[sudoroom] Glass and Screen Printing

[Jehan Tremback]

Window logo looks great!
On Nov 15, 2012 8:41 AM, "Max Klein" <isalix at gmail.com> wrote:

> To comment on the original thread, and no the digression, are you
> imagining cut vinyl for the hexagonal window? I volunteered to coordinate
> signage and I took a look at the blue awnings last night. There is some
> room on the semicircular over-entrace which is vertical. Also There is more
> canvas space on the tops of the awnings which can't be seen if standing on
> the same side of the street. But are easily visible from the other side of
> the street.
> In either case I was imagining cut vinyl for both the exterior sign and
> your interior decoration. I think Ace Monster Toys has a vinyl cutter.
> Otherwise do you know another place to cut vinyl, or were you thinking of a
> different material?
>
> Max
>
>
> On 15 November 2012 02:21, Daniel Finlay <somniac at me.com> wrote:
>
>> When the process is streamlined and staffed, the shop can print up to a
>> four-color shirt every 30 seconds.
>>
>> The equipment would pretty much fill one of those rooms, for the various
>> phases of the process, but I already own it all, and soon may not have a
>> place to keep it.
>>
>> The shop isn't currently a full-time job for me, but I've never actively
>> pursued clients, just word of mouth.  I'm not sure if the shop would be a
>> better resource if it already had full-time work coming through it, or if I
>> kept it open to people to bring their own work.  I guess supplying enough
>> client work that members could work for money, and in turn bring down the
>> hourly cost for the whole organization.
>>
>> Maybe I should ask that guy who works on the same floor, who came to
>> tonight's meeting to help get clients.  Does anyone have his contact info?
>>  He said growing businesses is what he did.  If he could bring enough
>> clients in to keep the shop paying for itself, then it could become a
>> community resource the rest of the time.  I'd be open to excessive revenue
>> being used to pay for more hack-space, particularly if I didn't have to be
>> constantly supervising the space, and could simply rent it like anyone else.
>>
>> I was imagining free workshops on Saturday to gain membership.  Proper
>> maintaining of the shop would keep membership, etc...
>>
>> What I need most right now is perspective, although if I were to make the
>> move I might consider a kickstarter to help hold the doors open while we
>> found our sea-legs.  Do enough people want to print their own ware, or need
>> the work?  Could a flexibly-scheduled workspace be more efficient than a
>> centrally owned one?  Would this be too big of a liability to be feasible?
>>  Are there ways to make a space usable by lots of different people?
>>
>> These are interesting questions, I'm going to sleep on it for now.  I'll
>> look forward to the talk on Saturday about making a worker-owned business!
>>
>> -Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 15, 2012, at 1:57 AM, Jae Kwon <jkwon.work at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Wow. That design is beautiful. I hope that happens.
>> >
>> > RE your post, it sounds great. How easy is it to book a session
>> consistently every day? Are you already working on this full time?
>> >
>> > How much equipment and space do you need run a screen printing
>> operation?
>> >
>> > How can we help? What do you need?
>> >
>> > How long does it take to get a t-shirt made? (can I make one in 2hours?)
>> >
>> > - Jae
>>
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