[insurgentx]

Hello,
This is what I did everyday with my dtf printer, please tell me if there's a missing/unnecessary step in my daily operation.

Before printing:
1. Shaking the ink tank.
2. Head cleaning until nozzle comes out good (max 3 time).
3. Printing white on top of cmyk colors to dispose of dirty/coagulated ink (also because for some reason when left overnight my white ink print was not solid until I printed at least 20x15 cm long block of white despite multiple head cleaning done beforehand).

After printing:
1. Cleaning the vacuum sucker
2. Cleaning the wiper blade.
3. Drip cleaning solution into the waste ink pad.

Is there anything I missed or done incorrectly for this daily maintenance routine? (For epson l1800).
Thanks!

 

[Carl_7977]

I would shake the white ink vigorously for at least two minutes - that is most likely you main problem. White ink is a PITA!

 

[into the T]

I would shake the white ink vigorously for at least two minutes - that is most likely you main problem. White ink is a PITA!

buy one of these and save your arms/wrists
we used these all the time in the lab for shaking colloids

 

[Carl_7977]

buy one of these and save your arms/wrists
we used these all the time in the lab for shaking colloids

We finally fitted our whites with a recirculation system, it pumps the white out the bottom and back into the top. Seems to be working pretty well.

 

[insurgentx]

Thanks for the tips, all. I'll try the 2 minutes shaking method and see if my white print condition improves.

 

[insurgentx]

I did the shaking procedure and now whites are more solid! Thanks, Carl!