SarahBeth

On 5/17/2021 at 11:43 PM, JTS said:

Update:

After leaving the cleaning carts in for a couple days and running a couple print head cleaning cycles per day, I put in filled a new set of carts and installed them.  That seemed to do the trick I was back up and running with good prints.  I may have just had a normal clog.  DTF printing is still new so I may have paniced.  Either way I'm back up and running.  Having a set of cleaning carts is a must IMO.  It's a nice fallback if you run into weird printing issues.  I've done the cleaning cart purge a couple times when printing went kind of wacky and both times I was good to go after a good cleaning cart  cycle.

One thing to note, is I've always had minimal banding in my blue channel. Nothing terrible and the average person would most likely never recognize it.  When I press the transfers with my textured silicone cover sheet, it blends everything nicely.  Curious if anyone else has and minimal banding issues.

When you say “cleaning carts” what’s does that refer to? New to the DTF world. 

Thank you for all of your help!! Besides not connecting to WIFI, disabling status monitor, and turning off automatic updates, is there anything else I would need to do to ensure I do have a paperweight? 
 

I also keep seeing EKRip works best with the 15000, is this correct?

Then where would I find what temperature, pressure, and time that I am to press the sheets once done?

Great point! Will do the OEM cartridges first then DTF ink. 

I did read your comments and purchased a chip resetter for the waste box and plan on getting firmware software to make the cartridges chipless. Any recommendations on which one is best? 

On 4/5/2021 at 3:28 PM, johnson4 said:

Rip software is available for this printer, I just purchased 3 of the refurbs for short run sheet only use, for one of them anyway. 
 

as for the ciss, that’s a waste of money. Get some refillable carts from aliexpress for $20 and just swap them out every 15-20 prints. A ciss, with white ink is a major headache. However, if you insist on a CISS, just use those same $20 carts, with a cheap $10-15 6 color ciss ink tank. $150 is highway robbery. 
 

my intentions: 

remove rollers

make chipless

use 3 sets of refillable cartridges for ink, swap them when they come close to empty.

use EKprint

use my regular film ( they all use just about the same pickup method, I haven’t had any issues).

make an output tray

make a waste tank and install it. 
 

like this, I’ll have a quick, Disposable unit for short run( or mistakes in my prints from the roll printer) designs for under $350, I already own EKprint.

 

also, without a ciss, you just shake the ink carts every other day. Want to take a break? Throw in some carts with cleaner, do two head cleans and let it sit for months without issue. 
 

with a ciss, you deal with wasted separated ink/runny prints if it isn’t printed with daily. as well, ciss tanks on a printer like this have to be placed at a specific height, and maintain a specific ink level or they leak all the ink out, siphoning it from the ink tanks until it equalizes. Basically, a huge mess and wasted ink. 

 

some people use and love them, I do for pigmented ink printers. For this type of stuff, I HATE ciss systems, but that’s my opinion 

Hey John!

New to the DTF world and have found your feedback to be the most help. Had a question for you about the output tray, where do I find one or any tips on making one? 
 

I’m also curious about the initial setup. When converting an Epson for sublimation, I added the OEM cartridges first, let it run its cycle, then put in my refillable ones with my sub ink and did a head cleaning to flush out the OEM ink. Do I do this as well with the Epson 15000 or just add in my chipless carts with my DTF ink and set it up? 
 

Sarah