Last couple designs for the spring 2013 tour - It starts off on a boat - creepy........
New style flood bars from the guys at Martin Supply in Baltimore.
http://www.martinsignandscreen.com/ These are great due to the little wings on the sides. These keep the ink in the image area a lot better than the standard bars. If you ever need tech or sales help give Jon Meller a holler at Martin. He is the master of tech with all screen machines and dryers from manual to autos. Plus he knows about all the available products from one end to the other. Most printers seem to be from one school (manual) or the other (automatic) and think the
other is not the way to go. Until the last six months Hi-Voltage was manual only. We figured auto was out of reach financially. Human nature says “if you can't afford it.... it's stupid”. Well, after a week of 3AM printing on some huge orders we saw a place for a small M&R auto that a friend hooked up at a great price. Instantly we saw the need for both types of printing. Printers are always asking which is better so here is our two cents: Manual– super fast setup especially for sampling (Vastex HD2000) Auto– getting faster but still 2-3 times the setup Manual– orders under 75 pieces still go on these Auto– you can do 500 4-5 color prints and still move your arms Manual– slick when doing more “art” style prints with lots of halftones Auto- simple 1-2 color prints fly at 250-350 an hour Manual-tight registration is awesome on a good press Auto– same thing if you originally calibrate the press correctly In short a good shop should have both. Each has a place. In the past we talked about the lo-fi method of saving money building your own equipment. We have had some real turkeys in that world from our first welded up homemade press to 35 year old dryers......so many swears... Save your 3AM print dough and focus on a modern press and dryer combo. We recommend something in the 5 year or newer era. If you are serious about printing you won't regret it. We took the plunge . . . It's really just our way of getting in touch with a certain demographic that I would otherwise never reach.
www.facebook.com/HiVoltagePA There. Are you happy? Newest Lacuna Coil shirts for the February 2013 tour. Here is the first of three designs. This is a six color on charcoal though black is pretty cool too. Check them out!! http://www.lacunacoil.it Scroll through the slideshow to see how each color adds to the image. Here is an example of a huge job for Harrisburg Young Professionals winter dodge ball league. As you can see organization is key when each team gets unique color and numbers. We recommend stocking up on folding tables when they go on sale at Lowes. Check them out! www.Hyp.org
You can see Eric Joyner's art all over Hollywood sets for TV and movie backgrounds. He's super down-to-earth, and one of the coolest artists you'll ever meet. Here's a shirt design with a robot riding a motorcycle over a donut. Yep, you heard me correctly. www.EricJoyner.com
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