Coming from the experience as a welder/fabricator, I would suggest building a small compressor room attached to the outside of your shop. Even a little 25HP rotary will generate heat and noise that you will get tired of listening to. We also had good luck with a duct that would blow heat into the shop in the winter, and we could close it off in the summer. Also wire in some 120volts power to run the heat lamp in the winter time, while the machine is off to keep water separator from freezing. Keep up the hard work!!!
So awesome this is the first comment I saw. I work in a print shop, and I was thinking the EXACT thing. Build a compressor room. Make sure the room is vented so the heat doesn't get to bad in the summer and cause problems with the compressor or air dryer. I'd suggest having a toolbox inside where the compressor was gonna go. You're ALWAYS going to need various tools. A 42" Craftsman roller will create a ton of tool storage, and provide a workbench area to fix things on. Add a bench vise to the top and have an air hose hook up near by. Good luck!
I only need a 5hp rotary in here so it's basically silent, it's less db than a regular conversation. Like I said in the video a lot of this setup is temporary so I didn't want to build anything extra because it's all going to move within the next year. I'm already tapped out so I need to save every extra dollar I can haha
@@leestuart38 Yeah, it looks like you went all out with this place. But ya can't move forward without putting money back into the biz. :) You'll make all those dolla dolla bills back in no time.
I sit here like a bum pretending to have a print shop and making different layouts and here you are with a real print shop making it real layout. You are so inspirational
The new shop is looking awesome so far, man! Congrats! Curious… Would you ever make a video talking about the financial side of your business, like how you decided to expand and build the new shop, how the finances/financing of it all works for you???
Maybe, I'm definitely no expert in that department though. I'm more of a gambler and don't really think about it, I've taken a lot of really big risks to get here that not many people would be comfortable doing
Hell yeah man! I’ve got a few suggestions from years in the game. •All tables and carts have wheels! (Huge) •designated receiving job sorting area • pull the dryer closer to the table wall put the machines as close as you can to each side of the dryer belt. •You only need enough space for a flash unit and your carts to get through/behind Machines and through passages. Keep it tight •move all tables at the end of the dryer for boxing/laying out . Load machine off of a cart
We love seeing your new upgrade space! Good work! We run out of a similar space in Oregon. The first thing we built when we moved in was a huge lofted area. We made plenty of room for an office, dry storage and also a vented room up there that houses the compressor, gasses (CO2 & Argon) and a solar battery bank setup. We highly recommend the extra loft space; It's like having a whole other building inside your building!
We moved our dryer just like yours because when our doors were open we found that the draft was affecting the temp of our dryer as the draft was blowing right through the tunnel.
Lee I have a 40' container, i put a solar fan in it on the high side and an intake vent opposing on the low side, these containers get condensation on the ceiling, it may do you justice to run a source of airflow and low heat.....condensation be gone!!, it worked for me...js
Check out Käser compressors, we got one a few months ago. Like said below you should consider building a compressor room. So stoked for you, this is going to be amazing.
Coming from my husbands automotive machine shop... Every time you get new equipment or upgrade, there are at least 3 times you will adjust machine placement to get a better flow to production. Even if its just moving it 6 inches to the left. There is the whole production of cleaning; breaking out the leveling mic to get it nats ass level; and possibly moving electrical. So if you can drop elec from the ceiling as much as possible, it helps. Plan for future (as I'm sure you have) but in that same breath, you are gonna need twice as much space as you have now. You're like my husband. You plan for the next 5 years, but 3 years in, you outgrow the space and expand services. Start planning for your real dream because I think you are gonna need a lot more space sooner than you think.
I've definitely got a lot of big plans for this place and expanding will happen soon. I'd say the next 5 years or so are already mapped out, that's why I got so much land 😎
@@leestuart38 So, not just a pretty face, but smart too. LOL I look forward to seeing all the growth in your company! It's super inspirational actually.
I cannot wait to see the finished shop with everything in place! I don't even screen print and your videos make me wanna buy all this equipment and try it! I do DTG just because of smaller runs. Good video as always!
I'm so excited for you. Really inspiring me re opening. I had to shut down due to catching Covid and it messed lungs up. My plan was to re open in 2022 spring. However you have me so hyped that I can't wait. I'm definitely spreading the word on your channel. Your come up is un real, yet so genuinely real. So everyone that asks my about this industry I send them to your channel. Also I thought the surprise was an automatic. Then when you said 3 phase I was like I knew it. But your telling me there's more? Awwww man I can't wait...
