New WHITE printers, - and what they might do .....

[jennywren]

did you wash the t.shirt, is so what was the results

[logobear]

We had Paul from TMT visit yesterday with samples from their printer, and we pressed a few there and then. I have to say they look and feel awesome, - and the process was perfect, and easy!
No mask, no allignment issues, printed image on image sheet is CMYwhite - so the white layer is on top, - pressed 120c for 10sec hot peel onto the second sheet, then 60sec press at 120 onto garment - cold peel.
No mess, no bits, no residue, and washed last night looks good. Of coarse, it is with their own image, and it may behave different with my/clients artwork....... apparently the key is supplying transparent files to their special printer driver. I have also had samples from a comparable system using Eazytrans media supplied by ETC supplies (I think) and it was all shiney and had a hard plastic feel that I didn't like at all.
Anyone using any of these products yet? - although it will mean buying a new (and expensive) printer I can see us using this jobs for single colour when it would be too difficult to weed, crazy fancy fonts, regimental crests etc - the sort of job we had to say 'NO' to previous....

[PJames]

I am looking at purchasing the white oki printer in the next couple of weeks, does anyone know where to buy the black blanks?? mugs, cushions etc??? With the WOW paper black cushions (cotton) is fine, but sourcing good quality, low priced one seems almost impossible??

[bms]

I am looking at purchasing the white oki printer in the next couple of weeks, does anyone know where to buy the black blanks?? mugs, cushions etc??? With the WOW paper black cushions (cotton) is fine, but sourcing good quality, low priced one seems almost impossible??

Surely these blanks aren't specially coated so you could buy them from anywhere.

[tlworkwear]

I was given a demo by Paul from Maictouch and he was showing me the new Oki printer and the prints look amazing!

[smo]

I saw a couple of demos at P&P show recently and the results are very impressive, but am going to wait a while until people get bored and sell them on or the prices are forced down as there are quite a few other manufacturers entering the market in the coming months

[logobear]

The results are outstanding, I am wearing a linedrawing print made direct from a CAD drawing, it features individual bricks with lines that are in some cases less than .15mm wide, apparently this is beyond spec, our screen printer said the results are impossible!
You do have to remember to stretch the garment after press or it can crack.....apparently new improved media is already in beta test!

[chongsta]

You do have to remember to stretch the garment after press or it can crack.....apparently new improved media is already in beta test!

aha!^^ you have answered my query from another thread then. So you MUST stretch it and then re-press yes?

Also, a friend of mine bought a normal OKI laser printer and together we tried the various papers for it. I wasnt impressed at all with the colour reproductions, especially when we asked the companies how to get the proper vibrant colours to print better...the answer was to "ramp up" the colour saturation! I don't see this a solution at all, it just wastes toner and also how are you supposed to know just what colours will improve?! The only solution is to buy a proper RIP, but they cost lots and what one do you buy?

grrrrr!
Dave

[logobear]

while I was doing a magicut 7.2 job today, - I got 13 footy strip logos on a single sheet @ £3.75 each - £49 for 20min work and £3 cost another customer came in and wanted a couple of items, did em while they watched, blew them away with the quality. best thing thou is the ease of the process. It is easy to do, but we are still getting our heads round undoing 20+ years of unlearning that we can now design in white on transparent..... bit of a Head F*** !