Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
Im looking to expand a little and start doing printer transfers. Im not really looking for whats the best inkjet, Ive picked a 1280 Epson if I go that direction. What Im looking at now is if a color laser wouldnt be a better investment. Ive been reading about the Dura-cotton papers with the zero borders and I like the sound of that. My question may be is there a paper for inkjets that offer the borderless finish? Right now I have a HP all-in-one I use for invoices and the such and its great but Id like to dedicate a machine just for this purpose. If you have a link or two that sheds light, or a thread here, or just a " well Id go this way because..." would be great. I hate spending money to learn a lesson. Thanks everyone and have a happy safe Helloweenie.
Re: Looking for printer input - color laser printer?
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Originally Posted by hammered
Im looking to expand a little and start doing printer transfers. Im not really looking for whats the best inkjet, Ive picked a 1280 Epson if I go that direction. What Im looking at now is if a color laser wouldnt be a better investment. Ive been reading about the Dura-cotton papers with the zero borders and I like the sound of that. My question may be is there a paper for inkjets that offer the borderless finish? Right now I have a HP all-in-one I use for invoices and the such and its great but Id like to dedicate a machine just for this purpose. If you have a link or two that sheds light, or a thread here, or just a " well Id go this way because..." would be great. I hate spending money to learn a lesson. Thanks everyone and have a happy safe Helloweenie.
HEY DAVE I HAVE HAD SEVERAL 1280'S AND OTHER EPSONS FROM 4 COLOR TO 8 COLOR THEY ARE JUNK FOR THEIR COST YOU CAN BUY A CHEAP CANNON 4 COLOR PHOTO PRINTER AND DO THE SAME JOB AND YOU CAN ALSO REFILL THEIR CARTRIDGES THE 1280 HAS A CHIP SET IN THEIR CARTRIDGES THE BULK INK SSTEMS AND REFILLABLE CARTRIDGES ARE MESSY AND LOSE THEIR MEMORY IM GOING LASER SEEMS THE WAY TO GO AND THE COST ISNT MUCH DIFFERANCE AS THE EPSON PRINTERS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE AND DONT EVER BUY A USED ONE
Re: Looking for printer input - color laser printer?
DuraCotton is not borderless. There is a polymer window. It is barely noticeable on white, but quite noticeable on ash and khaki. I have some pale yellow that I haven't tried it on yet. ImageClip is borderless and the finished product looks like a screen print. I use DuraCottonHT and ImageClip regularly and like both of them.
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Looking for printer input - color laser printer? 
