Photonlexicon T-Shirt Idea

[hakzaw1]

There is a member at LPF who does GBs for shirts and pretty much does it for no *real* profit- I wore his shirts at SELEM all black w/ GITD front and back- he has scouted all sources for the best shirt quality and best GITD- I PMed him 2 years ago about making a run for the SELEM event or just PL- he was doing these as Ts or hoodies.(other options may exist)- I am sure you can find MUCH cheaper Ts and GITD but it will not be as good...

hak

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if you dont want to go to the link here are the priceshak)











(copypasta from the OP thread)
Here are the prices:
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(if you want something other than black, let me know)
GITD Pale Green/Yellow GITD on Black


ZipHoodie: $42
Hoodie: $36
Polo: $30
HighQuality Polo: $37
TShirt: $20
Long Sleeve Tee: $25
Your Own Items: $8 per side(includes white base and glow in the dark)


also..
+ $2 for each X from 2XL up to 6XL (a 4XL would be an extra $6.00)

(This ^^^ is not uncommon or unreasonable at all-hak)


These zippers are a little rough, but if you don't mind fiddling with it, they're great jackets. I love the ZipHoodie I have!


SHIPPING IS SEPARATE
U.S. pack/shipping on the last order ranged from $6 - $17 per order (box)
International pack/shipping on the last order ranged from $15 - $20 per order.


He has done a few more shirt deals at LPF and afaik everyone was 100% happy I am very happy with mine--(hak)

[SaltyRobot]

When we have shirts made for our high school robotics program they are between $8 and $10 per shirt.

I like Jons idea of having multiple designs on a website somewhere where I can pick which one I want to print/buy.

@swami how much are your shirts and how custom can they be? The shirts you showed are not my cup of tea but some of the other designs I've seen on say your DAC and other things are closer to my style. I also have some fractal designs of my own that might be cool. Maybe PM me with details?

[dsli_jon]

...I'll investigate...

The thing I liked about 'Spreadhirt', is that you are able to upload your Own art / position / scale, etc - across various Designs / T-shirts, ie: Made both B & W-backed ones, for 'SoCaLEM'...

..etc, and then - even before committing to making an 'official Store' - you can sort of have your own 'mini-Store', in your Profile.. ie: I can log back in, anytime, and re-Order those same Designs / choose a different T / color, etc, and get Printed-up / Shipped, etc.. And, I believe you can, indeed, 'drop ship', so, the 'extra chunk to go back to PL', would not require that whoever was in charge of the Orders, would also have to 'field the fulfillment' side.. Just I/O the $$, send appropriate-chunk to PL, and a few clicks later, Spreadshirt takes care of the rest.

..Point I'm making, is I don't see it being a 'Full-on Storefront or Nothing' situ, with them.. You can 'try it out', w/ just a personal acct., and if it is all going smooth / growing like gangbusters, then you can transition to the 'storefront' offerings they have, etc.. And, the Quality / durability of their printing / T's has been great..

..Not that they have anything on SwamiWear™ mind you.. Nothing will top sporting a nice laser-cut, latte-tinged kokopelli on yer chest..

fwiw..
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[dkumpula]

so, it's kind of funny. i have been making and selling tshirts on the side and toying with a photonlexicon one. it would be handmade... with lasers, and pretty awesome.

maybe with a laser warning symbol in front and www.photonlexicon.com in back

Swamidog's t-shirt art is kid tested and mother approved!



-David

[Draco]

so, it's kind of funny. i have been making and selling tshirts on the side and toying with a photonlexicon one. it would be handmade... with lasers, and pretty awesome.

maybe with a laser warning symbol in front and www.photonlexicon.com in back

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That first shirt looks like the creature from the movie alien that clamps to your face, it loos so good it;s kinda creepy in a good way

Oddly at my budget i am toying with the idea of a single mode 650nm laser diode or fuel for my jet ski, i don't know what to get, i am dieing to get out on the lake but the beam diameter to my class 4 blue is annoying

[norty303]

I will chime in and say that I don't like back prints because they make wearing the shirt when you might be working on a show simply horrible. They get extra sweaty where the print is and its horrible.
I've got Robe and Pangolin Beyond shirts like this and they don't get worn on shows for that reason.

[Dethlore]

$20 for a tshirt is high. I had 25 made for SELEM a few years back and I think I paid in the neighborhood of $8 per shirt. It was a custom design with 2 colors.

Agreed, $20 for a regular Tee is steep. $8 is normal for a single ink. What $20 gets you is a good solid base layer of white with 2-3 layers of very high quality glow in the dark ink.

This looks amazing on black, but I have gotten light blue, brown, pink, grey, and yellow shirts printed on for myself and my kids - in Tees and as hoodies.

When it comes down to it, if you want high quality GITD that doesn't fade after 10 minutes, it's simply going to cost more than a regular white or even fluorescent ink. However, the cost is really driven by quantity. The more shirts ordered, the closer the cost will get to eliminating the setup costs. I think without setup, the base cost with 2 sided glow in the dark is $15ish.

In case you're wondering, yes, I am the one that set up these shirt runs. If you have questions, please do ask! I'm just here to help distribute awesome shirts (and get one or two for me on the way). There really isn't any profit for me aside from maybe $1 per shirt for logistics.

[hakzaw1]

TY for joining- I love my shirts from you!
@ Gary- shirt/printing prices since then have gone up-everywhere- that must have been at least 5 or 6 years ago - what is not more expensive these days??

- MY cook-off team has been buying shirts 16 years now-- (no less than 500 per order) and cheap shirts are just not worth owning- unless you plan on not wearing or washing them.

[Dethlore]

I guess it depends on the design. I went to the first online Tshirt place I could find and designed a quick and easy design with nice quality Hanes Beefy-Ts. Set the order for 125 smalls, 125 mediums, 125 larges, and 125 XLs (500 total) and they quoted me $6.54 per tshirt.

That's a pretty common price. All the printers I've dealt with charge about $1.50 per side with a single regular ink. The Hanes Beefy-T at cost is about $5.

There are tons of different brands of Tees and weights and cuts, etc... I've personally been impressed with Port and Company's Essential Tee ($4 cost). Neck isn't too tight and I don't feel like I'm wearing a sweater in the summer, and it's not too thin for the winter either - in fact, I love the long sleeve version.

[Dethlore]

Just got a quote back from my printer. With the white base ink, AND glow in the dark ink, front and back, it's $6.50 per shirt. (assuming we run 500 of them)
That's a fantastic deal considering the ink he's using!

I'm willing to do the leg work for this.