Just framed in my 200 square foot back deck and moved my printing out there…then I saw this… haha love it man. Can’t wait to see your progress to motivate me to make more progress as well.
@@leestuart38 How can that be when exposure units, like yours and mine, are LED? Is it just that they have a different spectrum than your shop lights? thanks
What a wonderful way to wake up on Thanksgiving. Your second video, so excited for this. I plan on sharing this with every person I know. You are definitely my mentor. You will be on my wall in my shop and I speak about your work ethic daily. Thank you for inspiring us all. Let's get you to the silver you tube plaque!!
The automatic is definitely a learning curve but it’s well worth it! I do recommend some noise canceling headphones if you plan on listening to music while it runs lol.
I love you new shop! One suggestion you probably thought of already but it's real handy if your manual press can use the same frames as your auto press if you need to.
Just wanted to say you're a real inspiration! I have watched all your videos and you are the reason I got into screen printing, I started with a company almost 2 years ago and gained a lot of experience, I now have my own thing going on but it's dtg print on demand, I would love to start up my own screen printing shop but space is at a premium here in UK. One day though if I put in the fkin work! Keep it up man can't wait to see you get it all set up
Haha. Some of the things he calls garbage might just be someone else’s treasure. Those cabinets …. I hope you give or sell them to someone who needs them if you don’t want them - I hope you don’t throw them away. Even if it’s particle board… those can get pricey even so - just don’t let them go to a landfill pleeeease❤️
I see a ROQ green pallet jack…🤔. We love ours but have mad respect for M&R too. In fact, we have a Sprint Dryer to offset the rivalry. Nice work man. Hard work and grinding pays off. 🤙🏼💯
I mean I'd be willing to put some money on it that Rogue Lab is getting a new shop/addition is coming in the spring ;) Well deserved for all your hard work if that is the case, Lee!
Really looking forward to see the final setup :) How is the insulation and AC in that building? We always have temperature control problems in our workshop, so it is almost impossible to print during summer, when it is over 25°C.
It seems to be really good so far, it's been holding the heat well and hasn't cost me much to run the furnace in there. We'll see when summer comes, I did put a big AC unit in here
Thinking the big covered machine is a wide format hybrid / roll to roll & flatbed. Maybe an Oce? If it’s in a crate it could be fucking up my guess. But not seeing the Roland makes me think this is a replacement or addition. Possibly projecting my desires...
Unbelievable! Congratulations Lee been with you since día uno! Where are all your print cut machines going? I am sure the laminator and the Roland probably have to be indoors.
Excellent progression in such a short time it is inspirational. You Crush everything you put your mind too . I didn’t see Beer/ whisky bar or mini bike track layout in your animation ? Did I miss it ? Lol
Holy Crap, it's massive :-) How did you manage to get all those new machines? Leasing or was the bank very kind to sponsor you? This is huge, would love to work there :)
Just curious, where is the printer and the cutter going to go? I think youve invested too much in the whole "vinyl" side of things to just get out of it.
Damn those motion graphics didn't turn out too bad 😎
Coming from the experience as a welder/fabricator, I would suggest building a small compressor room attached to the outside of your shop. Even a little 25HP rotary will generate heat and noise that you will get tired of listening to. We also had good luck with a duct that would blow heat into the shop in the winter, and we could close it off in the summer. Also wire in some 120volts power to run the heat lamp in the winter time, while the machine is off to keep water separator from freezing. Keep up the hard work!!!
So awesome this is the first comment I saw. I work in a print shop, and I was thinking the EXACT thing. Build a compressor room. Make sure the room is vented so the heat doesn't get to bad in the summer and cause problems with the compressor or air dryer.
I'd suggest having a toolbox inside where the compressor was gonna go. You're ALWAYS going to need various tools. A 42" Craftsman roller will create a ton of tool storage, and provide a workbench area to fix things on. Add a bench vise to the top and have an air hose hook up near by.
Good luck!
I only need a 5hp rotary in here so it's basically silent, it's less db than a regular conversation. Like I said in the video a lot of this setup is temporary so I didn't want to build anything extra because it's all going to move within the next year. I'm already tapped out so I need to save every extra dollar I can haha
@@leestuart38 Understood. Looking forward to the next video! Happy Thanksgiving.
@@leestuart38 Yeah, it looks like you went all out with this place. But ya can't move forward without putting money back into the biz. :) You'll make all those dolla dolla bills back in no time.
I sit here like a bum pretending to have a print shop and making different layouts and here you are with a real print shop making it real layout. You are so inspirational
Hope the real life version works haha
The new shop is looking awesome so far, man! Congrats! Curious… Would you ever make a video talking about the financial side of your business, like how you decided to expand and build the new shop, how the finances/financing of it all works for you???
