Category: heat transfer

New ROLAND BN2-20 whats the difference?

Paul

HI all! So new ROLAND BN2-20 has landed and is ready to replace much loved ROLAND BN-20/A What is it and what the difference? is it worth to buy it and replace your existing machine? Here is what ROLAND website has to say: Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters worldwide, today announced the addition of the BN2-20 and BN2-20A desktop inkjet printer/cutters to its VersaSTUDIO product lineup. “Since our founding in 1981, we have been providing digital solutions that enable anyone to easily do…

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How to print t-shirt with clear transfer

Paul

Eco solvent clear transfer printing is my favourite way for decorating white and light garments. Hi,  I didnt recorded anything fir some time now so I reminded myself about that clear stuff I bought some time ago for white and light coloured garments Clear vinyl is VERY thin eco solvent media that can be used with printers like ROLAND or MIMAKI. Or any other printer that accept solvent/eco solvent inks. In my case i used ROLAND BN-20. It is the samllest eco solvent printer from rillant and it can prints…

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printing t-shirt with transfer paper

Paul

printing t-shirt with heat transfer paper One of the most popular and inexpensive method of printing t-shirts is transfer paper and Iron. I dont use iron as I own heat press but it will work with any iron just as well. In the video i will present simple process of decorating white garment with best heat transfer paper on the market. Paper contain very simple step-by-step and is easy to follow even for beginners.

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printware and promotion 2016

Paul

Printwear and promotion 2016 is here! in few weeks we will be able to see whats new in the industry, meet suppliers and get LOADS of samples to try. Great opportunity to meet new people and star business  connections. I would strongly recommend this show to all people who only just started as you can go, see and touch all the stuff before you fork out your money. Most recommended exhibitors to meet are Listawood, The Magic Touch, Nova Chrome UK for sublimation. BTC Activewear has great prices for garments…

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contour cut on cheap Chinese cutter – SEIKI SK720T

Paul

Is it possible to contour cut on cheap Chinese cutters? Yes it is! If you have correct software, of corse. Is it worth to get cheap Chinese cutter with what some people call “optical eye”? – NO if you never had a cutter before you will need to understand the difference  between optical eye in more expensive machines like ROLAND or GRAPHTEC and optical eyes in Chinese cutters. The difference is very simple. In the nutshell ROLAND and GRAPHTEC cutters has special laser sensor that reads registration marks placed on…

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sublimation on 100% cotton t-shirt -is it possible?

Paul

trying to transfer Sublimation image on cotton t-shirts its one of the common mistakes that newbie can make in this game. And I am not surprised 🙂 Cotton t-shirt are normally 3 times cheaper than dedicated t-shirt for sublimation printing, so no brainer that people trying it first. Unfortunately sublimation process will only work on polyester rich fabrics. So more polyester in t-shirt – better quality of the print. But what to do if you customers don’t want to wear sublimation (polyester) t-shirt? there is a way! There is a company www.sublitocotton.co.uk…

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sublimation mugs. How do I know what ones to use?

Paul

If you are like me than you probably came across many different mugs that are suitable for sublimation. But how do we known what ones are good and what ones are bad? what mug will survive dishwasher use and what one that are hand wash only? well,  we don’t 🙂 we can rely on others recommendations on forums or suppliers web sites (most of them state that they products are best any way so no much trust there 🙂 ) or check it by our self. Not long time ago on great sublimation uk forum (forum link) someone mentioned extreme test that can be carried in…

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