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[irishrover]

this is what i do for a living.

[Deleted]

I knew you like to horse around. LOL

I knew a guy out in CA that use to shoe horses. He got hurt real bad.

How long have you been doing this for a living?
Have you ever been hurt?

When I met my wife they had 4 horses. they where like over grown puppy's. One was an old stable horse he had a mind of his own. My wife was the only one that could make him behave.

[irishrover]

eddie,off and on for 8 years. this has allways been my fall back trade. ive had my rotatorcuff torn 2 times and ive drove more nails thru my hands than i care to rember lol broken toes are the norm as well.

[dnic]

Rover, your main gig is masonry, right?

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[irishrover]

sure is dane,farriery has allways been a hobby and fall back trade in times of economic hardships lol

[Deleted]

Hey here are some pictures of what I was running before I lost my job.
It's a 4 color press.









I have been printing now for over 40 years! (Or Was)

[shattered]

I wanted to be an architect when I was in high school. I took three years of drafting, and started looking at colleges with architecture programs. I ended up having a conversation with the contractor , who told me there are a lot of starving architects out there. I ended up going into social work, and I wish someone had told me about all the starving social workers out there....

[irishrover]

go figure,i went to college for 4 years to get a masters degree to teach philosophy and i couldnt be further from that lol

[bloodmoon]

High school education only, forklift driver for 26 years same shipping department, same company. In automotive supply, so I'm D@^^&* lucky I have a job, and for the first time in five years, OVERTIME! Whoo!! I need it.

[hoz]

I dropped outta college to be a starving artist. Now I starve working in a T-shirt / Sign shop full time. I love the 9 to 5. Plus there's perks to working here. Band t-shirts. Anyone want to buy a Vibrolas T? haha

[irishrover]

hoz,what type of printing do you use for tee's? i wanted to have a couple logo tee's printed up with my company logo and numbers on it but the printer here in town wanted atleast a 150 item order.

[Deleted]

Yeah a lot of screen printers don't like to set up there equipment for just a few items. Being in printing I have also done screen printing and have worked close with them as well. I use to use one guy that would do small amounts if you would sign a contract to get others done over time.
But that meant that he had to keep your screen (set up) setting around till you would come in and want some more done. I can't speak for all screen printers but they want or need a minimum to help out with the set and labor cost.
In printing I could never figure out why people would only want 50 business cards then want detailed info on the back. So we have to charge a minimum to cover not just labor to set up the press but to cover the graphics as well.
150 is not that bad when you start to brake it down.
But maybe hoz can cut you a brake...

[irishrover]

eddie, 150 tee shirts is a little much for one man lol

[quarry]

Here's my daytime office...

[irishrover]

fedex man hates to deliver to me lol my average delivery is anywhere between a pound up to 200 pounds worth of shoes ad supplies lol