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They all should be able to work for dtf

White ink pressurize the print head. There is something wrong with your printer setup. Most likely white ink tank and/or dampers. 

You should get a platen at exit of paper. If paper falls down while exiting. printer, printhead will touch to paper. 

it does seperate. But pigments does not become gum. When there is any circulation or shaking they seperate from each other and re-suspense into fluid.

On 12/26/2022 at 10:45 PM, johnson4 said:

Feel free to post a link if/when you sell the stuff. I'd like to check it out myself. I am sure others would as well.  While I am not currently having issues, I always check out my options

Ofc my inks are very wet. So it is harder to cure also needs more white if you want to cover back side of print completely. 
 

but there is a big pro. ink does not clog, at all. I tested on a few machines for 1 month without opening printers. even 1 nozzle is not missing without even ant head cleaning. White sits ofc but it does not clog, any circulation or vibration all sitting pigments goes away.

that is why i adjusted my systems to inks. Got pet film that can hold very big amounts of wet ink, made my ovens longer and curing heat as high as possible without damaging print out etc. Everything adjusted for ink 😀

Yeah that is what i also hope

On 12/19/2022 at 2:35 AM, johnson4 said:

I don’t believe there have been any updates to EK. 
 

my reference to running without a profile yielding more solid/bold colors have been with Cadlink. I’ve been out of the acro/ek scene for a few months now. 
 

My main point was it isn’t worth wasting your time profiling, even with spending a ton of money and time you likely won’t get the results you are after. I know I didn’t. 
 

I think I know what you are looking for, but to this day I haven’t found a RIP do that. They all have their own downfalls that others excel in. 

The chinese inks and films differs from batch to batch. That is why you cannot work a profile to be accurate. At least not for long. My films and inks made here in my country, i also sell them. Since it is people that i can see face to face and since here we have more quality control, that is why i can work a profile.

I also work with Cadlink’s main distrubitor in the area and can talk with him face to face. You guys need standart supplies first but over 2 years i never seen standart anything from china. They are always changing things. I heard there are some manufacturers in USA now but dont know about quality. Alao my DuPont distrubitor says DuPont is gettüng ready to make DTF inks and looking for some feedbacks. They will also deal with some companies to make film for their inks. Waiting for this to see how it will affect the DTF market.

I am trying to make cadlink a p700 driver as well as a few kothari special printing options. If i can make them make it, it will solve a lot of problems at once for epson printers.

I have my own profile on Cadlink with my own film and ink. I get solid accurate colors and red. I adjusted for p400 and p600, soon for l8180 r3000 and p800 too. Also have an audley 24” with cadlink and profile. But have to say chinese printers are less quality nomatter how you fine tune.

Cadlink supports hoson machines.

No, just make sure to get an ink that does not cause cloging. Their heads clogs easyly with bad ink.

Some, most likely. I don’t see any fumes after pressing, but by logic there should be some unseen.

Okay if it slows down the process and not good washability for now it is useless. Thank you for infos, it would be suitable in time i will keep an eye on it.

Has anyone seen it? I tried with dupont pretreated t-shirt as wet, and dtf printout without powder as wet, pressed together it is okay at first. But after one wash it has some issues like some of print leaving shirt making some parts air filled under print, if you get what i mean. Like it is going to peel off.

Has anyone seen a proper one? If yes, what is the catch?

Check if your feed rollers clean, if envoder strip is clean, and if printhead carriage metal thing lubricated. So you could eliminate mechanical problems.

İf you are getting full bozzle be sure you have good circulated shaken ink and good pet film. 
 

If everything above is good then maybe you could look at replacing printhead etc.

On 3/28/2021 at 11:36 AM, Chix22 said:

I tested, P400 can only use original P400 printhead - part #FA24000.
P600-P800-R3000 use the same printhead.
Thank all!

P800 printhead is F196040. So it can be used as F196030(p600), F196020, F196010(r3000 and 3880), F196000(3800 i think).

P600 printhead F196030 can be used for below too but not for P800.

same goes for for R2000 R1900 etc. But p400 head is completely diffirent.

Printers usually would error if you dont make initial charge original catridges that came in package. 
 

Try to first charge with original catridge chips then change into resetable ones.

if size is enough l805 is a good beginer friendly printer. If you need A3 you can consider L1800 if there is any for sale, it is same printer as L805 but bigger.

If these happens after curing, try to cure a bit before applying powder, after 20-30 seconds apply powder and cure. Tell me if this fixes your problem.

ink tanks, lines and dampers need cleaning or replacing.

9 hours ago, Craig Keller said:

To start with a new printer to be able to print dtf any suggestions? Has anyone converted a Epson 1400?

it can, just look videos at youtube. There should be for that printer.

Maybe over heating causes this. It could be a worse quality film or ink maybe.

Release the cap from right with screwdriver. Pull printhead into middle. Power on the printer, listen the cap if it makes any noise. 
 

It could be damaged in transit.

invest* btw

It is very possible to clog 24” printers printhead in a short amount of time if you dont know what you are doing. Seen 10 diffirent person. Start small learn the basics, if you are going to earn money then incest on a big one.

Check if driver settings help. I was able to get roll print with epson 4880 on acrorip 9 with some modified driver settings. Maybe it is not possible to use driver on 10.5.