jaffacat
26-04-2010, 01:24 PM
hi
New to this so been looking around for sometime. I have some questions (apologies if they have been asked before) any help/tips or advice you can give to me up front I would really appreciate it.
Got my eye on a 5 in 1 combo press (bout £260)as I dont think ill be doing bulk orders at the minuite and they seem fairly reasonable (in case it doesnt work out)! Anyone got any thoughts on that or recommendatoins on other all in one systems? Im going to do gifts and try and sell local to shops so they can retail them out, if it works then will up grade the equipment at a later date.
What im struggling with is the following:
which printer system (bearing in mind I dont want to spend a fortune)to buy Iknow most people have preferences but Ive seen a S21 Epsom & CISS system on ebay for £65 then the inks are £75. Most people seem to use the Epson 1400 - does anyone know where I can get one from or can I just buy one from a retail shop & then buy the empty cartridges and fill them - if this is the case where do you get empty cartridges and what sort of ink? Is the CISS better or the cartridges, wont be using it daily I dont expect?
Templates for printing to, where do you get the templates so you know your printing to the right sizes? i.e: if printing on a mug I understand there is a full wrap around and a part wrap so how do you know where to position your image/text etc?
Where is the best place for blanks?
With regards to a cutter/plotter any recommendations? Lovecut do one for under £300 but is it any good?
And finally, which is the best program to use? I have photoshop but is coreldraw better? Ive seen logos etc on ebay in EPS format will photoshop use that format? Does anyone know where you can get these without haveing to pay £8-£10 on ebay, do you find them on google images?
I love this forum, so glad I found it, some great posts just need to find the time to read them all.
Thanks & cant wait to get chatting to you all.
Lisa
New to this so been looking around for sometime. I have some questions (apologies if they have been asked before) any help/tips or advice you can give to me up front I would really appreciate it.
Got my eye on a 5 in 1 combo press (bout £260)as I dont think ill be doing bulk orders at the minuite and they seem fairly reasonable (in case it doesnt work out)! Anyone got any thoughts on that or recommendatoins on other all in one systems? Im going to do gifts and try and sell local to shops so they can retail them out, if it works then will up grade the equipment at a later date.
What im struggling with is the following:
which printer system (bearing in mind I dont want to spend a fortune)to buy Iknow most people have preferences but Ive seen a S21 Epsom & CISS system on ebay for £65 then the inks are £75. Most people seem to use the Epson 1400 - does anyone know where I can get one from or can I just buy one from a retail shop & then buy the empty cartridges and fill them - if this is the case where do you get empty cartridges and what sort of ink? Is the CISS better or the cartridges, wont be using it daily I dont expect?
Templates for printing to, where do you get the templates so you know your printing to the right sizes? i.e: if printing on a mug I understand there is a full wrap around and a part wrap so how do you know where to position your image/text etc?
Where is the best place for blanks?
With regards to a cutter/plotter any recommendations? Lovecut do one for under £300 but is it any good?
And finally, which is the best program to use? I have photoshop but is coreldraw better? Ive seen logos etc on ebay in EPS format will photoshop use that format? Does anyone know where you can get these without haveing to pay £8-£10 on ebay, do you find them on google images?
I love this forum, so glad I found it, some great posts just need to find the time to read them all.
Thanks & cant wait to get chatting to you all.
Lisa