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Cutter/plotter which one
Could anyone give me some advice what type of cutter/plotter I sould go for.
Firstly I am only starting printing t-shirts using vinyl. I have looked at the The Craft ROBO or would I be better maybe buying a second hand large one like a roland.
Also If I bought the robo would the standard rolls of vinyl you buy fit into it.
and lastly what is a p60 that keeps bing mentioned on the site
thanks
JD
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Hi JD, there’s the ROLAND COLOR CAM P60, which prints and cuts.
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The craft Robo takes A4 width x approx 1m length, but apparently lots of people use the craft Robo for T shirts.
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i would advise on a small but reputable cutter mate. will set you back about a grand, having said that, it leaves the door open to bigger things should the t-shirts fail.
if only t-shirts ide advise craft robo. at less than £300 you have the option of cut vinyl or coupled with a printer you have contour cut too.
pc60 is a brilliant machine if used for right products like tshirts, labels etc but i hear in the grape vine production is stopped on them and soon parts etc will be difficult to optain. i know i have had bother with a 4 foot wide roland cutter for parts now based on this too… 😕 -
Maybe I should buy the Robo
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dont just go on what i say mate, this is just my personal opinion.
another veiw of mine is the t-shirt market is a hard one to make real money at. good as a extra sideline but not to rely on. small investment like a craft robo or if your just dabbling in small cut stuff for t-shirt and iron & stop watch will do the job too. not great but lets you get a feel for the market your entering before a real financial commitment(for the record) our firm done all sorts of promotional products about 14 years ago, we were one of the first to invest with xpress when they started. between low markup and a company called bannerman (supplier of ours) going bust we chucked the towel in and concentrate on signs as the markup was far higher and easier to produce without flaw.
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Thanks for your honest advice.
I guess at this moment in time all I want to be able to do is design and print words and small graphics onto T-shirts. Its been one of thoese ideas I’ve had for ages with some good ideas that keeps coming back. I have a fulltime job at present and also attend college two nights a week. I have been in business before but I guess any money made with the t-shirts I would be happy for it just to pay for the equipment bought.
thanks again great site!
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if like you said in last post i cant see you buying a machine at such a low cost brand new and getting the best of both worlds. thats option to move onto printing too… than buying a craft robo.
with a machine like this and new, you get support warranty etc… for £300 you cant wack it.. 😉 having said that, if you hope to move onto signage etc ide say lay out a bit more today and save tommorrow.best of luck and if you have any more questions we are all here to do what we can 😉
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