Hi,
I recently came into a setup with an Epson C120 CISS printer, flat press, and a mug press. The equipment belonged to a man who passed away, so I got absolutely no specifics on the printer, ink, transfer paper, etc. (this is all completely new to me and I've never even seen it done). I also got a bunch of blank mugs in the deal, but no heat transfer paper. The printer was already set up and ready to go. All I had to do was load drivers for it.
The only transfer paper I did find with all the items was a sealed sample pack with 3 or 4 different kinds in it. I tried one of the papers that said it was for light t-shirts. I printed my image and used the settings stored in the ASC365 mug press that the previous guy used. I had seen several cases of finished mugs the previous guy had pressed, and they were all beautifully done, so my hopes were up.
I printed the image, trimmed and taped it to the mug, and inserted it in the press (I did have a 7 page stapled instruction manual of sorts that came with it). I turned on the power switch and it slowly climbed to the pre-set temperature (320 degrees f.), then the timer counted down from 50 seconds. When it was done, I removed the mug and peeled the transfer paper off.
It looked at first like it worked, but then I noticed a very thin plastic like film everywhere the transfer paper met the mug. I tried cleaning it off, and it just peeled away and lifted the image off with it. When I got done cleaning it all off I had a blank mug again.
Not knowing what I was doing in the first place, I just wondered if anyone had ever seen anything like this before. I'm hoping the problem was that I used the wrong paper. I found an old invoice with the numbers of the 8 1/2 x 11 and the 11 x 14 paper the guy ordered in the past, so I just ordered some from the same place he did (I see they're one of the featured vendors here). I'm not going to make another attempt at another mug until I'm sure I have the right paper.
I'm attaching a picture of my first attempt disaster mug here.
I appreciate any comments and/or advice.
Thanks... John
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I recently came into a setup with an Epson C120 CISS printer, flat press, and a mug press. The equipment belonged to a man who passed away, so I got absolutely no specifics on the printer, ink, transfer paper, etc. (this is all completely new to me and I've never even seen it done). I also got a bunch of blank mugs in the deal, but no heat transfer paper. The printer was already set up and ready to go. All I had to do was load drivers for it.
The only transfer paper I did find with all the items was a sealed sample pack with 3 or 4 different kinds in it. I tried one of the papers that said it was for light t-shirts. I printed my image and used the settings stored in the ASC365 mug press that the previous guy used. I had seen several cases of finished mugs the previous guy had pressed, and they were all beautifully done, so my hopes were up.
I printed the image, trimmed and taped it to the mug, and inserted it in the press (I did have a 7 page stapled instruction manual of sorts that came with it). I turned on the power switch and it slowly climbed to the pre-set temperature (320 degrees f.), then the timer counted down from 50 seconds. When it was done, I removed the mug and peeled the transfer paper off.
It looked at first like it worked, but then I noticed a very thin plastic like film everywhere the transfer paper met the mug. I tried cleaning it off, and it just peeled away and lifted the image off with it. When I got done cleaning it all off I had a blank mug again.
Not knowing what I was doing in the first place, I just wondered if anyone had ever seen anything like this before. I'm hoping the problem was that I used the wrong paper. I found an old invoice with the numbers of the 8 1/2 x 11 and the 11 x 14 paper the guy ordered in the past, so I just ordered some from the same place he did (I see they're one of the featured vendors here). I'm not going to make another attempt at another mug until I'm sure I have the right paper.
I'm attaching a picture of my first attempt disaster mug here.
I appreciate any comments and/or advice.
Thanks... John
