Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Is it possible to heat transfer onto cardboard? (dye sub or ink jet) Cardboard coasters to be specific. I have read other threads on here that accomplish this by either screen printing or DTG printing but haven't been able to find anything about heat pressing.
I would imagine if it CAN be done it would be accomplished with some sort of sublimation process. The regular inkjet/laser transfers would peel and crack, I would think.
can't do it with sublimation as you need polymer coating..and since cardboard is corrugated, the pressure and heat of normal transfer would crush the cardboard...but some coasters are made with hardboard, but not too successfully.. You can buy ready to print coasters with cork back very cheap
I guess I'm thinking of the paperboard style coasters, not necessarily corrugated cardboard. I don't know the exact term for the substrate, but it's like a realllllllllly thick chipboard
Is it possible to heat transfer onto cardboard? (dye sub or ink jet) Cardboard coasters to be specific. I have read other threads on here that accomplish this by either screen printing or DTG printing but haven't been able to find anything about heat pressing.
Thanks!
You can certainly make / print cardboard coasters with TransferJet inkjet Transfer Paper or TechniPrint 4.0 laser transfer paper. You will have to peel very quickly. The cardboard coasters are a solid pressed pulp product and cool off very fast.
coasters were just an example. that type of cardboard is used for a lot of different things, just depends on how it's cut and the imagination of me and my customers. But thanks for your input. Where can they be printed for 17.5 cents each?
Sources for cardboard coasters...
Call for blank pricing -Printed is $35.00 for 2,000!!! http://www.americancoaster.com/
_
MIKES POST, about 4 back.
sorry ,i thought you just wanted it for coasters, but you're right ,there would be other uses for it in larger sizes.(:0)
regards earl_________________
For $35.00 for 2,000 coaster printed would actually be $0.0175 each or less than 2 cents each. $0.175 each would be $350.00. Assuming you could fit 2 on a page of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, that's still a heck of a deal. My inkjet paper costs a lot more than that. I think the electricity to run the press would be more than that, too. I know where to go if I ever need 2000 coasters printed.
I just checked them out and the price is actually $35.40 for a case of 2000 printed coasters! So not only are you getting the printing but you're also getting the coaster for that price!
__________________ - Loretta - "In all thy ways acknowledge the Lord and he shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:6 www.DistinctiveImprinting.com
Last edited by lben; November 21st, 2008 at 05:57 AM.
For $35.00 for 2,000 coaster printed would actually be $0.0175 each or less than 2 cents each. $0.175 each would be $350.00. Assuming you could fit 2 on a page of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, that's still a heck of a deal. My inkjet paper costs a lot more than that. I think the electricity to run the press would be more than that, too. I know where to go if I ever need 2000 coasters printed.
OOPS!!!! my bad. it would cost you more in power to do them yourself.
Loretta - depending on the shape, you could probably get 4 on to a single page of 8.5x11, I would think a 4x4 square would be about the size however I am not certain as I did not see any dimensions on the site that Earl suggested.
Earl - the website you posted, americancoaster.com is actually not far from me. They are in the same area code so they can't be any more than an hour from me. What a small world. Thanks for the link.
For $35.00 for 2,000 coaster printed would actually be $0.0175 each or less than 2 cents each. $0.175 each would be $350.00. Assuming you could fit 2 on a page of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, that's still a heck of a deal. My inkjet paper costs a lot more than that. I think the electricity to run the press would be more than that, too. I know where to go if I ever need 2000 coasters printed.
I just checked them out and the price is actually $35.40 for a case of 2000 printed coasters! So not only are you getting the printing but you're also getting the coaster for that price!
Please note: That price for the coasters included a one color imprint...not a full color imprint.
__________________
If this post has helped you please click thanks! - Mike G. - Technical Sales/AnaJet Product Specialist - BestBlanks.com - (888)431-7385 x201
Heat Pressing onto cardboard 
Re: Heat Pressing onto cardboard 
