Newbie Printer Question

[Peter Normington]

Hi, need to know a bit more, what width are you intending to print, by home do you mean in your living room? Or a shed/garage. Do you need to print and cut, What sort of work load is anticipated?
I probably could’nt recomend a suitable printer, because I havent tried them all, but these are relavent questions for others who might.
Peter

[Andrew Bennett]

Hi Peter,
Yes good points.
By home environment I mean a home office in a spare bedroom.
I create photographic colages as a hobby but recently I have become interested in vinyl graphics. I would like to learn how to create small vinyl graphics that can be put onto motor vehicle’s, hopefully incorporating my collages.
Another poster submitted an article about using an epson 1290 to make vinyl graphics for motorcycle helmets and it crossed my mind that this might be an avenue I could take as the printer/cutters I have seen advertised are in the £1000 bracket and this is far far away from my expectations at this time.
I hope that is enough
regards

[Peter Normington]

As far as i am aware he epson 1290 wont print onto vinyl, the least you will need th spend is probably £4000 on a printer that will. You can get a lazer printer from some one like the magictouch and it will print onto a4 self adhesive media but its not really outdoor durable
peter

[Rodney Gold]

It will print onto inkjet vinyl (only for indoor use) It can also be used as a sublimation printer with sublimation inks and can be converted to a full/mild solvent bulk fedd ink printer too , its a workorse and a standard in the desktop color printing industry , prints beautifully up to super a3 (329 x 485 or so) I just picked one up for about 400 quid , parts eaisily avialble for it , reliable .
I have a flatjet based on it and its a marvellous machine , see my post
https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … able#53977

[Peter Normington]

andy wants outdoor graphics, so as you said the epson 1290 is for indoor use only
peter

[Andrew Bennett]

Do either of you know if there is anything better please?
Before I go and buy one 😀

[J. Hulme]

1290 is a fabulous machine, we run two, but for vinyl no way.
Do you think we’d all be spending £12K upwards if we could do it on a £300 inkjet?

[J. Hulme]

quote andy12:

Do either of you know if there is anything better please?
Before I go and buy one 😀

Cadet £12K inc RIP

[Nicola McIntosh]

hey outline….decided to be a russian now? 😛 god only knows, there skint…!! 😉 or do you look………………..russian 😛 😛

Nik 😉

[J. Hulme]

quote niknaxpc:

hey outline….decided to be a russian now? 😛 god only knows, there skint…!! 😉 😛

Nik 😉

I’m just skint 😉

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote outline:

I’m just skint 😉

says the man who has just bought a cadet!! 😉

nik