Maybe, I'm definitely no expert in that department though. I'm more of a gambler and don't really think about it, I've taken a lot of really big risks to get here that not many people would be comfortable doing
Hell yeah man! I’ve got a few suggestions from years in the game.
•All tables and carts have wheels! (Huge)
•designated receiving job sorting area
• pull the dryer closer to the table wall
put the machines as close as you can to each side of the dryer belt.
•You only need enough space for a flash unit and your carts to get through/behind
Machines and through passages. Keep it tight
•move all tables at the end of the dryer for boxing/laying out . Load machine off of a cart
We love seeing your new upgrade space! Good work!
We run out of a similar space in Oregon. The first thing we built when we moved in was a huge lofted area. We made plenty of room for an office, dry storage and also a vented room up there that houses the compressor, gasses (CO2 & Argon) and a solar battery bank setup.
We highly recommend the extra loft space; It's like having a whole other building inside your building!
That added space would be so handy in here. Can't wait to add that into this shop when I can!
You've definitely put in the work! Congratulations on the new place!
Thanks!
Dtg finna go crazy
Congratulations
We moved our dryer just like yours because when our doors were open we found that the draft was affecting the temp of our dryer as the draft was blowing right through the tunnel.
I thought of that too actually. I've heard of it happening to a few shops and ruining print runs without them knowing
Lee I have a 40' container, i put a solar fan in it on the high side and an intake vent opposing on the low side, these containers get condensation on the ceiling, it may do you justice to run a source of airflow and low heat.....condensation be gone!!, it worked for me...js
2 top secret pieces of equipmwnt right next to the heat presses.... I'm calling it now, DTG and a Pretreat Machine.
🤔.......
Maaaaan!!! Keep rocking.
Check out Käser compressors, we got one a few months ago. Like said below you should consider building a compressor room. So stoked for you, this is going to be amazing.
Cant wait to see the final product!!🤘🤙
Same here!
An upstairs something in the 2.0 would be dope. Loft, office, or ink room. Looks good either way, can't wait to see the ink start flowing again.
You're my inspiration on on this Business Man 👍
That's cool to hear, thanks a lot for the support!
Very nice!
Damn!!!!! Speechless
So many secrets you keep away from us 😅
Nice work man 👊🏼
So many more yet to come 😎
Definitely consider throwing the air compressor outside and running lines inside across the walls. Saves so much space and noise, you won’t regret it
Coming from my husbands automotive machine shop... Every time you get new equipment or upgrade, there are at least 3 times you will adjust machine placement to get a better flow to production. Even if its just moving it 6 inches to the left. There is the whole production of cleaning; breaking out the leveling mic to get it nats ass level; and possibly moving electrical. So if you can drop elec from the ceiling as much as possible, it helps. Plan for future (as I'm sure you have) but in that same breath, you are gonna need twice as much space as you have now. You're like my husband. You plan for the next 5 years, but 3 years in, you outgrow the space and expand services. Start planning for your real dream because I think you are gonna need a lot more space sooner than you think.
I've definitely got a lot of big plans for this place and expanding will happen soon. I'd say the next 5 years or so are already mapped out, that's why I got so much land 😎
@@leestuart38 So, not just a pretty face, but smart too. LOL I look forward to seeing all the growth in your company! It's super inspirational actually.
I cannot wait to see the finished shop with everything in place! I don't even screen print and your videos make me wanna buy all this equipment and try it! I do DTG just because of smaller runs. Good video as always!
Awesome thanks! There also may be some DTG stuff coming to the channel very soon 😎
@@leestuart38 Awesome! Can't wait to see it. DTG was a definite learning curve. About to dabble in DTF with it.
I'm so excited for you. Really inspiring me re opening. I had to shut down due to catching Covid and it messed lungs up. My plan was to re open in 2022 spring. However you have me so hyped that I can't wait. I'm definitely spreading the word on your channel. Your come up is un real, yet so genuinely real. So everyone that asks my about this industry I send them to your channel. Also I thought the surprise was an automatic. Then when you said 3 phase I was like I knew it. But your telling me there's more? Awwww man I can't wait...
Lots more to come 😎. Thanks so much for helping spread the word, and I wish you all the best with starting your shop back up
Can't wait to see it all go down looks awsome!
Hope it's as good in real life as it is on paper 😂
have 0 interest in printing but you can still keep me here for the full video. love your production & energy 🤘🏾
That's what's up. Thanks!
