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Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 16:24
by Paul
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 04 Jul 2010, 20:26
by Stitch Up
I'll do one for you but don't tell anyone

Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 05 Jul 2010, 13:38
by Paul
great stuff john! how much for xl?
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 15:25
by Stitch Up
After 3 weeks held up with British Customs I'm glad to say that my Neoflex system has finally arrived
All very solidly packed.
Just a few of the boxes
Before unpacking I did an unusual thing for me - I thoroughly read the build instruction

and had a good night's sleep.
I did plan on building the Neoflex system in the sunshine on the pato but, the good ole British summer let me down - we've had torrential rain all day. So I took over the conservatory, a bit cramped with all the other printing equipment but it was okay.
The structural parts of the base
The brains of the unit - The base mainframe, the heaviect single component.
Shows the Neosol & Neotex
The process of assembling the base is quite straightforward, follow the instructions and you'll be okay. The one thing that's very evident is the good strength of the assembled base.
Ready for the base mainframe
More later - when I can find someone strong enough to help me lift it on

Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 20:42
by Stitch Up
Finished and switched on
Loading the inks tomorrow
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 20 Jul 2010, 21:02
by smartarts
Congrtulations John, it looks fantastic.

Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 12:23
by Kaz
How's the printing going?
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 27 Jul 2010, 13:04
by GoldRapt
Is it epson then?
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 28 Jul 2010, 21:15
by Stitch Up
Hi Tony
Most of the latest DTG printers are based on Epson printers & printheads. They are heavilly modified to suit DTG.
As DTG inks are thicker than the usual inks the Epson printheads were designed for, there's a strict maintenance regime to ensure the printhead doesn't get clogged up.
I haven't even loaded the inks yet as things have just been so hectic in work! This weekend should see the first printed shirts
John
Re: Direct to Garment Printing - I've gone and done it!
Posted: 30 Aug 2010, 17:15
by Stitch Up
It's another uphil climb on the old learning curve but here's one we printed earlier and Angie 'blinged it up' with a couple of rhinestones.
The white ink
The colour ink
The bling!!
