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Anyone doing large format dye sub (44" +) on apparel fabric that I can speak to regarding paper/ink?
Appreciate the help~
Appreciate the help~
Hi. I was given two large format printers, so the first thing I can tell you is that the ink is less than half the cost of what it would be in a smaller printer.
The guy that gave them to me used them to sublimate onto large polyester flags, for corporate use. He used to buy sublimation paper on 25 metre rolls from somewhere in Holland, but I'm sure than many others must sell them too.
I am sure that you are aware, that you can only sublimate onto products that have a high polyester content.
I am talking to Sawgrass about a large format sublimation system. Specifically using an Epson 9880 wide format printer - 44".Anyone doing large format dye sub (44" +) on apparel fabric that I can speak to regarding paper/ink?
Appreciate the help~
Have you found a good entery level roller press? The key colors in our little niche we target that some competitiors have troubles with are reds and blacks. It seems that finding the right combination of ink and paper is critical.I am talking to Sawgrass about a large format sublimation system. Specifically using an Epson 9880 wide format printer - 44".
I am also looking at various large format heat presses to deal with the output of this printer. Both flat and roller.
I should have some test samples using my own image files to evaluate next week.
If you will be doing full custom production and therefore cutting and sowing your garments, you might want to consider pre-cutting your fabric panels in stacks using a vertical cutter (jigsaw), this will allow you to reduce the labor cost and time involved with cutting the fabric. Once you have your panels cut you can use either a flat bed press (cheaper than the rotary models) or a rotary with a loading table (such as the Monti Antonio).We dye sub now - just moving into custom apparel for sporting industry and needing to print on rolled fabric.
A great starter printer. It prints very well, no need for special RIP software and easy to profile. The speed of the Epson printers is the only drawback... they are quite slow compared to other printers such as the 42" RIO units or the more advanced mimakis, rolands, and mutohs.I found a used epson 9600 printer how is this printer for large format printing????
and what website is best for buyink ink and transfer papper for lagre format printing??
What is a color profile?? And what do you mean by matching colors between ink brands. could you explain?? thank you so muchA great starter printer. It prints very well, no need for special RIP software and easy to profile. The speed of the Epson printers is the only drawback... they are quite slow compared to other printers such as the 42" RIO units or the more advanced mimakis, rolands, and mutohs.
As for ink, before you start buying online call a couple of dealers ( I would try Westar Systems -westarsystems.com in Colorado or US Sublimation in Florida - ussublimation.com) and have them guide you through cleaning the printer, loading it with dye sub inks and send you color profiles. Both also sell paper, ussublimation also has an online store you can buy your supplies from once you are set up. Choosing the supplier you start with is important as once you start with one ink type switching to a different ink will not be easy as matching colors between ink brands takes a color specialist... so do some homework before you load your printer and start selling your products.
I have three 9600's.....they are work horses.I found a used epson 9600 printer how is this printer for large format printing????
and what website is best for buyink ink and transfer papper for lagre format printing??