Looking to choose a printer to start tshirt business

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bmisganaw

Discussion Starter · Oct 4, 2017

Hi all, I signed up to the furum about a little over a year and i am now back with a full force to get to the business. I am going to get Hotronics Auto calm and Graphtec CE 6000 now i need to add a printer to it. What type of printer can I use to use it for heat transfer paper? where can i get the Kit, i have seen some videos about Epson Artisian...but i have get some kit that i have never seen before.
I would appreciate your advise and suggestion.

Thank you

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socceronly

· #2 · Oct 4, 2017

Epson 1430, Cobra Ink

You can make better quality shirts in some sense with the cutter & vinyl, but not the same.

EDIT: Don't use the ink that comes with the printer, you need pigment ink, not dye.

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bmisganaw

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 4, 2017

Thank you appreciate your reply, so i don't use the ink which comes wit it, would you know where can i get the kit with the pigmented ink? I am in Calgary Alberta. Thank you

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socceronly

· #4 · Oct 4, 2017

bmisganaw said:
Thank you appreciate your reply, so i don't use the ink which comes wit it, would you know where can i get the kit with the pigmented ink? I am in Calgary Alberta. Thank you

Woo hoo! Calgary.

What do you want to make exactly.

Cobra Ink is a company that makes CIS systems, Sublimation ink ect... but if you can find a local ink supplier that has pigment ink, has to be that, not dye. You will be fine.

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bmisganaw

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 4, 2017

Thanks for the reply, what i want to make is print out my design on transfer paper and heat press. There is one place who refill inks may be i will check with them if they can direct me where to go.

Thanks again

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bmisganaw

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 5, 2017

Ok, great may be i got it now, i need Pigmented ink for my tshirt transfer and sublimation ink for Mugs, do i need to get two different printer to do this or different kit?
any commecnt is appreciated.

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Amw

· #7 · Oct 6, 2017

bmisganaw said:
Ok, great may be i got it now, i need Pigmented ink for my tshirt transfer and sublimation ink for Mugs, do i need to get two different printer to do this or different kit?
any commecnt is appreciated.

2 printers would be the best way.

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sportfantees

· #8 · Oct 9, 2017

Amw said:
2 printers would be the best way.

second this

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