Dude that layout blueprint turned out great! That’s a crap ton of extra work and it paid off. Stoked for you brother!
That was a shit ton of work but it was worth it. This video would have sucked ass without it haha
Oh man! You're building an insane monster money-making machine, eh? Keep going big, bro! You're inspiring a lot of people.
I really hope I am 😂, that's yet to be seen. Thanks man
Just framed in my 200 square foot back deck and moved my printing out there…then I saw this… haha love it man. Can’t wait to see your progress to motivate me to make more progress as well.
Awesome to hear that, thanks!
What a legend, doing great mate, keep going, can't get enough from your videos greetings from Sydney Australia
Thanks a lot!
I'd put the compressor outside under a small lean-to or vented mini-shed. Nice to not have to listen to it inside. Keep up the good work Lee.
Can't do that here where the weather gets to -35° haha
Awesome shop. Congrats. I’m wondering though… Where are Roland, Summa and laminator going?
Where is the Roland printer and all your sticker making equipment? Just curious.
That's going in the garage
Very nice. I don't use a dark room. I coat, exposure and washout all my screens in my garage with all the lights on. So far, no issues.
Ya it's no problem as long as the lighting is LED and there isn't any UV leaking in from windows
@@leestuart38 How can that be when exposure units, like yours and mine, are LED? Is it just that they have a different spectrum than your shop lights? thanks
Great video. Congratulations to a new place. I guess you bought Anatol equipment.
Thanks. Just dropped a new video showing what I got 😎
What a wonderful way to wake up on Thanksgiving. Your second video, so excited for this. I plan on sharing this with every person I know. You are definitely my mentor. You will be on my wall in my shop and I speak about your work ethic daily. Thank you for inspiring us all. Let's get you to the silver you tube plaque!!
That's so cool, thank you so much for the support!
Are we possibly going to be seeing a super “top secret” DTG?? You’re such a huge inspiration and it makes me so happy to see you grow!
The automatic is definitely a learning curve but it’s well worth it! I do recommend some noise canceling headphones if you plan on listening to music while it runs lol.
A little late but just want to sit in graduation again
Love your channel. Everyone is moving too Anatol lol... say it ain’t so.
Find out soon 🤐. Thanks man!
Great video, I can't wait to see the two new Top Secret DTG printers...
Great video I can't wait to see everything put together.
Hopefully it turns out cool 😎
I love you new shop! One suggestion you probably thought of already but it's real handy if your manual press can use the same frames as your auto press if you need to.
That's why I have a new manual press coming, it'll use all of the same screens and palettes as my auto
Just wanted to say you're a real inspiration! I have watched all your videos and you are the reason I got into screen printing, I started with a company almost 2 years ago and gained a lot of experience, I now have my own thing going on but it's dtg print on demand, I would love to start up my own screen printing shop but space is at a premium here in UK. One day though if I put in the fkin work! Keep it up man can't wait to see you get it all set up
That's amazing to hear, glad I can help or have any kind of impact. Keep putting in that work!
Can't wait to see the shop build
Hope it turns out cool!
Man that layout schematic motion graphic thing was class. I really must start doing some editing stuff on skillshare.
Thanks man. Took me 2 days to figure that out haha
@@leestuart38 Haha well worth it man!
Friggin awesome!!!! So happy for you dude.
Thanks man 👊🏻
Kickin a$$! Thanks for the morning inspiration and happy holidays!
😱 you're getting an auto press!! Sooooo fkn cool!!!
You’re upgrading hard. It’s dope. Keep it up.
Thanks a lot 🤘🏻
So excited to see how it comes together!
Same here 🤘🏻
Haha. Some of the things he calls garbage might just be someone else’s treasure. Those cabinets …. I hope you give or sell them to someone who needs them if you don’t want them - I hope you don’t throw them away. Even if it’s particle board… those can get pricey even so - just don’t let them go to a landfill pleeeease❤️
All those heat presses and two machines coming. I’m going to say you are getting a DTG printer with a pretreat machine.
That's a pretty good assumption 😎
Great job!
Wow! Inspirational growth
Is a 12 colour auto enough? I would go a 14 colour, you might have some regrets on that.
u are just crazy.
how nice and beautiful can a video be?
just fuuuuc king perfect
Love it so much
Tight! Also those motion graphics turned out bad ass 🤙🏼
Not bad for a rookie. I definitely need some more practice 👍🏻
You love to see it!!
My guess is Cobra automatic, Chameleon manual, and MSP exposure unit.
