NOT PRINTING FULL MUG - PLEASE HELP

[steve dee]

hi hope someone can help me,have just bought a new ricoh gx5050n & all the other bits you need i have a few questions if you could please help me,i have tried today to do a few mugs,
1 - it doesent seen to be printing onto round the bottom of the mug & up the sides by the handle,any suggestions ?,could it be the blanket ?,the press is a senko wl-12g,
2 - also can anyone tell me what width & height a mug template should be ?,also how long should you leave it in the press for ?,i have been using signal paper & have had the press at 190c & 190 seconds ?,any help would be brillliant...thanks steve

[Paul]

Hi! I dont know why you cant print full wrap but settings r right. about 190c for 190 sec. 11oz mug template should have about 9.5cmx22cm for full wrap. It may sounds stupis but is your press hot enough when you placeing the mug in?

thanx

Paul

[purpledragon]

bin the signal paper and get trupix as for the image template i measured the mug and acted accordingly
Brett

[steve dee]

im totally new to this so may sound stupid,how long should mug press be on for & what temp before you place your mug in ?

[chongsta]

yeah...im using Signal as well. I take it no one else uses it no?

To me the print seems awfully saturated as in lots of ink!

My template was 8x3.5" i think the height is to much and im chopping off .25" now.

Is Trupix th sub-dye preffered choice then?

cheers
D.

sorry for the hijack thread, im getting mixed results too.

[Paul]

190c :)

[purpledragon]

i prefer truepix myself some use texprint but quality always is best .what do you mean by saturated is this on the paper or after you have printed the mug? if its on the paper check what paper type you have selected in your printer it should be matt really if its after the mug is printed play around with the settings and pressures . Ive just uploaded a lesson in general chat which may help you
Brett

[Stitch Up]

Is your mug wrap tight enough and holding the paper against the mug all the way around?

[steve dee]

yes it is tight around the mug,but is just not doing up the sides of the mug handle fully,ill keep trying & let you know how i get on,only got 10 mugs left,wish me luck,haha.......

[Stitch Up]

I wonder if your heat is being drawn away by the handle mass - acting like a heat sink if you know what I mean.

Perhaps increase the heat in one of your attempts.