From: lindalee [#1]
5 Apr 2007
To: ALL
I received an email this morning, that I found to be very interesting. It's like one stop shopping for cutting & sewing appliques.
http://www.bitousa.com/LaserBridge.htm
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2]
5 Apr 2007
To: lindalee [#1] 6 Apr 2007
Interesting Linda. Hadn't seen anything like that before. :-)
Thank you,
From: Larry B (PALMETTO) [#3]
6 Apr 2007
To: ALL
Wow! Bet that's a pricey item. Of course everything is relative. Interesting though.
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#4]
6 Apr 2007
To: lindalee [#1] 6 Apr 2007
Wow, that is really neat. I would love to see that in action. I will have to look for them when I go to one of the Printwear shows this year.
Since I sell retail, I am always looking for something everyone else doesn't have or do.
From: lindalee [#5]
6 Apr 2007
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#4] 7 Apr 2007
Makes you kinda wonder how many pieces do you have to produce to make it profitable. I think I'll continue to cut out with my laser & use the old spray glue & sew method. Can't you just imagine the wrong settings & burning holes is 6 NIKE jackets at a time. I get chills just thinking about it. 8-OEDITED: 6 Apr 2007 by LINDALEE
From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#6]
7 Apr 2007
To: lindalee [#5] 7 Apr 2007
I'm guessing that if you have a dozen or more embroidery machines running constantly doing repetitive jobs (ie: thousands of the same item) then it might be cost effective by cutting out the wages of several operators. It's certainly an industrial scale machine.
I couldn't find any price range mentioned on the web, but I did see that the small version weighs in at around 9,000 pounds.
From: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#7]
7 Apr 2007
To: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#6] 7 Apr 2007
At 9000 lbs, I don't think my living room floor would hold up :)
I doubt I would ever be in a position to buy one myself, I could certainly try and find someone that uses the technology to sub out some work.
From: Dave Jones (DAVERJ) [#8]
7 Apr 2007
To: sunny (SUNSHINE5555) [#7] 7 Apr 2007
Yeah, I'm guessing this isn't really for the home or small shop. ;-)