sublimation ink suppliers.

[Cluffy80]

Looking for some decent sublimation ink suppliers in the UK. Can see many on eBay but not really knowing which are true and which are fake id rather stick away from their. Think we have decided to use the Epson xp322 printer now so any help on this would be much appreciated

[pisquee]

On Ebay (UK Ebay at least) there are a few selling InkTec's Sublinova ink, this is a very good ink, and aimed at more commercial/industrial print users with large printers, although it will work find on small Epsons too. You will need an ICC profile creating though for that printer, and Paul, moderator on this forum, is probably the best person to do this for you.
some of the sellers on Ebay do also sell through their own websites, and those same inks are available from InkTec dealers who do not sell on Ebay, although the latter are likely more expensive, as the price on Ebay is below RRP.
(If you are set on using that printer, and just wanting to ask for ink choices, then that is what I'd say. If you're wanting to start from scratch and ask for recommendations on printer choice, set up, or anything else, then do say, or start a new thread.)

[Cluffy80]

Hi Pisquee, Many thanks for all this info. ill be honest the only reason decided on the epson so far is that its a good price, and up untill now the old epson was a good printer. what others would you suggest??? The main reason for us was the price, argos currently for an xp322 are £44.99. Its compact, and also wifi so no cables needed to attach to laptop/base station meaning it can be kept on a small self in the cupboard away from anything else.

[pisquee]

I'd say that you get what you pay for, that a cheap printer may be OK, but you need to think how fast do you want it to print, how well is it going to feed the paper, how long will it last, how well is it built - along with what options you have for feeding it ink.
With most small printers aimed at home users, you have the option of refillable cartirdges which are more reliable but small and need filling regularly (which can be messy) or a CISS which can hold a lot more ink, but are prone to problems with ink flow (either caused by air leaks meaning the ink can't flow, or the printer not being designed to pull ink down long tubes)
Due to the above, I recommend (for users who need a small and reliable printer for a business, and not just a hobby) to go for an Epson workforce/workforce pro, with a set of refillable cartridges, which for some models are available as 100ml (the same as a CISS, but more reliable!) These printers are designed for larger offices, so built to be more reliable, and for printing more pages a lot more often - if what you are doing is a business where you are going to rely on it as your income then you need something you can rely on.
For more serious users, I'd recommend a wide format printer, which are built for commercial/industrial print, where you can get refillable cartridges from 250ml upwards, and built for even more workload/reliability.

[Cluffy80]

Its starting off as a small weekend hobby between myself and a friend. items will be sold but not in massive quantity's. Im sure the xp 322 will be more than enough for our needs as wont be printing loads of sheets in one go etc. going down the ciss rout as thats what we had on the old sx serise printer and worked ok with no icc.