Epson DTG Printing ?

[bigj2552]

This has really got my spidey sense tingling...

Same as the rest of you ....Looked at DTG printing - looked at the cost of a DTG printer and went....WOT
Was doing a little bit of research the other night...as you do, & came up with this......
Converting epson printers to do DTG printing....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuBAiFR6gpA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8eYeV9qhO4

and there are lots more epson printers you can do this with besides those 2.

I just need to figure out how the hell they "convert" the printers........they say that nothing major has been changed for this to work...
Some kind of home made runner/plate underneath the printer - and they say they are using the same motor that already in the printer to drive the plate underneath
Garment / Textile Ink used then heat press for 30sec afterwards - results are ment to be really good and wash/last great....
6-8 mins per t-shirt for printing

an epson b1100 A3+ printer can be bought for only £110 new....i had one....good printer ...but to convert it ???

I am lucky i got the luxury of time on my hands before i open my store
& would like to hear others views on this.......

johnny

[Earl Smith]

If you look at this forum http://www.t-shirtforums.com/diy-dtg/ you will have most of your questions answered.
It is possible but with a lot of mucking around. On thing that everybody seems to miss though is that you will need a RIP software to load the picture into the printer. And you will need the colour profiles to go along with it.
Earl

[bigj2552]

If you look at this forum http://www.t-shirtforums.com/diy-dtg/ you will have most of your questions answered.
It is possible but with a lot of mucking around. On thing that everybody seems to miss though is that you will need a RIP software to load the picture into the printer. And you will need the colour profiles to go along with it.
Earl

yep....been over there as well.....software aint no problem......profile, i,m sure paul on here could sort something out with his box of tricks.....its the converting the dam thing thats the challenge

[JSR]

It would be nice to have some basic instructions. I have enough printers kicking around here, from Epson to Brother, that I'm sure I could convert something if I had half an inkling of how to do it.

[bigj2552]

It would be nice to have some basic instructions. I have enough printers kicking around here, from Epson to Brother, that I'm sure I could convert something if I had half an inkling of how to do it.

i,m still fishing bud.....the net is a wonderful thing lol....if i come up with it i will give you a shout :biggrin:

wished i hadnt sold my dam b1100 now.....but dont want to buy another, to rip it apart and totally bugger it up...no way:rolleyes: