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Available sublimation printers
I used to have an Epson printer and Sswgrass inks but had so much trouble with clogging I gave up but is there a laser printer which can use a sublimation toner or any printer for that matter which doesn’t have a clogging issue if not used regularly? Volume would be low so the printer may well be dormant for a while. I’m thinking mainly for mugs.
Alan D -
10 Replies
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Still using the sawgrass bags myself Alan but I think it’s the Ricoh set up your after: http://www.novachrome.co.uk/inks.aspx
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I believe the Ricoh printers are very good. They use a gel ink and not the clogging prone liquid that we have in our Epsons. Look on t-shirtforums.com and do a Ricoh search. Mostly positive remarks though one or two are having problems.
Earl. -
Thanks Guys
Alan D -
Yep Ricoh Alan, we were using an Epson to make up free gifts for our customers and it was only used occasionally. Replaced this with a Ricoh 5050 which stopped working after 11 months but was sipplied with a 7000 under warranty (had to pay extra). I like them, fast , easy to use, just need to get hold of one of those halogen ovens.
Jason
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Hi Alan, Using the Ricoh 5050n without any problems, seems a great system which you can leave for weeks without printing with no adverse effects. Cyan nozzle sometimes plays up every now and then but a simple cyan head clean and it away again.
I’ve heard other people have had problems with the Ricoh, either not printing cleanly, problems setting it up, or breaking after a few months.
Buy from a dealer with back up and you’ll be alright.
Cheers John
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My main concern was the clogging if left for a week or so. What sublimation ink do you use I understand it is not a conventional liquid ink.
Alan D -
Its a gel type ink cartridge, I have left it for nearly a month without printing and the 1st print was passable, after 1 cyan head clean it was spot on.
Cheers John
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Is it Ricoh’s own ink or is from Sawgrass or someone like that.
Alan D -
Sawgrass ink – its called Sublijet-R, Ricoh don’t make sublimation ink.
John
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We just got a Ricoh printer kit, ended up being around the same price as buying a printer and bulk system and you don’t have to bother about were to put the ink bottles so for use it’s a better solution.
Comes with all the profiles etc and the Sawgrass program reverses the prints for you so you just design and print without having to remember to mirror.Steve
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