<t>I originally set up my dyesub kit 10 or so years ago, epson b1100 printer, ciss, some inks I bought on the side (back when you couldn't buy smaller amounts), trupix paper and an icc profile from a guy who used to do members of this group a deal.<br/>
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its never been a big part of my business ...

<t>bit of a longwinded multi faceted question... i've never done much volume with sublimation, just a few mugs here and there, and i havnt bought ink for many years. when i last bought ink sawgrass had an iron grasp, sold it only in bulk, and if, like me, you only wanted 100ml bottles you would need ...

yes, buffs being a trade name and all that.

all the ones i have are tube woven, no seam, thats what got me wondering how it is being done.

<t>does anyone on here print neck tubes?<br/>
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i'm just wondering if anyone can offer advice about doing all over prints on them, as in is it really tricky or not too hard, as well as recommending a UK source for them?<br/>
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also if the tube is regular polyester can you sublimate onto it ...

turns out it was the jacket, adkins sent me a replacement and with no effort or settings alteration it works perfectly, so much easier than any of the cheap chinese ones i've had in the past.

I’ve had cheap Chinese presses for years, temperamental things, but never have I had this hence the question. I’ve also noted that I’ve had 4 mugs out of 15 or so crack, all on the same side of the press. I’m going to check it out tomorrow with my laser temp gun.

<t>new jacket in a reconditioned unit supplied by adkins, ran 12 mugs through last night using the listawood specified times of 180/180 for 11oz a grade durham and had blurred/soft images on the side of the mug that when in the press faces the handle. <br/>
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did some searching and reading up ...

<t>i literally just popped one of my designs off my computer onto one, quite small, just to see if it would work, if i can post a pic to this thread easily i will i'll have to look and see how its done. might be easier if i pop one on instagram and add the link.<br/>
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i used the standard ...

<t>my epson wf-2630 is playing up, just over a year old, so i need a new printer.<br/>
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i just do the odd mug, vector art not photos, a4 paper, so really does not need to be anything too fancy just so long as i can get refillable cartridges for it.<br/>
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i dont really need fax, scanner ...

if anyone stumbles across this, the answer is yes they can be done in a regular mug press and yes the ones that listawood sell work brilliantly. definitely recommended.