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hi, starting to get my bits together now, got a heat press, picked up a printer today for £40. I have read on here about profiles D88? can anyone tell me what this means.
I dont know if the inks that came with the printer are duralite ultra or not? i know the inks supplied only have very little ink in them

i am a complete newbee

What are you expecting to do with this printer? You mention a heat press but what are you trying to achieve?

Not heard of the D22....are you sure it's not an S22?

It sounds like you are setting up in sublimation as you mention the heat press. if this is the case then you'll need sublimation inks. The 'S22' isn't a supported printer for sublimation and at this time refillable cartridges aren't available.

you can get ciss but is more expensive then printer.

Personally I don't see this route being a good option for a newcomer to sublimation, better to start off with tried and tested kit.

I have to agree with Justin even though I have had some success using a S21 using the D88 profile. Trying to use a D22 may seem like a cheap option to start with but, once you have paid for a custom profile & inks etc it will become quite expensive compared to buying a supported printer from the outset.

Might be worth having a read of this thread that Jonathan wrote & having a chat with him as it could be a route to go down.
http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/sh ... mation-use.

whoops wrong button! sorry it is epson S 22, i am doing heat transfers... i was just reading old threads and saw profile mentioned just wondered wot it meant?

im not doing sublimation? i was going to buy a S21 but was told it is replaced by a S22.
I presumed im buying the correct things for the type of work im doing?

I thought i needed duralite ultra inks? im a complete novice who has been doing lots of reading, have i got something wrong.

You can use an S22 with genuine durabrite inks if you want to print onto printable flex (with the use of a small cutter you can cut around the shape). What other 'heat transfers' do you want to use? What material are you thinking of printing onto and then pressing onto the t-shirt?

i thought i buy heat transfer paper and print on it with this printer and then heat press it on a shirt?

Okay, just depends on what this 'heat transfer paper' is. There are various approaches to this with the cheap end of the market giving a very harsh cardboard like feel to the t-shirt which will crack when washed and it only really suitable for promotional one offs. Depends on what this material is you're going to use really as to how good it's going to be.