Working in the 4-ch office is hard work. Long hours, miserable pay, and no pension plan. Bah. So once in a while I thought it would be good to kill some company cash off and do something productive for a change. So, after convincing the boss (me), I was allowed to print some T-shirts. But Anonymous had to make most of the calls; the design, the colours etc. Sounds like an alright plan, I've got less thinking to do. Not really. In just under 24 hours I produced a stencil onto a screen and had it printed: it's sure a lot more difficult than posting in /dqn/ all day, I gotta tell you!
So to print them off, we need some things first. The stencil on the screen (I prepared this one earlier):
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/1
And more importantly, some shirts to print off:
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/2 (that's both the front and back designs on, I covered up the other with tape when it wasn't being screened on)
It would also be a good idea for me to have a machine to print it with, so I just happened to bump into a printing carousel:
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/3
So now it's time to print the shirts. This is both the easiest and the most tedious bit: it's so easy to goof things up.
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/4
So after reaching for a spare tub of black plastisol ink that was lying around, I inked up the screen and decided to get to work.
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/5
Being the complex science that Screenprint-ology is, the ink I used just doesn't dry. I had to run the shirts through a pizza oven, I mean, a curing unit to "cook" the ink and make it dry.
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/6
After doing 15 shirts of all kinds of sizes, the final result looked something like this:
http://squeek.4-ch.net/images/7
I will admit that the logo on the larger shirts is small, but it just might make cute people walk closer towards you to try and read it (but a stranger staring at your chest might not be the most comfortable of situations, I must admit). I'll be sending the already purchased shirts out to you boys and girls within the week. There is still a few left, and I would really like to give these shirts some people to be worn on.
Just between you and me, I kept the positives for the shirts, so making more stencils and shirts in the future is possible, I guess.
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Are those Bonds T-shirts?
'fraid not. But they pretty good shirts all the same.
Informative!
Hm, I kind of want to buy one but I don't really have any spare money right now + I don't have a paypal account.
Quick, buy one before I reconsider and take yours!
I'm with >>6. sigh~~
Dammit, I wish I had the money for one too... and a paypal account
Kochira Koso
Thank you for making the shirts!
News Just In: The shirts are actually cumfy to sleep in!
This is an extra benefit.
I want one, but I don´t have a paypal account. Is there any other way?
Not really. The only two real ways I can accept is Paypal (though you can use a credit card if you don't have a paypal account) or an Australia Post money order. Foreign cheques would cost more to process than the actual cost of the shirt.
So, have the shirts been sent out to those who have paid yet? :)
>>15
I am former Generalissimo Kanta Vendehe, and I am in a Nigerian prison for fraud. If you send me a t-shirt, I will be able to escape and send you 450 USD in cash by mail at the return address.
>>17
Dear Generalissimo Kanta Vendehe,
I tried to send you the money by mail but it came back,
the envelope stating that "sage" was not a legit postal adress.
I believe this ends our financial transactions once and for all.
I've had it!
Sincerely,
Richard J. Filibuster
Curious as to if anyone has got their shirt yet..
t-shirtGET :)
I got mine today too! :) I think it's the wrong size though.. :( But I guess I can use it for pajamas or bumming around the house.