what is the most reliable DTG machine for someone starting out?
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what is the most reliable DTG machine for someone starting out?
Yes, the Brother GT541 is by far the most reliable DTG machine out there....HOWEVER, it does not print white ink, so you're limited to mainly whites & lite color shirts, although some owners here on this forum have printed like black ink on dark green shirts with good results....but if you want white ink, then it's a toss up on the other models...I'm sure other forum members will "ring in" here.
Also, if you're starting up, check out www.equipmentzone.com; they sell refurbished TJet 2 machines, and their support after the sale is excellent.
Last edited by fdsales; May 1st, 2008 at 01:14 PM.
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If you want to print on darks as was my case, I would highly reccomend the dtg HM1. Its a great machine and you cant beat the quality of the prints as far as I am concerned Customer service is also great which you really should take into consideration when buying a machine.
For a beginner who wantīs to print on dark shirts I would go for a refurbished T2 from equipmentzone. My opinion is: Worlds best DTG-printer (and I have a bunch of them)!
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Yes Equipmentzone is the best when it comes to T-Jets they have my old one that I sold to them after I bought my Brother.If you are looking to do light shirts with ZERO problems that means any shirt but NAVY BLUE or BLACK buy all means buy the BROTHER,I have had ZERO Problems with it.
after a year and a half of becoming a T-JET TECH,becauase of all the problems with it.
I donīt want to turn this thread into a T-Jet vs. Brother-discussion BUT we donīt agree that the problems Iīve seen on this forum is printer/brand-related (Iīm not counting T-Jet3 wich in my opiniun was a big mistake).
1. If you run a DTG-printer without white ink you have zero problems (head-clogs and many other problems depends on the titanium oxid in white ink)
2. Most problems are user-related (I have classes for DTG-users in Sweden).
3. 75-80% of all questions/problems that pops up from new users is related to printing on black shirts and that is not so hard if you follow our instructions or other great tip from other users here on this forum or USSCREEN support forums.
By writing DTG I mean all Epson-based printers that prints Direct To Garment and are able to print with white ink (T-Jet, DTG, Anajet etc.)
And if you canīt print white ink you can only print full colour prints on white shirts. It looks terrible on light-coloured shirts and the only print you really can do on light-coloured shirts and blue, red, green, orange etc. is pure black or dark blue otherwise the shirt colour will show thru.
Just my thoughts for the day
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Thanks guys, I guess I'll have to do a lot more market survey and project feasibility, cause I usually have orders for dark colored shirts but I presently use the common screen print methods to achieve great prints on them. I'm actually looking for a reliable DTG printer that could give me great prints on all colors of shirts (including black).
Thank you all for your responses. You were quite frank.
I'm sure the Brother is an excellent machine, but I decided on the t-jet blazer as I wanted the white ink feature and so far am very pleased with it.
No matter what machine you get, there is going to be a learning curve and daily maintenance. I also own a roland sp-300 and its the same issue, daily maintenance. You have to keep these machines running day after day or you going to have ink related problems, there not meant to sit around for days or weeks with no use.
Not trying to detour you from your purchase, just stating the facts as I'm sure others will agree.
This is a discussion about what is the most reliable DTG machine for someone starting out? that was posted in the Direct to Garment (DTG) Inkjet Printing section of the forums.
what is the most reliable DTG machine for someone starting out? 
Customer service is also great which you really should take into consideration when buying a machine.
