StropsCC

I recently purchased a HP plotter/printer. I am beginning my T-shirt business. I also purchased JetPro heat transfer paper. I see a lot of people talking about Epson. Will this plotter/printer work for shirts? Please help! I also need to buy ink and dont know what in to purchase for the printer. Thanks!

 

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Girlzndollz

Hi Strops,

I don't have a cutter, but I can help get you on your way. If you are going to use Jetprosofstretch paper (JPSS), then you should purchase pigment ink for your printer. Alot of Epsons come with pigment. If you think you'll switch to a bulk ink system later on, to save on ink cost, just make sure before you buy one that there is a bulk ink system available for it.

I read alot of cutter threads bc I am interested in buying one. I haven't seen anyone using an HP that I know of. One thing a cutter must be able to do to use it with JPSS is be able to do "contour cutting". It should have an optical eye. That is what the other cutters have to have, so I am assuming here, that other brands will need that capability as well. Is it possible to contact the supplier you bought the cutter from and ask them what it is capable of? Sometimes suppliers are a good source of information as far as capabilities. Also, do you have the manual? If not, can you find it online to download?

A short note on Claria ink: Claria is a dye ink, but it is water resistant dye ink. Some of the epsons come with Claria ink. This has been tested with JPSS and did not wash out or fade. There are threads on the forum by folks who are using it successfully, but it is new, and tests are limited. I think there have been around 5 different papers folks have used, and had great results. I'm only saying, Claria, though new, may be a possible alternative to pigment ink, and if your printer comes with it, it is possibly worth a try to test it out. The standard is to just switch to pigment ink, but Claria may be different from epson's other dye based inks. Just a heads up, it's all still be confirmed at this point.

Best regards, Kelly

 

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StropsCC

Thanks so much for all the info. Now even dumber question... Can you give me a link to where I can get pigment ink. I dont even know how I would go about using it or where I can purchase it. Thanks again!

 

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Girlzndollz

What printer do you think you are going to get? epson.com. A short answer is to check any of the preferred vendors to the left of the forum, or google ink and your printer model number.

A little more of an answer is: Do you think you'll go with OEM inks (epson's?). Those cost the most if you do any volume of printing, but you can get them at any office supply, and I think we get our's at Walmart. Hub brings them home, so I'm not sure. Re-fill carts are good for lower qty printing or printers that aren't in consistant use, cost less than oem carts, and are cheaper to get into than bulk ink, and have less clogging issues than bulk, but don't save as much money as bulk ink systems. For heavy printing, and consistant printing use, bulk ink systems save the most money per print once you get past the inital price of entry. If the printer sits, it can encounter clogs.

If you know what printer you are going to get, and know if you will choose: 1. OEM carts 2. Re-fill ink carts or 3. Bulk ink system/ CIS (continuous ink system), then it would be easier to help point you in the right direction.

 

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