From the shop
Notes from a working screen printing shop in San Diego: pricing, tools, and the things nobody tells you until you have paid for them.
Leaving Printavo, Part Two: Getting the Data Out Was the Easy Part
Getting my orders out of Printavo took hours. Making years of history usable took a month. What broke, what never came over, and a video of the result.
What I Learned Moving 6,400 Orders Out of Printavo
I moved 6,454 orders and every file out of Printavo before canceling. The API died in 15 minutes, not five days. What to export, in what order, and when.
What an Hour on Your Press Actually Costs
Most shops guess their hourly rate, and the guess is usually about half the real number. The math, the three lines everyone forgets, and a free calculator.