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by Dick
15 Mar 2011, 10:30
Forum: Mug Presses & Ovens
Topic: MUG OVEN COOKING Temperature and times - Help !!!
Replies: 11
Views: 7638

Re: MUG OVEN COOKING Temperature and times - Help !!!

<t>I find time is not that important so long as you give it enough. Its temperature that is very important - so unless you can measure temp, cook a mug for about 20mins, then adjust temp up or down depending on result. To save wasting mugs, choose a small colourful image with lots of contrast, then ...
by Dick
15 Mar 2011, 10:11
Forum: Forum Information/Updates etc.
Topic: What do you think is fair?
Replies: 98
Views: 33266

Re: What do you think is fair?

How about Free membership as well as Commercial membership - commercial membership would give right to post links and adverts to website in separate folder
by Dick
27 Feb 2011, 10:45
Forum: Mug Presses & Ovens
Topic: mug press, jml oven, or both?
Replies: 10
Views: 12652

Re: mug press, jml oven, or both?

<t>I wanted to start on a budget so bought a JML oven and a couple of wraps, you actually need at least 8 wraps at around £25 each and it takes around 20 min to do 4 mugs, so expensive route to take. <br/>
I do a lot of one off mugs so bought a BMS mug press. Lot less hassle. Bought a BMS combo ...
by Dick
27 Feb 2011, 10:14
Forum: General Dye-Sub Chit Chat
Topic: Times for Sublimation.
Replies: 10
Views: 6906

Re: Times for Sublimation.

<t>I use a Ricoh printer and a couple of BMS Presses, I have to press at least 10degC below recommended on both presses, this gives superb results, press at recommended temps and blacks come out brown. Don't know if it the inks or the presses. I find temp critical and time less so. So recomendations ...
by Dick
17 Jan 2011, 11:59
Forum: Printers
Topic: Ricoh GX3300n - Got One!!
Replies: 13
Views: 11342

Re: Ricoh GX3300n - Got One!!

<t>Hi,<br/>
Yes bought one of these. Setting up was a bit confusing,but fially figured out easy way was just install power driver and forget profiles. Amazing results till I tried to print an all black logo. Image brown not black - turned heat down. Fuzzy images as mug wraps aged. Bought a mug press ...
by Dick
11 Jan 2011, 21:14
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Colour Problems Ricoh Gx3300,
Replies: 4
Views: 5400

Re: Colour Problems Ricoh Gx3300,

Forgot to mention in corel draw disable colour management.

Dick
by Dick
11 Jan 2011, 21:08
Forum: Printing Problems/Issues
Topic: Colour Problems Ricoh Gx3300,
Replies: 4
Views: 5400

Re: Colour Problems Ricoh Gx3300,

<r>Hi, just read this so joined!<br/>
I have had a Ricoh GX3300 for some time, when I got I was a newbee using a halogen oven an wraps.<br/>
From experince, ignore ICC profiles and jst use power driver R.<br/>
Also check temp of press if mugs have elements of brown in a black area, the press is ...