http://www.t-shirtforums.com Discussion, tips, pictures, reviews and peer to peer support for current and future Anajet DTG owners. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:45 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.t-shirtforums.com/styles/tf/misc/rss.jpg http://www.t-shirtforums.com http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t102197.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:36:52 GMT Are there any Anajet Sprint users in the Southern California area, mainly LA or OC county? If there are, I would pay money to test print samples. I am currently still deciding whether or not to jump into Anajet, and I need to verify a few things before I can make such a decision. Are there any Anajet Sprint users in the Southern California area, mainly LA or OC county? If there are, I would pay money to test print samples. I am currently still deciding whether or not to jump into Anajet, and I need to verify a few things before I can make such a decision. ]]> Anajet ninjabuddha http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t102197.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101953.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:12:37 GMT We are about a month into owning our SPRINT, and are finding the ink costs to be astronomical. We’re wondering if anyone out there has had this same experience. We were told by Anajet (and it’s posted on their website; see http://www.anajet.com/fin.html ) the ink costs for a white shirt would be... We are about a month into owning our SPRINT, and are finding the ink costs to be astronomical. We’re wondering if anyone out there has had this same experience.

We were told by Anajet (and it’s posted on their website; see http://www.anajet.com/fin.html ) the ink costs for a white shirt would be about $.60/shirt, and for a black shirt with white base and color on top about $2.25, which would be acceptable. Additionally we were told that those cartridges should last anywhere from 150-200 shirts.

However, we blew through the first set of four white cartridges very quickly. At best we only got about 45 shirts, including errors (you’ve gotta love the learning curve!). But of course this included the initial ink charges to get the machine going for the first time, which were numerous. We also, had been mistakenly printing white ink at “Heavy 2”. While struggling with the humidity (the 45-55% range doesn’t work well at all. So much for the “operating range” of 45-85%!) we also had to do MANY head cleans and a few ink purges of several white channels.

All that had been dealt with by the time we installed our second set of white cartridges. We now use “Medium 2” as a standard setting for white. We maintain a humidity level of 60%-70% at all times, and combined with daily printing and weekly maintenance have reduced our need for so many nozzle checks and print purges.

This would lead me to believe that our white ink cartridges would, from then on, last considerably longer. When the new cartridges were installed, I weighed them and the spent ones each on a postal scale. New ones weigh in at 7 ounces, while spent ones weigh between 3-3.5 ounces. Translation: at best we get four ounces of ink for $84. This fact alone is infuriating.

As of today we have printed 45 shirts on the new set of cartridges, and they weigh about 4 ounces each. In essence, I’ve used 3 ounces from them and got 45 shirts, so using this average, I will only be able to get 60 shirts (15 shirts per ounce) from the full set. This translates to a cost of $5.60 each, not including the color layer if used!!! ($84 x 4 cartridges = $336/60 shirts = $5.60)

At this rate I don’t see how wholesaling shirts using white ink is even possible. This is extremely upsetting considering that 1) Anajet represents that wholesaling black shirts is possible, 2) Wholesale was part of my original business model, and 3) It is very unrealistic to expect every possible customer to be happy using a white or natural colored shirt (this is also a problem since we are doing our own original designs and many of them work best or were designed for black shirts).

I am looking for other Anajet owners’ experiences with these cost and pricing issues. Any suggestions as to how to keep your white ink costs down (while still being able to print with it, obviously) would be very much appreciated; i.e, alternative ink sources, different settings that still yield good results, etc.

Thanks, Jason ]]> Anajet VampieOodles http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101953.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101757.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:58:54 GMT Hi all-- I wonder if anyone knows of a supplier of Anajet inks in or around the Portland, OR area? I continue to have the problem of running out of ink in the middle of a job--- and when on a tight time line I cannot afford to wait a day or two to get inks shipped from Anajet. I realize I should... Hi all--
I wonder if anyone knows of a supplier of Anajet inks in or around the Portland, OR area? I continue to have the problem of running out of ink in the middle of a job--- and when on a tight time line I cannot afford to wait a day or two to get inks shipped from Anajet. I realize I should have a supply on hand....but financially I can't afford it. That's my goal, but the cost of these cartridges & the amount of waste I've experienced with printing problems is making it impossible at the moment. I just can't get ahead it seems. Trying like crazy to stay positive...however...today, all I need a couple white cartridges.
Thanks much--

]]> Anajet wearstheink http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101757.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101585.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:26:04 GMT I was just instaling my anajet and when I did the ink charge, the cmyk's were fine, but no of the white's worked. Could this be from old ink? the printer has not been used since is was refurbished. ink cartridges were not installed. Can anybody help? Aslso i am now getting the power light blinking and the wait light solid on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Anajet sally2200 http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101585.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101336.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:48:08 GMT Hi,

I'm looking for Refillable Cartridgs for my anajet printer.
Do you know where I can buy this in Europe?

Best regards. ]]> Anajet koszulkownia.net http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101336.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101021.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT We have a new Anajet Sprint & are having banding issues when printing with white ink. We have good humidity 50% +, any ideas on stopping this? ]]> Anajet VampieOodles http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t101021.html http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t100886.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:34 GMT Newbie here, just wondering what's a fair price to pay for artwork.
I have some people that have nice artwork, that I would like print on some shirts. Thanks! ]]> Anajet Reyes Wear http://www.t-shirtforums.com/anajet/t100886.html