Need advice on the Epson Artisan 1430 Wide-Format Printer

survivorfan1985 said:

I'm thinking of buying this printer and want to talk to someone who is currently using it to do transfers. I need to know what brand of heat transfer paper is best to use with this model, the best settings, etc. Anybody?

-Keith

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keith I would look into a WF1100, The 1400, the 1100 comes with pigment inf the 1400 and 1430 come with dye ink so you will need to change. Cobra probably has the refill cartridges and pigment ink for the 1430 but you should call them to be for sure.. the 1430 was supose to be the same as the 1400 with wireless but epson updated the print engine so I am not sure how well it will perform. Also with the 1400 or 1430 it is best to print out of Corel or Adobe with a ICC profile to get the best prints cobra has all the info on their page and their support is top notch

the 1100 has also been replaced by th 7010 I think but there are some still around

Jssp paper for lights and 3g opaque for darks. there is also some other great papers for dark that have recently come out

Hello sben, I was also thinking of purchasing the 1430 after thinking about it and realized that is was probably an updated version of the 1400. I was also reading a lot on in the ink forums and heard the the new claria ink was better then the pigment ink, which had caused some running. Mind you this is just me repeating what I've read! I am a newbie and just starting my business. I wanted to buy the refillable (not CIS) cartridges to save on ink but didnt want issues of clogging. That's why I will stay away from CIS until I get a larger clientele. If you could help with the question of why there's is so much difference in opinion about the two inks. Please help on this decision... Thanks

No, you definitely want pigment inks if you are planning on doing heat transfers. I've seen some comments that they got acceptable results with JPSS and Claria but I wouldn't do it.

If you use pigment inks in any Epson and don't use it often, it will clog. Train yourself to do a nozzle check at least 2x a week. Aftermarkets are less likely to clog than Durabrite Ultra (but are the same as Ultrachromes). I bought a CIS for my 1100 but I'm still debating CIS or cartridges for my 1400 since I don't know if I'll be using it enough. However, there really isn't that big a price difference between a CIS and refillable/resettable carts anymore.

Can we please get some more information in this thread from those who have experience with the Epson Artisan 1430 and Heat transfer printing on Shirts.

Thanks a lot.

The 1400/1430 are the same printers and the same print engine. The 1430 just has wireless. I have been using the 1400 for 6 years for heat transfers. Works great but is more costly then the 7010 to operate and the color gaument is not that much wider with the extra 2 cartridges when doing heat transfers. The best results I have had with all the diffrent inks I've tried is cobra. Its more costly but with the ICC profiles they provide and support its worth every penny. JSSP is the paper that is for their profile. Using others may not produce optimal results. Ask any other specific questions you would like to know.

The 7510 is very similar to the 7010 but you may find it hard to get ICC profile for the 7510 and I am not sure you could use the 7010 profile.

The ICC profile tells the printer how to print color correction for the inks and paper being used. One can manually adjust within the OEM print driver but mush easier to use the profile. Using a quality ink like Cobra they have instructions on their website to properly use profiles.

JSSP for lights and 3G opaque for darks. Their are others and the last few years have been improvements but I only do a few transfers a year now.

Done properly transfers will last a long time. I have some shirts that are old at least 5 years. That still look good.

sben763 said:

The 7510 is very similar to the 7010 but you may find it hard to get ICC profile for the 7510 and I am not sure you could use the 7010 profile.

The ICC profile tells the printer how to print color correction for the inks and paper being used. One can manually adjust within the OEM print driver but mush easier to use the profile. Using a quality ink like Cobra they have instructions on their website to properly use profiles.

JSSP for lights and 3G opaque for darks. Their are others and the last few years have been improvements but I only do a few transfers a year now.

Done properly transfers will last a long time. I have some shirts that are old at least 5 years. That still look good.

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Thank you for answering my questions. I got one more

Will having the 6 color cartridges in the 1430 give better quality images vs the 4 colors in the 7010?

The color gamut is very minimal difference when doing heat transfers and IMO not worth the extra money spent in ink. Also the 7010 is designed for pigment ink and the 1430 is designed for dye ink and although converting can be done as I have on my 1400 the 1430 will be more prone to head clogging compared to the 7010.

