[CSports1]

Hello Everyone,

I'm looking for some guidance about sublimation.

1. Dye sublimation is when the ink dyes into the material vs when you do it with an inkjet printer where the ink sets on top correct?

2. what is the best sublimation printer to Dye Sub tshirts? something 13x19 or just a little bigger. I am a small company and am not in the positon to buy a commercial sized sublimation printer. I want something that still produces great quality for printing shorts.

I appreciate all advice.

 

[splathead]

1. Correct

2. Epson 7210.

 

[CSports1]

any special ink Id need? also, which paper would you say is best for that?

 

[socceronly]

any special ink Id need? also, which paper would you say is best for that?

You need sublimation ink.

Try Cobra, they have profiles for their ink/printer.

Don't buy sub ink for a re purposed printer without a profile

 

[fletch]

Sawgrass SG800

 

[socceronly]

Sawgrass SG800

Do these clog less than the converted Epsons?

 

[fletch]

Never had a clogging problem. In fact I'm getting ready to sell my entire set up. Just getting the inventory list together before posting.

 

[CSports1]

Is sawgrass compatible with win 10

 

[splathead]

Is sawgrass compatible with win 10

Of course. Any new printer selling today is compatible with Windows 10.

But :

1. It does not print 13x19. 11x17 seems to be the largest size.

2. You could buy 7 Epson 7210 printers for the same price as 1 Sawgrass 11x17 one.

3. Their ink cost about $65 an ounce. Third party Epson ink costs $10. Not sure if 3rd party ink is available on the Sawgrass.

You can't afford NOT to start off with the Epson at least until you get more into sublimation to see if it's something you want to continue.

 

[CSports1]

What is the print speed on the Epson 7210? Will I be waiting forever for it to print?

 

[Amw]

What is the print speed on the Epson 7210? Will I be waiting forever for it to print?

They print pretty quick. The larger the paper the longer it will take, but even a 13x19" paper prints reasonably quick.

I dont think how long it takes is something you should worry about, it will be plenty fast enough.

 

[splathead]

What is the print speed on the Epson 7210? Will I be waiting forever for it to print?

Start printing, once you get done pressing the first transfer, the 2nd one will be ready.

Seriously, takes about a minute depending on how much coverage you're printing.

 

[SublimatorToo]

Hello Everyone,

I'm looking for some guidance about sublimation.

1. Dye sublimation is when the ink dyes into the material vs when you do it with an inkjet printer where the ink sets on top correct?

2. what is the best sublimation printer to Dye Sub tshirts? something 13x19 or just a little bigger. I am a small company and am not in the positon to buy a commercial sized sublimation printer. I want something that still produces great quality for printing shorts.

I appreciate all advice.

1. correct. It's a transfer process whereby the dye is infused below the surface of the substrate. It's not plopped on top as it would be with an inkjet printer.

2. As soon as you go larger than 13"x19" you are out of luck on less than commercial costs. Even the Ricoh/Sawgrass 800 series printer requires an expensive bypass try to go from 11"x17" to 13"x19".

An obsolete Epson 4000 series printer handles up to 17"x54" on rolls or 17"x22" on sheets.

Sawgrass has a Mutoh which goes a tad larger than 15"x19". However, it's big bucks.

There are several Epson printers which will do 13"x19" right out of the box. I've purchased them new for less than the cost of the bypass tray alone for the Sawgrass 800 series printer.

The Epson printer is a bit slower than the Sawgrass/Ricoh printer. However, it is considerably less expensive to purchase and feed. There is no real difference in the final imaged results, assuming you know how to use each for optimum performance.

So best just depends on how you define that word.