I would like to add to my post yesterday (which I deleted so Ill reply to this one) that I use the Clamping System for flexfit type hat backs and hat sides. For regular hat back I just use a 12cm hoop and use the edge of a table to hoop them. This way is faster for these types of hats in my opinion. Well, thats it for now, I need to get these machines going. I got some big orders coming in this week :) Aaron Sargent The Linen Barn linen@xxxxxxxxxxx Medford, Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moore Embroidery and Designs" <moore-embroidery@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 2:35 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: die-cut lettering > Aaron: > Can you elaborate on the Clamping system? > Thanks, > > -----Original Message----- > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linen Barn > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:36 PM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers] Re: die-cut lettering > > > That sounds about right. I ordered Stockstitch 4 or 5 years ago and just > updated about 1 1/2 years ago for around $100 I think. You can get around > the min orders for stock #'s being a E-Line member but the cost of the > custome ones sounds right. I have a custom 2 color script design that goes > into a baseball bat under the text that runs around $7 per applique (or die > cut). I put these on a softball teams jersees and charge them around $10 to > sew it on. By the time I make my markup on the shirts, sell them blank > shorts and make $10 for the sewing I do pretty well. I in turn order the 6 > or 8" #'s from Dalco, use stockstitch to create the files and charge $5 per > # on the back. I can do a team of 12-15 uniforms on one machine in a day. > I am a little bigger shop than you and can justify the cost of the software > and it has paid for itself many times over for me. Same with the clamping > system I purchased for around $400. I made my money back on the first few > hundred hat back I did and it takes about 1/4 of the time it took using the > fastframes I had before. > > You can also check with Stahls for die cut. I have never used them but alot > of people do. Gein Feil from Dalco monitors the E-Line so if you have any > questions you can probably find him on E-Line. They made a mistake on a > rush order for some Cheerleader jackets I did with die cut letters and a paw > and he re-cut them and send them out that day overnight UPS so I still was > able to finish on time. Great guy to work with although he is very > difficult to get a hold of by phone, e-mail is the way to go. Let me know > if you have any more questions. > > Aaron Sargent > The Linen Barn > linen@xxxxxxxxxxx > Medford, Oregon > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Captain Gold" <captaingold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:00 AM > Subject: [amayausers] Re: die-cut lettering > > > > Aaron, > > > > How much does all that cost? From what I saw on their web site, I'd need > to > > invest in a minimum number of each letter (which wasn't too bad), but the > > Stockstitch program was $300? If I choose custom work, it's a minimum of > 10 > > and $25 for the disk? Was I reading that wrong? > > > > Connie > > > > Wyvern Productions > > Painting masterpieces in thread. > > http://www.wyvernproductions.com > > > > At 01:34 PM 8/23/04, you wrote: > > >Connie, > > > > > >I use Dalco for my die cut needs. You can have custom patterns made in > > >which they send you a sew disk. I bought Stockstitch ver 5 which allows > me > > >to use any of their stock letters, #'s or symbols to make my own disk and > > >just order their stock die cut items. > > > > > >Aaron Sargent > > >The Linen Barn > > >linen@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >Medford, Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > >