That was my next question :lol:
Can you print on coloured vinyl? And do you need a specialist printer to do it?
Maybe I should start a thread about this somewhere :?
That was my next question :lol:
Can you print on coloured vinyl? And do you need a specialist printer to do it?
Maybe I should start a thread about this somewhere :?
Yes, you can print to coloured vinyls - white being the easiest of course.
You do required a solvent printer or one of the other types now hitting the streets - like the new HP latex printer, BUT, you're talking a lot of money.
John
Neoflex Direct to Garment Printer, Brother BAS-463 3 Head Embroidery Machine, Gerber Edge FX & 1, Gerber GS15Plus Plotter, Ricoh GX-7000 GelsPrinter, Adkins BETA Major Pneumatic Press, Graphtec CE5000-60 & Craft Robo, HTP616 Twinhead Mug Press & 2 Halogen Ovens.
Thanks John, maybe something to consider for the future.
I'm just starting out, but my head is bursting with different ideas and questions. I did say on my welcome thread that I would have lots of silly questions :lol:
'm sure there are a lot on here who benefit from 'silly' questions as you call them - not silly at all, if you need to know something, ask away.
John
Neoflex Direct to Garment Printer, Brother BAS-463 3 Head Embroidery Machine, Gerber Edge FX & 1, Gerber GS15Plus Plotter, Ricoh GX-7000 GelsPrinter, Adkins BETA Major Pneumatic Press, Graphtec CE5000-60 & Craft Robo, HTP616 Twinhead Mug Press & 2 Halogen Ovens.
Thanks, will do :D
Oh, and have you seen this on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
I'd have to learn to be a dressmaker with that!! No plans :)
Neoflex Direct to Garment Printer, Brother BAS-463 3 Head Embroidery Machine, Gerber Edge FX & 1, Gerber GS15Plus Plotter, Ricoh GX-7000 GelsPrinter, Adkins BETA Major Pneumatic Press, Graphtec CE5000-60 & Craft Robo, HTP616 Twinhead Mug Press & 2 Halogen Ovens.
Ah, so that's different to what you're getting then?
This is what I've ordered: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwPd4UxlC6g
Neoflex Direct to Garment Printer, Brother BAS-463 3 Head Embroidery Machine, Gerber Edge FX & 1, Gerber GS15Plus Plotter, Ricoh GX-7000 GelsPrinter, Adkins BETA Major Pneumatic Press, Graphtec CE5000-60 & Craft Robo, HTP616 Twinhead Mug Press & 2 Halogen Ovens.
Looks very interesting, but not something I'm going to be in the market for for a very long time.
I'm working out of my spare room doing this :lol:
Hi John,
I have the Versacamm sp300-v on Eco-sol Max inks.
I bought it about 5 years ago new from Grafityp in Stafford, fantastic company to deal with, i cant big them up enough. Theyve helped me so much its unreal.
i originally bought it because when i started in business it was making stained glass mirrors. If you think of double glazing units with designs on them, i did that but onto mirrors. We used to sell to football clubs but like some people will know, footie clubs are notoriously bad payers of invoices! we also had issues with delivery because no couriers would handle 50 mirrors, even though they were super bubblewrapped and boxed, we had to deliver ourselves. Luckily my brother works for Sinclair-volkswagen in swansea so we always managed to wangle a van for the day as long as we left it with diesel. but of course you cant rely on and expect this every time and its not an ideal business way to do things. Sadly the business went bust last year, i admit it was bad management on my behalf and theres a rather long and sad story behind it involving death, burgulary, loss of life savings, my house being repossessed, liquidation and then finally bankruptcy! but hey...im still here! :shock: and after all that Im now restarting things up on the 5th april.
Boy did i digress there!
anyhoo, yes the printer has paid itself off 10 times over and its still kicking strong. I made a fatal mistake of using 3rd party inks in an economy drive and ended up paying nearly 2k to replace the heads. The heads never clog up and even if a couple of bars are missing on the test print, they soon reappear. i really wish i had got the 54" version but we didnt see that far into the future at the time. it was quite by accident that we realised it could print onto canvas, things changed and the mirrors were soon a thing of the past! canvas was faster and much more profitable. Im not one to blow my own trumpet but many photographers i do canvases for are more than pleased with the output, it took a lot of learning about CMYK to get good results as im sure any printer will tell you. Its nice to speak with fellow printers who have been in the trade for 20 years and to give them tips that they never knew lol.
I do have some slight issues with the cutlines though, they can be a millimeter out sometimes, doesnt sound much but its bloody annoying when you print something - cut it out - and you get a white "shadow" from the white vinyl!
I believe the Versacamm has now been upgraded twice now, the VP version and the Art version, both are nearly twice as fast at printing and if im in the market for a new printer then Ill stick with the Versacamm VP or Art. I was offered a 12 colour Cannon before christmas for 5K but for me this is overkill! 12 carts to replace, no thanks. i dont do fine art repro so theres no need.
...cant wait to see your DTG mate! get the kettle on and ill bring up some cockles and Welsh cakes from Swansea market :)
cheers
Dave.