I had a 1100 that was struck by lightning which is what the 7010 replaced and when I went to get a new one they were out of the 1100 and before the 7010 was out. . This is the only reason I use the 1400.

ToughJourneyman said:

Thank you for answering my questions. I got one more

Will having the 6 color cartridges in the 1430 give better quality images vs the 4 colors in the 7010?

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On inkjet printable transfer paper six inks only increases the cost per print. It will not make a noticeable difference in the image quality. There is a big color print performance difference between photo paper and a t-shirt. Claria inks were made for photo printing in conjunction with quality photo paper. Hope this helps.

sben763 said:

The 1400/1430 are the same printers and the same print engine. The 1430 just has wireless. I have been using the 1400 for 6 years for heat transfers. Works great but is more costly then the 7010 to operate and the color gaument is not that much wider with the extra 2 cartridges when doing heat transfers. The best results I have had with all the diffrent inks I've tried is cobra. Its more costly but with the ICC profiles they provide and support its worth every penny. JSSP is the paper that is for their profile. Using others may not produce optimal results. Ask any other specific questions you would like to know.

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hello! i have been considering doing heat transfers with my 1430, what ink specifically do you use, and is there a link to purchase? Im thinking about refillable cartridges for pigment ink separate from my dye cartridges since im reading that dye ink dosent work as well. thank you!

Cobra inks for heat transfers.

I set my 1430 up for film with Cobra All Black Dye CISS. Couldn't be happier with the quality and ease of this system..I want to get a second 1430 setup with Cobra CISS Pigment for Transfers (caps and very small run T-shirts, etc.) Can I 'confuse' my computer Que doing this with identical printers? I've never ran multiple printers that were the same before. Any issues running Cobra profile on pigment and dye? Can't find any info on this...Should be a No Brainer but don't want find out different after the fact OS-X 10.8.5 I-Mac, wireless

Can't speak on the Mac part but in windows it will make a copy and use numbers afterward. I the rename each printer to specify its purpose.

Thats about what I'm hoping for..thanks Sean

Hello. I'm a sub newbie. I just purchased an Epson Artisan 1430. I also purchased the
XPRO IV series True Color SUBLIMATION INK T79 Ciss Continuous Ink Supply System for Epson Artisan 1430, 1400 Printers (For Sublimation printing only)

I followed ALL of the instructions for installation on both the printer and the CISS, even primed all the inks. I printed my first sample sheet and it was horrible. Too red, lots of lines and bands. I did 2 head cleanings and a nozzle check. There are breaks in 2 seperate colors. Not sure where to go from here. I was told that this CISS system does not require a color profile. I don't know what to do. Help!!??
I tried to attach a pic but I couldn't get it to work.

Hi there everyone! Newbie to dye sublimation. Just bought a Hotronix Fusion heat press and an Epson Artisan 1430. At the moment I am collecting all the items needed from Cobra Inks, refillable cartridges, dye ink, etc etc. but I am slightly skeptical about their heat transfer paper for dye as I've never experimented with heat transfer papers in general before. Do any of you guys know of a good high quality transfer paper besides Cobra's chosen one that would work well with cobra dye inks and of course be able to transfer very detailed artwork? I do a lot of high detailed artwork with a 0.1 pen and add digital colors via Adobe Photoshop and would need a good transfer paper. Thanks a lot for your help! Cheers!

Hello, I am a newbie as well. I have a question for using Epson Artisan 1430, I've been using it for printing all my film positives. Recently I've invested in a heat press to be able to be a bit more versatile.

Q: Since I've only been using the Epson Artisan 1430 for just film positives would it be a bad idea to also use it for printing film positives AND heat transfers?

Answers will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Isaac

InkomparablePrnt said:

Hello, I am a newbie as well. I have a question for using Epson Artisan 1430, I've been using it for printing all my film positives. Recently I've invested in a heat press to be able to be a bit more versatile.

Q: Since I've only been using the Epson Artisan 1430 for just film positives would it be a bad idea to also use it for printing film positives AND heat transfers?

Answers will be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Isaac

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Did you put the all black ink conversion in it? I don't know if that would mess it up, otherwise I bet it would work the same as other inks. If it has been running all black from all the heads, my guess it might be darker for a while until it is cleaned out.


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