Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
I'm currently using plastisol transfers from F&M, and they are fabulous. However, I am doing mostly small run one-off type prints as I am just starting out. Its not really economical for me to order a run of 8-16 sheets from them every time I come up with new designs (for the time being, anyhow). Also, I live in Canada so I pay duty and brokerage fees on the shipment....this is besides the point.
For the past few days I've been reading the threads here about printing my own transfers. I already have a Xerox Phaser 6100 printer, and I am wondering if I can use this to print transfers? I've read alot about Jet Pro SoftStretch, can I use that paper with my current printer and inks?? Is there anything special I would have to do?
I don't think you can use the JetPro paper as that is for ink jets and you have a laser printer. I think there are only a couple papers out for lasers..one is duracotton..the other is imageclip, a two step process.
Maybe someone has tested JPSS with a color laser but I have not heard of it. There is a duracotton dealer in Canada.. Go to autoart.ca and click on distributors to find the contact info
Can anyone help explain what the difference is between the quality and process of laser vs. ink jet? I've read many of the threads on here, but they all seem to be at a higher level of understanding than I am currently at (what a n00b I am!!)
Can anyone help explain what the difference is between the quality and process of laser vs. ink jet? I've read many of the threads on here, but they all seem to be at a higher level of understanding than I am currently at (what a n00b I am!!)
Inkjet transfer paper has low temp polymer coating on it that accepts liquid ink. The majority of the inkjet transfer papers require pigmented or archival ink to get good result and colorfast. Most inkjet transfer papers exhibit polymer window during and after wash. Some washes away with soft hand. Jetpro SofStretch and IronAll are two classic examples. These two transfer papers I heard will work with dye based inks.
Laser transfer paper has two category. One is for oil type fuser and the other is for oiless fuser. The newer model laser printers use oiless. The oil type transfer paper has low temp polymer coating and the oiless has high temp.
As Charles pointed out there are two laser transfer papers that stand out amongst the rest. Those are Duracotton and Imageclip. Duracotton has two types. One for oil fuser and the other is for oiless fuser. Most of the laser transfer papers exhibit polymer window before and after wash. The difference between the two brands is Duracotton is a one step process and not self weeding. It has no color tone range limitation. While Imageclp is two step self weeding. However, it has color tone range limitation. The toner has to be enough for the polymer to adhere to in order to get a good image transfer. Imageclip imaging paper has no polymer coating so jamming is not an issue unless the paper path of laser printer has a lot of bends that the paper has to go through. The polymer is later transferred to the printed image from a polymer coated transfer paper. The advantage is only the printed area is transfered and virtually no polymer in the unprinted area. So it looks and feels like screen print.
Can I use my Phaser 6100 for transfers? 
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