Can a smaller printer or heat press be used to create bigger subs?

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I guess what I am asking is can I use an a3 printer to print an image cut the image in half and then sublimate the 2 halves length ways in 2 separate presses on the garment?
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In theory yes but unless the design lends itself easily to being chopped in half you'll be struggling to get the design lined up.
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Justin;110099 wrote:In theory yes but unless the design lends itself easily to being chopped in half you'll be struggling to get the design lined up.
I find it always leave a line aswell ive never had it work
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If it was a vinyl design it could be done, I once printed a huge table cloth with a design in the middle, this took several presses on an A3.
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so if I did say 2 full black sublimations you are saying there would be a line in the middle?
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Re: Can a smaller printer or heat press be used to create bigger subs?

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Yes, any overlap will be darker.
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