Which A4 Printer for Sublimation?

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Now you have to tell us the tale......

Justin

Ohhh, go on then!
First some advice......ALWAYS keep your C.I.S.S reservoirs at the same level as your printer! I didn't
I arrived the next morning to find about 400ml mix of CMYK drained inside my brand new Epson Shall we just say it was fooked.

Who's first?

Phil

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Epson D120 retails for £49.99 on the Epson UK website

Epson should start selling hens teath - they are just as easy to source at the moment!

Your not wrong here bms, tried sourcing one today OUT OF STOCK

Phil

[accdave]

The ones I'm using now are working perfectly, fingers crossed.

Justin

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I have a 1400 with a partially blocked head so I'm reliant on the trusty D88. I use cartridges ( can't remember where from off the top of my head.) , and find it so much easier to deal with than meddling with a faulty CISS system, of which I've had 2. I also found a D88 on a local car boot a couple of months ago. £8 was worth trying for a backup printer if it worked, and you know what.... it does

[Calypso Bay]

Hi Phil,

Try ebay for the D120. I think there is a place in Manchester that has them on ebay for £49.99 plus delivery of £10.00. Brand new.

ebay co. name goes something like 123456789

[Calypso Bay]

Phil,

Hi again. Just been on ebay. The same company that was selling the D120 for £49.99 until Thursday, has just shot up to £69.99 plus £10.00 for delivery. Dont buy it that price from them until you tried a bit of haggling for £49.99 and see what they say. There are some others selling them so have a good look around.

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Phil,

Hi again. Just been on ebay. The same company that was selling the D120 for £49.99 until Thursday, has just shot up to £69.99 plus £10.00 for delivery. Dont buy it that price from them until you tried a bit of haggling for £49.99 and see what they say. There are some others selling them so have a good look around.

Cheers Calypso Bay, i'll keep looking!
It looks like there are C.I.S.S systems for 'most' Epson printers but it appears that this alone is no good if the Ink 'cartels' don't support the printer with I.C.C profiles.

Phil

[bms]

C.I.S.S systems for 'most' Epson printers but it appears that this alone is no good if the Ink 'cartels' don't support the printer

Sorry Phil, that's about it in a nutshell. It's a 3 horse race at the moment in the A4 market - Epson D120, Epson B40W, Ricoh GX5050.

[valentine rhodes]

what is the difference between a 4 colour or a 6 colour printer.is the job going to be very different?
and what is ciss.can you buy an ordinary printer and put sublimation ink in.as you can gather i'm just starting
up,so any advice is good.
thanks, valentine rhodes

[Justin]

6 colours will give you better tones, skin etc. Most folk are happy with a 4 colour setup as it does a great job but for some customers you may find 6 colour is better. I have a customer and we scan material and put onto mugs etc. They look fine on 4 colour but 6 colour makes a good difference.

If you're just starting out, go for 4 colour, keep your costs down at the start.

You can buy ordinary printers but will need one of the models mentioned by Martin above. I use the D120 which is great, previously the D88 was fine, both 4 colour A4 printers.

Justin

[Paul]

what is the difference between a 4 colour or a 6 colour printer.is the job going to be very different?
and what is ciss.can you buy an ordinary printer and put sublimation ink in.as you can gather i'm just starting
up,so any advice is good.
thanks, valentine rhodes

hi. diference between 4 and 6 colors is in quality of colors produced by printer. but this is only when you print photographs on normal photo paper using normal inks. I usede to use 6 color printer and I can not tell the diference between 4 color I am using now tbh. so 4 ink printer will be cheaper on inks

what do you mean ordinary printer? cheapes one you can get and fill up with sub ink? If thats what you asking for answer is "NO"
only epson printers and ricoh a good for this job. but not only that. you need ICC profile to produce right colors.


Paul