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    Other methods of decorating mugs.

    Quote Originally Posted by Flash
    Now I did read somewhere that you could spray over the transfers after baking with Clear Acrylic Laquer but i'm affraid that if I wanted to ponce around like this I would have choosen a different career path :D
    When I did a couple of water-slide decal mugs way back in the beginning, I got a spray can of acrylic lacquer (or whatever it was). The mug I sprayed does actually look quite good - the only naff-looking bit is my cack-handed spraying work which led to a couple of obvious drip marks.

    That convinced me that, as you've discovered, poncing about like that isn't a whole lot of fun! :lol:

    At the end of the day, yes sublimation can work out more expensive on a cost-breakdown but if the alternatives take longer then you have to weigh up how much your time is worth. I know when I've sublimated a mug, it's done, finished, nothing more to be done, no worries. That peace of mind is worth spending a few more pennies on it over alternatives like water-slide decals.

    Water-slide decals are great for craft hobbyists who want to make a one-off mug for Great Aunt Maud's 76th Birthday, but as a career path? I don't think so.

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    JSR, oh so true, all you do say!
    The mug I produced with water-Slide Transfer my 'Aunt Maud' wouldn't even put her teeth in with a sterident tablet :lol:
    I have got quite a few Asda 'Smartprice' mugs which I am going to print now with laser transfer. Mainly because I already own a Colour Laser Printer.
    But I will be investing in a Sumlimation set-up in the very near future!

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    four for a pand guvnr.
    Dont bother going to emnersons green asda :D
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    I dug the pack of papers out and see that they are
    TMT 6.0
    With a yellow A4R format sticker thereon.
    Is this any good?
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    Other methods of decorating mugs.

    I have an Oki 5250 optimised for printing on plastic (number plate film) and as such it will also print on TMT substrates. Prior to delving into dye sublimation I tried a product from Crafty Computer Paper which was to decorate mugs. After about seven or eight mugs I gave the idea up as it was too faffy, and I did not get a decently enough decorated product to pass on never mind worth selling. As an engineer I believe in having the right tool for the right job. The Oki is used for printing on number plate film and water slide decals. The Ricoh is for dye sublimation printing, which took me 4 mugs to perfect my timings, and the HP1220 is for printing on standard paper.

    As has already been mentioned here, dye sublimation printing gives a far more superior image and it is less faffy. Where one's own time is to be considered it takes less time to produce a dye subbed mug. For craft work and what I would consider less professional items, the gimmicky papers are ok.

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    ok, ive read all the pages, can someone help me out here, if i only want to make black lettering onto white mugs (either sub mugs or asda whichever would be right) - can i use my laser printer with standard cartridge in it (its only a black printer) and what paper would i use.
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    Hi mrs maggot! I can not help ypou much with it as I never done it my self but I think you can find all info HERE


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    cheers paul i use them already

    all i was trying to do was get a round up from all of the infor in these 5 pages, to see if what i already have is ok - as mik is using, i think or not, the problem sometimes with a really long set of replies, is the devil in the detail gets lost, hence me putting together what i want to do, to see if it corresponds with any of the experience that the others have had
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    Quote: Its quite straightforward really. I use magic touch CPM 6.1 paper in the printer to make the transfer. I then press it on the mug using a magic touch mug press and clamps altho you could use an oven if you only have the clamps. In the machine it takes 6 mins in an oven about 15-20 mins.
    after the picture is on the mug, i just put it in the oven at gas mark 7 for 30 mins without the clamp, to glaze the image on.
    job done.


    As above - Quote taken from market mik - 3rd page of this thread. Yes you can use standard laser printer but it has to be printed onto CPM 6.1 paper, pressed with heat press then pressed again with no paper on.

    Cheers John

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    thanks john, i did not know if he was using a special toner in the laser copier or not, i will get some from CPM paper and give it a whirl
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