don't see much profit in it. Mess upi a shirt or two and it starts costing. I have used stahls, but I like the thermo flex the best. It is thinner and easier to cut and weed. I STRONGLY recomend turning up the heat a little more than recomended and press it a little longer. I get mine at a place called Sullco their phone #502-962-2330
The stuff I got is fairly thin, and works well on dark shirts. But you're right, It does feel like the 70's stuff. I do like using it with the versacamm, no more trimming with scissors. Beets the heck out of laser transfers.
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The hot-split transfers that I order, made from my vector file, are very soft and don't have a "plastic" feel at all. They look and feel just like screeprints and are very durable. Cold peels have more of a plastic feel but are still thinner and more flexible than the vinyl-cut stuff I've used. You can make pretty decent money using these types of transfers but the plotter-cut stuff takes too much time with cutting and weeding to be profitable in my experience, unless you jack the price up fairly high.
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7403 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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Adrienne If you are just doing inexpensive gag gifts....try Staples..They have some transfer sheets that you can put through a regular printer and are not that expensive. If it's just a gag gift this would work perfect. That way just a regualr iron would work. For more extensive and permanent transfers....Stahls for sure. Merrry Christmas.
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I use Thermo-Flex, which is a vinyl that has a rubbery feel. It's like weeding a balloon, but it does great with a heat press and comes in a range of different colors. This is guaranteed to last the life of the fabric. It makes good Christmas gifts too:-)
-------------------- Jeff Poitevint Sign-A-Rama Augusta 4015-M Washington Rd. Martinez, Ga. 30907 706-364-6393 augustasigns@comcast.net www.augustasigns.com Posts: 102 | From: Augusta, Ga. | Registered: May 2004
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