"Comparisons are odious"

[bigj2552]

Well there are a few youtube videos of hacked epson printers being used for DTG purposes - maybe have a look and see

i been through all those pesky YouTube vids for DTG home made machines and.....yeh, they show you it working, but try and ask the buggers how they build it, that's another story they aint giving
Then T-shirt forum has a section dedicated to it.....
but i couldn't be assed going through it all....got other things to deal with rather than detecting a printer

[Greybeard]

"Ingenuity" + detective work I'm good at, but years spent re-inventing wheels has left me a little wiser. That, plus the sore head from too many walls.

Question on DTG - does the ink need hot pressing to cure/dry ?

John

[Earl Smith]

"Ingenuity" + detective work I'm good at, but years spent re-inventing wheels has left me a little wiser. That, plus the sore head from too many walls.

Question on DTG - does the ink need hot pressing to cure/dry ?

John

Cure dry needs 3 to 4 mins , two times. DTG only prints onto cotton, not polyester.

[Greybeard]

Cure dry needs 3 to 4 mins , two times. DTG only prints onto cotton, not polyester.

I take it then that cure dry is room temperature ?
Cotton only is a pain. Is that an absolute, or just that any thing else is too iffy ? The product will never be subjected to washing, by the way.

John

[Earl Smith]

Cure dry is at 170c for 2x 3 to 4 mins in a heat press. You can use a tunnel as well. You must also pre treat the cotton before with a special spray. ( That also has to be dried under the press. ).
They are experimenting with a pretreat for poly but so far it doesnt work. Ive tried it and can vouch for that. Washing or not washing, its the same.

How many articles are you doing? If its a reasonable amount you could get transfers made. Ive just come across these people and the prices are OK. http://en.mister-transfer.com/
Yes, they speak English.

[Greybeard]

Thanks for the info, but whatever system we settle for will need to be in-house.
John