3D sublmation Machine Review

[etchedin]

hi there Justin looking to get a machine but bit weary of buying the Chinese one just wondered if you could give me the website of the one you are buying from
many thanks

Gary

I'm in the process of buying a British made machine so your review will be interesting

Heard a few things about these machines and await your feedback.

[Justin]

Gladly share the link via PM for you but the company in question are a waste of time and you'll need to be spending £12k-£30k to get something worthwhile

[bms]

Gladly share the link via PM for you but the company in question are a waste of time and you'll need to be spending £12k-£30k to get something worthwhile

I think those figures are on the high side. I can point to companies in the UK that would sell
production level machines capable of several thousand 3D prints a month less than £5k upwards. Using the Epson 7890
printer with 350ml sublimation inks (x9 cartridges) the cost of printing is brought down and the 3D presses are UK built. Depending on the size of 3D press you want, and ignoring the machine you've mentioned, smaller machines can be bought for under £3k and the the prices go on upwards, but mortgages certainly aren't required.

[Justin]

Those figures relate to the company being discussed.

[Zoolily]

i am getting it from a company in China (well shenzhen not really china). There was a slight issue with the shipping however it is on its way. Should be here in a couple of days. i will also be ordering around 3 more for my business. The more i buy the cheaper it is since i save on freight. i have a forwarder agent in china so i save a bundle in bulk shipping. Will also be ordering large quantity of blanks like cell phone cases (some are just normal blanks while other i have them custom made), crystal keychains, mugs, tshirts etc. If you like i could always order some extra (please remember i am not promoting this @_@). The forwarder i use is kinda cool. They will help me separate items and reship to different people XD. I will post up my invoice for stuff so if people are interested i could always buy some extra. all cost will be shared of course..



I'm researching this particular model at the moment , and would be interested to know if you are still doing this, if I wanted to get a machine from/with you. I'm fairly certain that this is the machine for me. What would the total cost (including shipping to US) for just the machine and not substrate samples.

[ex0rcist]

Is this machine loud? I could barely hear any sound on your video. Mine is pretty loud when I power on the vacuum and the heater. I suspect the heater sound comes from the fan.

[greenman1]

Hi great description of process , am about to buy a 3d sub machine , can you tell me did you consider buying a ricoh with subji inks ? have got a bit hung up on the difference between ricoh and epsom printers and artanium and sublijet inks ... Thanks.

[malkram]

Hi great description of process , am about to buy a 3d sub machine , can you tell me did you consider buying a ricoh with subji inks ? have got a bit hung up on the difference between ricoh and epsom printers and artanium and sublijet inks ... Thanks.

Ricoh are office printers, not really designed for high quality prints.. if you want high quality better get some photography Epson (1500W for example)

[socialgiraffe]

General rule of thumb

Ricoh = Very low maintenance, easy trouble free printing. Fairly decent quality prints.
Epson = Higher maintenance and not so trouble free. Print quality is far superior.

I use Ricoh and never once had a complaint about quality of images on anything I have printed. If I was doing chromalux panels or slates then I might possibly look into an Epson because they are better printers in terms of quality. But for phone cases and mugs then the Ricoh will be a better solution.

[greenman1]

Have just bought vacuum sublimation machine from china do you know if the rubber exhaust tube has to go out the window to get rid of whatever comes out of machine ? have not used machine as was sent with faulty rubber seal in vacuum top tray awaiting rubber seal replacement....