Hi everyone.. I've recently decided to convert an EPSON R1900 to a flatbed garment printer. I realize that this is not an easy task and expect to spend up to $5000 to achieve a completely reliable working system. As I already have the brand new printer, the next thing that I need to do is find an Australian supplier for a compatible CONTINUAL INK SYSTEM or REFILLABLE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM suitable for use with pigment inks. Please if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be most grateful. I will be keeping a visual record of this project and when I have achieved the first levels of success I will be posting ALL relevant information for anyone who cares to use it. Thank-you all for any help you can give.
Thank-you Daniel for the link, it certainly looks like a real contender but I am really looking for an Australian distributor. That way should any issues come to light with regards to the use of various inks etc, I will be hopefully able to get advice by making a simple local phone call. The reason why I am being so narrow minded is because I live in Australia and want to construct a reliable system from readily available components that anyone in this country will be able to duplicate and know exactly how much it will cost them. (Importing components,inks or replacement parts can become quit expensive.) I am aware that RIHAC Digital Solutions have a ciss for the Epson R1900 but it comes with dye ink. I have spoken to several people at RIHAC, who incidentally are very helpful and patient and they have indicated that they have concerns that certain pigment inks are prone to settling in the ink system in a rather short period of time thereby making it useless and possibly clogging / destroying the print heads. (That's why they only offer the ciss with dye ink.)
yes you certainly have your work cut out for you.
Easy option use your CIS with the pigment and then remove the cartridges when finished thus they do not touch the printhead and wont damage them?
RIHAC I have one of there CIs systems and they are AWESOME.
Maybe chat in the $150 DIYDTG post as they have done it all and used epson printers.
You want to use DTG ink ayway or use pigment with pre treatment or use sublimation straight onto it.
They all work just need to find whats good for you.
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Epson R1900 to flatbed conversion project 
. I've recently decided to convert an EPSON R1900 to a flatbed garment printer. I realize that this is not an easy task and expect to spend up to $5000 to achieve a completely reliable working system. As I already have the brand new printer, the next thing that I need to do is find an Australian supplier for a compatible CONTINUAL INK SYSTEM or REFILLABLE CARTRIDGE SYSTEM suitable for use with pigment inks.
Please if anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be most grateful. I will be keeping a visual record of this project and when I have achieved the first levels of success I will be posting ALL relevant information for anyone who cares to use it. Thank-you all for any help you can give.
