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by Username
28 May 2018, 13:40
Forum: Printers
Topic: Colour laser printer
Replies: 7
Views: 10908

Re: Colour laser printer

<r><QUOTE author="webtrekker;132220"><s>[QUOTE=webtrekker;132220]</s>As long as you understand that washability goes out of the window with these methods and that they are to be carefully hand-washed, or kept as purely decorative items, then that's ok. Inform your customers of this too, to avoid ...
by Username
28 May 2018, 12:34
Forum: Printers
Topic: Colour laser printer
Replies: 7
Views: 10908

Re: Colour laser printer

I'm still happy to do sublimation but for decorative mugs with foil and forever paper you can not really do that with sublimation
by Username
27 May 2018, 11:27
Forum: Printers
Topic: Colour laser printer
Replies: 7
Views: 10908

Re: Colour laser printer

<t>I was only looking at Laser so I can try that forever multi trans paper but do I need to have a white toner if I wanted to use other colour mugs other than white or can I use any colour mug I want? I was looking at creating more decorative mugs and I also believe you can use this product on t ...
by Username
26 May 2018, 12:53
Forum: Printers
Topic: Colour laser printer
Replies: 7
Views: 10908

Re: Colour laser printer

<t>Hi all, at the moment I have a sawgrass sg400 however I am looking at trying the colour laser heat transfer stuff, with a laser printer can I also do photos with it and press them on to mugs and so on or is it best for test and other kind of stuff like that, I'm not looking at the OKI with white ...
by Username
07 Sep 2017, 07:25
Forum: Mug Presses & Ovens
Topic: Mug press heating elements
Replies: 2
Views: 2175

Re: Mug press heating elements

Hey all, if I want to sublimate an 8oz cup can I use my 11oz heating element or do I need to swap them out?
by Username
21 Aug 2017, 14:17
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: What have I learnt?
Replies: 8
Views: 3161

Re: What have I learnt?

<r><QUOTE author="UK Printed Mugs;125361"><s>[QUOTE=UK Printed Mugs;125361]</s>Your bullet (1) "<COLOR color="#333333"><s>[COLOR=#333333]</s>Always let the printer manage the colours and select the correct colour matching setting in PS" is not regarded as correct and certainly not in the ...
by Username
21 Aug 2017, 13:53
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: What have I learnt?
Replies: 8
Views: 3161

Re: What have I learnt?

<r>Hi all, it has been a lot of trial and heaps of error, from stuffing up colour management right down to sizing of the photos and dpi. Some things I have picked up along the way of stuff ups to huge hissy fits is this.<br/>
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1: Always let the printer manage the colours and select the correct ...
by Username
17 Aug 2017, 06:35
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Bad ink or bad paper or both?
Replies: 6
Views: 2565

Re: Bad ink or bad paper or both?

Thank you all for your help, while the colours are not blending correct I have been given the green light to go into production also might have the contract for a local cafe as well.
by Username
12 Aug 2017, 05:41
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Bad ink or bad paper or both?
Replies: 6
Views: 2565

Re: Bad ink or bad paper or both?

<t>Hey all, thanks for your comments, the image DPI was only 75dpi so I bumped it up to 300DPI, it made a huge difference to the image, however the colours are not mixing all that well, I did a test print using the LGBTI flag and while most of the colours are correct the purple came out as a dark ...
by Username
10 Aug 2017, 08:57
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Bad ink or bad paper or both?
Replies: 6
Views: 2565

Re: Bad ink or bad paper or both?

<t>Hey all, so all my gear turned up at long last, I installed the ink and did a print, image came out looking like it was taken on a 1mp camera, so I put it in the mug press and it turned out really bad, I got my ink from ebay and same with the paper so I am thinking it may be both. Apart from ...