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twistedmonkey · August 19th, 2009

how u all doin? i am thinking about buyng one of these old alps md 5000. anyone knows if i can use this for tshirt transfers like gold. silver etc and transfer them on a tshirt? if yes can i use them on darks? .. i also wanna know if i can use this tp print on vinyl to make stickers.? i looked at the other posts but couldnt figure out the asnwer. if this is dry ink than i should be able to do dark shirts with regular inkjet transfer paper right? thank you all

printchic · August 19th, 2009

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	how u all doin? i am thinking about buyng one of these old alps md 5000. anyone knows if i can use this for tshirt transfers like gold. silver etc and transfer them on a tshirt?

Alps MD-5000 is a "discountinued" printer that was done away with way back in late 1990s or early 2000s. The printer prints the "best" t-shirts transfers I've ever seen. I never gave any care instructions because the design held up to washing, bleach, etc.

I still have shirts done way back in 1997 that still look great.

It can NOT do dark transfers. You would have to find an opaque paper that you print on and then cut out. But to my knowledge since the machine prints "using heat" it may just melt opaque paper.

Finding "ribbons, etc." may be a problem so really research and make sure you can find supplies for it. Last i heard the manufacturer had stopped making supplies for it so be sure you are going to be able to get the supplies before investing.

As for your question. No. You can't print silver/gold on transfers for shirts those ribbons are strickly for printing on paper. In order to put it on a transfer it would have to print the foil colors in reverse and the printer doesn't do that.

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	if yes can i use them on darks?

No. The colors are just like inkjet transparent so you can't print on dark.

Unless you can find "opaque paper" you can print onto and cut the design out. Again, the heat element in the machine may prevent that.

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	i also wanna know if i can use this tp print on vinyl to make stickers.? i looked at the other posts but couldnt figure out the asnwer. if this is dry ink than i should be able to do dark shirts with regular inkjet transfer paper right? thank you all

I have heard that some people have printed on a certain material other than transfer paper i think it was a type of vinyl.

Your best bet is to visit the alps printer forum on yahoo at Alps : Alps, OKI & Other Micro-Dry Printers they may be able to answer these questions and tell you if they have found a way to print on dark, etc.

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Printchic

twistedmonkey · August 20th, 2009

printchic thanks for your awsome reply you answered almost all my questions. i will research a little more. i found out that they have a white opeaque ribbon. that might work on tshirt what do you think? i also found out that there is a vinyl basicly same vinyl as roland pc12 pc-60 pc-600 resin vinyl it may work on that i am trying to figure ot out. i am basicly buying this to do some certain jobs but it will be kewl if i can at leact do stickers.

printchic · August 20th, 2009

Hi Mike,

Yes they do have a white ribbon. I didn't mention it as it's been sooo long since i used my MD-5000 for doing t-shirts i can't remember everything so i only spoke on what i remembered.

I believe the "white ink" may be the "same" situation as the gold/silver. When i was doing the t-shirts thing i never did "white" on black and i know i really wanted to. Again really check out that forum and you will get the answers you need about if you can use the "white ink ribbon" as well as any vinyl/materials that people have tried in the machine and were successful with.

I do know that some were using materials that worked in the roland machines you mentioned. Some also figured out how to use the 'ribbons' from the roland in their machine (i think they changed the little stripe on back of the ribbon cartridge. It's been so long since i used my machine I haven't been following the alps forum).

One other note: find out who/where they get the machine repaired from as the manufacturer "stopped" doing repairs (if memory serves me right).

It's a great machine but having it repaired, finding supplies will definitely be something to find out before you spend your money. I loved that machine and wished they didn't stop making it. No other method out there rivals what that machine produced.

Signed,
Printchic

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