Discuss the various aspects of heat pressed vinyl transfers. Popular and new types of vinyl media, suppliers, vinyl cutters /plotters, press times, quality, how to instructions and more can be found in this heat press sub forum.
I can't see my self cutting out the white excess with a pair of scissors all day long.
I was asked to put a photo on a tshirt(50 as a Matter of Fact) My sublimation printer is down, going to Heat transfer, I am ready to invest in a plotter to cut out the white but don't understand the process completely, want to learn an ready to buy the right equipment, but not sure on what works good. Any suggestions on software, plotter/cutter or process?
I'll be testing the LaserPoint VERY soon, but if you really are willing to spend the money to do this right, you want a Roland GX-24. This machine is the easiest to use for transfers for any of the entry-level plotters. The software is easy to use, and the machine is even easier.
If you'd like, you could get either Illustrator or CorelDRAW to enhance your abilites. Both are powerful vector programs, although CorelDRAW is a little more user-friendly.
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I agree, we do not do transfers but had a sample someone gave us and wanted to see if it would work. It worked great. I watched a video on you tube and it explained how to do everything and it cut out perfectly
If you are in a hurry to get those shirts made my opinion would be to buy sublimation transfers you can get them done for about $2.oo apiece so you can get your job done then buy your cutter, my reasoning is that there will be a bit of a learning curve to the cutter no matter which one you buy, there is nothing more frustrating than trying to learn a machine and having the pressure of a looming job that hinges around learning the operation of a machine.
I saw one on you tube where he pulled the transfer out of the printer and fedd it into the plotter and it scanned it and then cut it right out in about 1 minute. Is this the same machine?
If you are in a hurry to get those shirts made my opinion would be to buy sublimation transfers you can get them done for about $2.oo apiece so you can get your job done then buy your cutter
I agree that this would be how I would handle the job. I would get the dye sub transfers made and just work out my profit on top of the transfer cost instead of making the decision to buy a cutter to finish the job and have to figure out the learning curve to get the job done right.
good suggestion on the dye sub transfers......here's one more if the shirts aren't white - since you're just doing photographs (straight sides!) invest in a good rotary paper cutter (around $100-$150) they're WAY faster and more accurate than scissors
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I agree with nRoger and Rodney, I wopuld order sublimation transfers and then worry about a cutter. If you wait you will not have the pressure of learning and most likely will be more at ease. Also, welcome to the forums and good luck. .... JB
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for sublimation you will have to use polyester shirts or something like vapor apparel shirts and no this polyester is not the old school stuff that you see in the old disco movies.
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you'll have to either go with DTG or transfers - sorry!
