Hello everyone. Im new here, just bought myself printer & heatpress am i mad ??

[Ben Brosnan]

A ricoh Sg3110Dn A4 printer and a pixmax 5 in one heat press. have no idea what im doing but im super excited, delivery tomorrow.
Where is the best place to get guidance on what to do???
Sorry if im a pain.

[UK Printed Mugs]

Your supplier of the equipment as well as searching this forum for problems you may run into.

[Tricia]

Hi Ben yes you're mad lol or if you aren't already you will be soon. I don't do a lot of sublimation printing but I've found this forum extremely helpful. I think I've read every post on it lol so I would say get started reading and if you get stuck you can ask for help. There are also some really good Youtube videos

[webtrekker]

Hi Ben. Was sn ICC profile supplied with your printer inks (or emailed to you?). An ICC profile is essential for printing the correct colours.

Also, what graphics software are you planning on printing from?

[Ben Brosnan]

Hi Ben. Was sn ICC profile supplied with your printer inks (or emailed to you?). An ICC profile is essential for printing the correct colours.

Also, what graphics software are you planning on printing from?

Have no idea what an ICC profile is???? Struggling to find my way around here and thinking im well in over my head.

[Ben Brosnan]

Thanks Tricia, needed that reason to smile

[Ben Brosnan]

Bought second hand, so no help from supplier im afraid.

[webtrekker]

Have no idea what an ICC profile is???? Struggling to find my way around here and thinking im well in over my head.

Ok. Firstly then, you need to determine what inks were supplied with your printer and whether indeed they are sublimation inks or just the original dye based inks.

An ICC profile is a file that resides on your computer and controls the way colours seen on your monitor (via graphics software such as Photoshop, Coreldraw, Illustrator, etc) appear when printed. Without an ICC profile your printed colours will probably be way off. If you can determine the brand of inks you are using then you may be able to obtain a profile. Failing that, you can have someone with the correct gear and knowledge make you a suitable profile (at a small cost).

Personally, provided the printer is in working condition, I would bite the bullet and flush out all the current inks and replace them with inks from a reputable supplier, such as [MENTION=8634]InkExpress[/MENTION] (who advertise in this forum and who offer a discount to Premium members). They will also supply you with the correct profile for their inks.

You need to print onto special sublimation paper. Various brands are available.

You will need decent graphics software to print from that can manage colours using ICC profiles. Photoshop, Coreldraw and Illustrator do, as well as the free Gimp software. In most cases you will need to print your designs in reverse, ie. flipped horizontally so they are the right way round when pressed.

Hope that helps a little.

[Ben Brosnan]

Thank you so so much. The girl i bought it from got it 12mts ago, did 3 tshirts and had an accident so cant work anymore. so it is sublimation ink. not sure if inks are refillable though. would they be as standard?? i have ordered paper and blanks thinking this was as easy as what i have been doing already. think i may have been very foolish, the more i read here the more foolish im feeling.

[UK Printed Mugs]

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