advice plz ;-)

[brad]

hi all ive been doing vinyl t-shirts at my stall for a while now but its time to expand a little so keeping with the tshirt thing ive decided to try the subilmation a go ...
so my question is the ink forgive me if im breaking the rules but im after the chinese ones where do people/u get them from ? pm me
any help would be highly appreciated
regards brad

[purpledragon]

you wont get advise on chinease inks here im afraid sawgrass hold the monopoly on small format printing and as such the admin here will only allow discussion on sawgrass inks

[brad]

you wont get advise on chinease inks here im afraid sawgrass hold the monopoly on small format printing and as such the admin here will only allow discussion on sawgrass inks

thx for reply as i thought but worth an ask back to google then lol :rolleyes:

kind regards brad

[purpledragon]

No problem just one thought though remember if you do go down the non licensed route you wont have the sawgrass support and you will need to pay some one to set profiles up for your ink now cant say any more or the men in blackk will track me down
Brett

[RogerC]

Unless you have already made your mind up why not go 'legal' and get the support that comes from the suppliers and in turn the forum. Going the non sawgrass route means if you have problems the forum will, as I understand it not be permitted to assist openly.

[brad]

No problem just one thought though remember if you do go down the non licensed route you wont have the sawgrass support and you will need to pay some one to set profiles up for your ink now cant say any more or the men in blackk will track me down
Brett

thx bret for your advice i think ill leave it alone too complicated for me ill stick to me vinyl far easyer :rolleyes:
kind regards brad.

[brad]

Unless you have already made your mind up why not go 'legal' and get the support that comes from the suppliers and in turn the forum. Going the non sawgrass route means if you have problems the forum will, as I understand it not be permitted to assist openly.

thx for your reply i never looked in to it properly to be honest...:redface: i just was going to try it to see if it would work for me but the cost of the sawgrass ink was to much for me to for a trial run but hey u live and learn. ill stick to me vinyl me thinks.
regards brad

[pisquee]

There are good inks coming out of China (and the surrounding countries/areas) along with cheap rubbish. Stay clear of stuff on places like Ebay that look cheap in the packaging/branding etc, as they are more likely to be the cheap rubbish, which could damage your printer at worst, or just not print well. Some non-Sawgrass brands have entered license agreements with Sawgrass to enable them to produce and sell sublimation inks legitimately - these ones are likely to be a little more expensive than the cheap Chinese inks, but not as expensive as the Sawgrass own brands.

Just because an ink is sold outside of the "Sawgrass System" doesn't necessarily make the seller a cowboy, and they can offer you help, support and advice, not just in your initial sale, but in helping you get set up and running after the sale - it is good to ask before buying what support the seller can offer you.

A bit of googling will lead you to a lot of information about inks, Sawgrass, and the whole patent debate, including on this forum along with others. There is a thread in this forum called "Which Printer" which does discuss some of these issues. HERE

[purpledragon]

thx for your reply i never looked in to it properly to be honest...:redface: i just was going to try it to see if it would work for me but the cost of the sawgrass ink was to much for me to for a trial run but hey u live and learn. ill stick to me vinyl me thinks.
regards brad

have you thought of getting a forum member to print you a few designs up that you can try , its an easy way to test the water without the initial cost

[Paul]

Unless you have already made your mind up why not go 'legal' and get the support that comes from the suppliers and in turn the forum. Going the non sawgrass route means if you have problems the forum will, as I understand it not be permitted to assist openly.

Not true. We.cant recomend ink on open forum etc but we always trying to help any one regardless of where tue ink is coming from and what printer was used

edit.
There is legal ink to buy on ebay. Inktech. I belive its sawgrass licensed ink and very good quality. But iam not sure what printer you planing to use.