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by davidmfranks
16 Sep 2024, 10:04
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Fading at the corners of the image
Replies: 2
Views: 3868

Re: Fading at the corners of the image

<t>I'm begging for help/advice/hints from you experts.<br/>
I have a tricky job needing to print a flat black background on an 8x10" flat glass substrate. <br/>
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I've made the black a "rich black" in Photoshop for density... but I keep getting fading at the corners. I'm not wrapping the ...
by davidmfranks
25 Jul 2024, 11:17
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Calling all electrical engineers here....
Replies: 8
Views: 7594

Re: Calling all electrical engineers here....

Wow - much thanks to you both. Very useful information there.
Looks like the next step is smashing the kids' piggy banks!

Thanks again.
by davidmfranks
25 Jul 2024, 09:24
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Calling all electrical engineers here....
Replies: 8
Views: 7594

Re: Calling all electrical engineers here....

<r>I'm wondering if it's possible to use a generator to run a printer. macbook and heat press from my camper van. I was thinking about attending boot sales and craft fairs etc,<br/>
Trouble is, I am <B><s>[B]</s>no<e>[/B]</e></B> kind of electrical guru, and I have no clue if a generator/inverter is ...
by davidmfranks
01 Jul 2024, 12:09
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: How long can I keep my DS printouts?
Replies: 2
Views: 5551

Re: How long can I keep my DS printouts?

That's really useful. Many thanks, pw66
by davidmfranks
01 Jul 2024, 10:10
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: How long can I keep my DS printouts?
Replies: 2
Views: 5551

Re: How long can I keep my DS printouts?

<t>I usually gang up designs, say 4-up on A4 for coasters (old habits die hard). Ands end up with one or two that aren't sublimated.<br/>
Is there any limit of how long any unused extra prints are still, errr, "sublimatable"? <br/>
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Obviously I'll keep them dry and out of sunlight. It seems so ...
by davidmfranks
21 May 2024, 15:09
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Any experts on acrylic printing here?
Replies: 3
Views: 6926

Re: Any experts on acrylic printing here?

<t>I'm keen to print on clear acrylic blanks, particularly for those LED nightlight things.<br/>
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I've followed the instructions on the various YouTube vids to the letter, but the results are coming out VERY washed out - barely visible. <br/>
To get better prints do I make the press hotter? Or ...
by davidmfranks
16 Mar 2024, 07:52
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Heatpress when the ink is wet or dry?
Replies: 1
Views: 5836

Re: Heatpress when the ink is wet or dry?

<t>As per my intro, I am very very new to DS printing. And I thought I'd ask my silliest question first:<br/>
Is it best practive to heat-press as soon as the paper leaves the printer? I have a couple of prints that have been left overnight; are they still going to give good results?<br/>
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It ...
by davidmfranks
15 Mar 2024, 07:54
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: Hello All!
Replies: 2
Views: 7384

Re: Hello All!

<t>Very new to the DS world, and especially to this forum. <br/>
I look forward to pestering the gurus here with questions and advice....<br/>
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I started out decades ago in graphics designing tee shirts, back when personalised tees were quite the novelty. Now I can do it without screenprinting ...