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After spending the last few months testing different transfer papers I'm still not 100% happy with results! the question I have or just to start another interesting thread is what would you use to print t-shirts if you had a choice, options could be BN-20 (versacamm), Screen printing, direct to garments, white toner printers, or anything else I'm missing?

i ask this as I have a t-shirt printing web site and I'm running out of new designs as I mainly use one/two colour vinyl printing.

Pros and cons all up for discussions...

Dave

i would defo go for bn20 and/or white toner

Full bleed all-over sublimation would be my choice, either as DTG or transfer paper, with the option of doing proper cut and sew work.

Id go for the cheapest upgrade of all these. The OKI white. Only downsides are that its A4 and wont print things like flames that fade into the t-shirt.
Its clean, needs no maintenance and costs only 2,000 pounds or so.

I've looked into this as well as I feel its the next step for me - so have personally decided on what I want to do but it's the available cash that's the kicker

BN20 - it'll help you do lots of other things, like cut stickers, its a printer and a cutter in one. it's quite costly and wont allow complex shapes and the transfer material on the tshirt isn't that great compared to other methods.
OKI White - it's a lot easier than other methods, cheaper start up too (only £2k), but the laser paper is costly and still not anywhere as easy as vinyl as its a two stage process. Can also do other printable items like mugs etc.
Screen Printing - its a heck of a learning curve, quite labour and space intensive, the more complex a design, the more screens needed but the setup costs are comparably cheaper for the same product, but its a lot of hassle for small runs.
DTG - its the most expensive in comparison to setup than others - the processes are quite simple though once you learn the software, consumables are cheap, but need pre treatment of dark tshirts for white ink to work.

i think the BN-20 OR even a small versacamm or the cadett would be my option, i receive some transfers from socialgirrafe now and again and im happy with all the t-shirts i end up printing with it, so im guessing the BN-20 would be the same as any versacamm materiel i receive.
i have considered the white toner but ended up buying a OKIC610 and im not getting my monies worth from it as i just cant get on with transfer paper enough to be selling to customers..

Having bought an OKI511 and tried many attempts to get no weed transfer papers correct (a large amount of them to be honest), I can say that from my point of view, its doesn't work close to 100% of the time. Dark or light laser transfer paper where I then cut out the shape on my cutter works, but as with the BN20/Versacamm/Cadet it's never going to be close in quality to a DTG/Screen/properly done OKI White job. It cant cut anywhere near as intricate a design as DTG/Screen/properly done OKI White can print.

Have you tried the New WOW 7.7 paper? Not the old 7.7 which didnt work. The new works, not 100% but it is good. When it doesnt work its usually operater error. Ie; not grabbing the two half of paper and seperating them quickly. The cost is about 2,50 for an A4 print. About the same as a similar sized DTG print and far less hassel.

Dtg is mot most expensive any more.
resolute just released new, mobile version of their printer and i belive is under 5k so less then bn20

Paul;83575 wrote:Dtg is mot most expensive any more.
resolute just released new, mobile version of their printer and i belive is under 5k so less then bn20

Unless they've changed the prices very recently it's £6500 for cymk and £7500 for white