Any printer that doesn’t have cartridges directly on the head, has an ink system, like the p600/p800. If it’s something like an Epson p400/ dx5, you could easily clean it with cleaning cartridges and let it sit however long you want.
You can’t ever let the printer sit when white ink is put into it. Wiper, capping station top, wet cap etc.ģ. you must be very specific and thorough with your cleaning. you literally have to shake the ink each day. It settles, it clogs faster, and cannot sit, you can’t leave it “open” or it will dry out or coagulate. White ink is nothing like anything else you’ve encountered. The first and foremost rule for new users for BOTH processes: I do not print big volumes at this stage, so based on the input from this post I take it that it would be better for me to start with DTF printer?ĭTF and DTG are the same in terms of maintenance. I have also looked at DTG UV printers but it seems that the print feel is ridged.
Therefore I am looking on how to print on dark / colored shirts, bags, denim, etc. I can not print on dark or color shirts as my printer does not have white ink and the sublimation paper for dark shirts is not working ( ink does nit last and the backing washes off) I started with started with sublimation and not doing to bad but my business is stuck. I have read the posts and have a better understanding of the differance between DTG and DTF. Just for reference, 350-375 degrees easily cured the ink as it printed. It has a vent, to suck fumes out, which are directed to an output port, that also doubles as a “ pre-heater” to slightly remove moisture from the ink from the printed film before hitting the powder. That and some way to easily recollect the powder, OR some way to prevent the film from lifting up from the bottom of that pan, so the powder stays in the roll of the film indefinitely. My main issues are the last transfers printed, so I’m going to add a following blank sheet length just like in the beginning. So far it’s working well, just gotta fine tune things. I took a 3”x4” cart and attached a printer, shaker, the powder thing you see, roller and a hot plate to make an auto dtf machine. I think rev 2 will be a bit taller, and a bit less wide, I was making it to fit the 13” and 17” printer sizes, just in case I wanted to go with a p800 down the road. Yea, I haven’t noticed any issues with it yet with static.
About static electricity, it mostly accures when I screenprint tranfers, (when a rubber squegie runs over the mech and the print lands on plastic sheets, it builds up static electricity).