You Sir are a Legend and got us started with screen printing and changed our lives. Look forward to the new set-up 😎😎😎😎
That's amazing to hear 🙌🏻
I see a ROQ green pallet jack…🤔. We love ours but have mad respect for M&R too. In fact, we have a Sprint Dryer to offset the rivalry. Nice work man. Hard work and grinding pays off. 🤙🏼💯
Sure does 🤘🏻
We need to hear these stories because that was awesome she flashed me her beav lol I almost spit out my food lol
I've got some real good ones 😂
inspirational i cant wait for your next vid drop
Is top secret a dtg?
Hey Lee, can you explain why it’s safe to have LED lights & not a dark room? Also are you selling your old machine?
I believe the LED light are UV free (or extremely low UV) so it wont affect the emulsion drastically for short times.
LED doesn't emit enough harmful UV light to prematurely expose anything, so it's safe for emulsions for a pretty long period of time.
I mean I'd be willing to put some money on it that Rogue Lab is getting a new shop/addition is coming in the spring ;) Well deserved for all your hard work if that is the case, Lee!
I definitely have the space for it. In due time 😎
Nice! Wondering if you still use the summa and vinyl printer?
Every day 👍🏻
Looks good hero. 👍
Holy shit a new comment for the first time in 3 years 😱. Haha thanks man
Secret stuff I think is a Epson 80600 and DTG printers in press corner......I hope you got the Epson 80600L
I wish. Can't afford one of those just yet
Really looking forward to see the final setup :)
How is the insulation and AC in that building? We always have temperature control problems in our workshop, so it is almost impossible to print during summer, when it is over 25°C.
It seems to be really good so far, it's been holding the heat well and hasn't cost me much to run the furnace in there. We'll see when summer comes, I did put a big AC unit in here
workshop planning and building videos might just do the trick getting you to that silver plaque mate
I hope so!
Thinking the big covered machine is a wide format hybrid / roll to roll & flatbed. Maybe an Oce? If it’s in a crate it could be fucking up my guess. But not seeing the Roland makes me think this is a replacement or addition. Possibly projecting my desires...
Very cold on that guess haha
@@leestuart38 - Well fuuk. When I saw the wide format in the house I figured I was probably wrong. Guess I’ll have to wait.
Dv systems B10 Rotary kick ass
Those are nice. I'm thinking Chicago pneumatic right now
Two lasers? lol... Build ot put the compressor in the 40 foot container. Or build something so it's outside and is covered.
Unbelievable! Congratulations Lee been with you since día uno! Where are all your print cut machines going? I am sure the laminator and the Roland probably have to be indoors.
Those will be in the house garage 👍🏻
When will “The Lab” be up and running for garment jobs?
Where is the wide format setup going?
Garage
Excellent progression in such a short time it is inspirational. You Crush everything you put your mind too .
I didn’t see Beer/ whisky bar or mini bike track layout in your animation ? Did I miss it ? Lol
I quit drinking 5 years ago so no bars, but a mini bike track will be going down in the summer 🤘🏻
Hello Lee hope you are good, would be glad if you can help need some plastisols
Where's the plotter and cutter gonna go?
Garage
No stripper pole?
@lee, that beef..? i guess it is well done if not medium rare B| peace dude haha
where did the Roland printer go ?
It's going in the garage
Holy Crap, it's massive :-) How did you manage to get all those new machines? Leasing or was the bank very kind to sponsor you? This is huge, would love to work there :)
4 years of working 7 days a week with no time off and some awesome sponsors of this channel 🤘🏻
Just curious, what about the sticker/ decal printer?
Going in the garage
Top Secret = Laser 🙊
Just curious, where is the printer and the cutter going to go? I think youve invested too much in the whole "vinyl" side of things to just get out of it.
It's going in the garage
I ❤️u
Where is the printer going?
Garage
Roughly how much did the container cost?
A lot lol. More than you'd expect, the cost of those things has tripled
I’m guessing DTG x2
what happened to the print/cut machine, not using it anymore
Going in the garage
@@leestuart38 nice cant wait to see that transformation,
Shaw??
I worked for MTS, which is now Bell
It's crazy how much money you make
People say that like I haven't been working 7 days a week with no time off for the last 4 years
😲😍😲😍😲😍😲😍😲😍😲😍
LETS GOOOOOOO HAPPY TURKEY DAY LEE
LETS GET MY GUY TO 2M SUBS JUST BECAUSE WE CAN #PUTINTHEPHUQINGWORK
Bro! I hope you're getting a fucking laser!!!!!!!!! I want to move to Canada and work for you no lie!
...water inlet and electrical control centre in the same zone...okay. Be careful, man.