Cotten T-shirt printing, Your opion....

[Robertdh31]

Hmmm might have a look at sumlimitaion shirts looks a better option.... How do you transfer with these? Do you still see the transfer paper?
Also what do you think to the silhouette cameo?


thanks for all your advice mate...

Well some of the larger companies have DTG (Direct To Garment) printers that actually print directly onto the shirts and then these shirts are then often heat pressed to fix the image.

Hot flex is the easiest way to print just a single or a few layered spot colours on a shirt. Transfers good for full colour and then you could go for polyester shirts sublimated - some actually like polyester shirts - especially sporty types

[WorthDoingRight]

With sublimation shirts you just see the image as the ink on the sublimation paper is heat transferred to the shirt. So no weeding etc. The cameo is a good cutter for shirt flex, rhinestone templates, contour cutting etc

[Robertdh31]

Ok I will try sublimitaion shirts for now, thanks for your help..... Just the printer to sort now....

[bigj2552]

I don't think screen printing is for me!
has any one tried
http://www.dyetrans.com/detail.php?item ... fer_paper#
no cutting needed?


I would like to print on cotten tees, but I would like it so you carnt see the trans Papper,

Robert..

buy a cutter/plotter.
you can contour cut very neatly around ANY image. I have done it with superb results on dark and light t-shirt transfer paper, and there is obviously,no shiny residue of the unprinted areas as i have contour cut them out.
all i got is a nice neat, clean design...
simples

[Robertdh31]

looks a lot to it and I'm still new to all this..... Once started I will look into this!

What printer and ink would you recommend?

[Craig]

the printer for me has to be the Ricoh gx e3300 it is so simple and easy to use and does not get the blocking of the nozzle and does not need constant head cleaning etc

[Robertdh31]

I was looking at the epson b1100 what do you think of that?

[Craig]

To be honest I have never had a epson and only use the Ricoh which was purchased from BMS on here which you might think is expensive to start with but all the stories of cleaning etc with the other printers if you dont use it for a day etc and also with the Ricoh from someone like BMS you always have the after sales service which is second to none

[RogerC]

Regarding the Epson you'll find loads of information regarding clogging heads etc (if it's not used for a while) on here.....likewise you'll find lots of comments regarding the reliability of Ricoh 'if' you're looking for an occasional use printer.

It's worth your while calling Martin at BMS and talking over what you want to do......he's a mine of information and the advantage is he can supply what you need. There's no pressure from him to 'sell'...it's up to you to buy if you get my drift.

[Scotty@BMS]

You do have another option with cotton t-shirts. Chromablast.

http://www.printerowners.co.uk/garment- ... -ricoh.htm