Hi all,
finally got around to setting up a workspace and unpacking the mug printing setup that I bought from BMS. I have their mug press, 10oz mugs and the Ricoh CXe3300 printer. I have a few questions that I hope you might be able to offer some advice on.
Done a few tests designs and finding that I'm not getting a reliably crisp outline along the edges by the handles. I'm using a design that is 22cm wide, giving a gap of 38mm between the sides. Sometimes the edges come out crisply and sometimes not. I'm wondering what sort of gap you leave on your own designs between the side edges.
When printing a design which is mainly black around the mug with white lettering, I'm getting areas of the black that is a bit 'bronzy'. I'm wondering if this is due to either too much or too little heat. I'm currently pressing the mugs at 180 degrees for 150 seconds, and thought I'd ask advice rather than just trying too many variations to save on mugs/paper.
What sort of clamping pressure do you use? Should it take a firm 'clunk' to seat the press round the mug or just enough pressure to hold it in place.
Sorry if these sound obvious questions, but I could probably work my way though a set of cartridges and a couple of boxes of mugs using trial and error, which isn't the cheapest way to learn.
Thanks for the help,
Justin.