[Need Help Selecting Which DTG Machine to Buy] Printing Guitar Picks Questions
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[Need Help Selecting Which DTG Machine to Buy] Printing Guitar Picks Questions
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum and I have a question that is not directly related to T-shirts but the technology and industry is the same or related. What I am after are some do it yourself ideas for printing on guitar picks that are cheap and easy for people to do. I have looked at different ideas such as belive it or not (Barbie nail printers), printing tattoos and applying them, etc. I am after repeatable ways that someone could maybe make several guitar picks for their band. I have several ideas on my how-to section of my website that work but just looking for more ideas from you guys since you work with these printers quite a bit. I am open to any new ideas across the entire spectrum (hot stamping, sticker, tattoo, DTG, stencils, etc) I have tried just about everything and some work good and some not! Anyway I appreciate your help. I am just trying to collect some do-it-yourself ideas for my blog and how to section.
I am the owner of Pick Punch.... I am going to post this in one other location here in case I have it in the wrong spot.
Thanks everyone!
Von
Last edited by sunnydayz; September 27th, 2009 at 08:36 PM.
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Von, DTG printing works on a lot of substrates not sure about plastic pics. If you gang the art on 1 sheet you could get 30 picks or more for about $10 bucks. Its worth a try. John
You would be better off going with a solvent ink from a direct printer because the ink will have a better chance sticking to the pick. dtg ink is made to adhere to natural fibers - not plastic. Check out printers like DirectJet and LogoJet. These printers are designed to print the solvent inks - which are more severe on the internal components of the printer. You do not want to run solvent inks through a dtg printer.
I understand what you are saying. I am also after something that any person without equipment may have as an option sort of a do it yourself option or inexpensive option to DTG. I tried playing around with a Barbie Nail Printer this weekend that I bought for my daughter! (LOL I know it is funny) it worked well but the ink I believe is not quite up to par obviously and the ink bled on everything I printed on (I played around with some treatments to the picks also and not much luck (I mean it printed but the ink needs to be made for plastic printing that will bond to it better without surface coatings etc. Anyway I knew it would not be a "real" option but just playing around with the idea in general. I think this technology could be used for a couple square inch DTG for small items like golf balls, chips, picks, badges, etc. It runs around $170 with some costs associated with Barbie Brand pumping up the cost so I think it could be around 150 bucks and soon 100 dollar technology. I am sure one of the manufacturers will try this in the next year or two. Again I am talking about craft or do-it-yourself level stuff here. Something that works and cheap but with low production rates not being a factor.
Pad printing would be the obvious choice, however if you want to do it yourself, maybe you could google papilo papers they have a water slide paper that you could use.
Just my thoughts.
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