Craig Gardner Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 says 37% cotton, 63% polyester on the ticket. is that a good or bad thing? if you are using sub die through a inkjet printer instead of using toner on a oki system your best results will come from white 100% polyester t shirts the more cotton in the mix the poorer the clarity of the print will be. If you want to do coloured t shirts and cotton ones you would be better using a oki laser printer with special paper its the only way to get a good finish on a colour t shirt even black.Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 i never knew you could sub darker materials, we use an inkjet. I shall plod on with all your advice in mind. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WOODY Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I did it for 50 seconds on 200 degrees with light pressure as per wall chart. hi, we have just invested in a heat press and other bits and pieces for dye sub but dont have any good info for the heat settings, times & pressure. could anyone please supply me with these. we are starting off with basics- mugs, coasters, mouse mats probably will expand range later when we see how things go. any help on this would be very much appreciated. woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 most papers vary in times but you should have a chart on the pack of paper you got. i do most items at 200 degrees 400 farenheight mugs 130 secs with burn proof paper at medium pressure ceramic coasters upside down high pressure for 5 minutes mdf coasters medium pressure 120 seconds mouse mats 90 seconds aluminium products 180 seconds high pressure fibreglass products 200 seconds light pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WOODY Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 most papers vary in times but you should have a chart on the pack of paper you got. i do most items at 200 degrees 400 farenheight thanks for the info craig, the paper i bought came in clear plastic so unfortunately no chart on the pack. the instructions that came with the heat press isnt very clear as it says for mugs 180 deg for 15 seconds, the image came out very faint. i'll give your settings a go and see what happens. thaks again, woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 here is a link to a wall chart that i use http://www.xpres.co.uk/downloads/subli% ... r%2008.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobblers Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 subli-nation.co.uk also do a chart with temperatures and times. you have to join the forum there as a member to access it though. (it's free) http://www.subli-nation.co.uk/members/p ... ctions.htm that's a good chart from xpres although i found summat for concern on it which is that it tells you to immediately cool the ceramic money boxes and mugs in water when transferring is finished. they should really be more specific and state that it's advisable to cool in LUKEWARM or water as cold water is liable to cause cracking due to the sudden temperature difference. rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WOODY Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 hey thanks, you guys have been realy helpfull, woody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 just for your information purplemonkey.com is back on line for bulk sub ink purchases but they have doubled their prices nearly. i am now using http://www.proprint.co.uk/dye_sublimation_ink.htm they have sensible prices half the price of most suppliers i just got another 3 250ml bottles for just over the price of 1 bottle elsewhere. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WOODY Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 can anyone advise how to price items up for sublimation mugs etc, for example if customer comes in wanting one image on a mouse mat, then another customer requires several images on one mat , do you charge seperately or do you have set price and stick to that????? i spent ages scanning and cleaning it up and for the same price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 can anyone advise how to price items up for sublimation mugs etc, for example if customer comes in wanting one image on a mouse mat, then another customer requires several images on one mat , do you charge seperately or do you have set price and stick to that????? i spent ages scanning and cleaning it up and for the same price? All prices are flexible We only use the standard price if the work is a straightforward scan in and print (perhaps a bit of quick cropping/colour adjustment). If there's a bit of work involved, I'd charge a set up fee of about £10-15 depending on how long I thought it would take. if they aren't happy to pay it I don't care as I don't want to be spending ages on stuff for free. I've spent ages scanning loads of photos in before, cropping them, then working out where they can all go and it's not something I'm keen to do for nowt again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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