DEBORAHREAD.COM: January 2021

Well I plunged in head first into sublimation printing - T-shirts, cups, coozies, masks you name it I am going to try it

How to start - I read about it and decided to make a list of my needs to be able to sublimate a t-shirt

Printer - required to have the eco-tanks so you can fill with sublimation ink - I chose the Epson ET-2760 only because I could not find the ET-2720 any longer in my area (if you can find one it works too )

So once you get the printer you toss the inks that came with it and save the bottles. I washed out easily with water - dried

then I did a look up for best sublimation inks and Printers Jack Inks came up and I bought those

I proceeded to one by one fill the empty epson ink bottles with the corresponding Printers jack inks and filled the reservoirs and set up the printer - it pretty much sets itself up - I made it wifi and then went to my computer and downloaded the software as instructed .

Now once you have set up I found a video that shows you how to properly set up an option so that it will mirror when selected and use the proper paper etc easy to follow - although I only set up the first two options - mirror and not mirrored for now

Link to video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOmFARBWiVg&t=1177s

this will resolve pretty much anything you need to know about using the epson to print - paper etc

now the printer is set up what about paper

I bought 2 types - currently using the first type called Better Sub sublimation paper pack is 110 pcs for 25.99 on amazon

so now were ready to print - and I get two masks per page and two cups per page trying not to waste - remember if you set up right you dont have to worry about reversing print as your selection will do that when you go to print

Images can be found all over the internet and I print on plain paper with my laser printer to ensure sizing etc

now we have our print

I already had a 15 x 15 heat press I bought years ago - that I use for a few other things other than t-shirts but now I am really going to use it

follow instructions on paper for times and heat temps to set it too

I also bought a mug press pretty decent price and it will take different size cup press pcs you just take off and put on

again a Better Sub product

Items you need as well is some heat resistant tape you can get off amazon

once you have all that you can print to your hearts content - Ive done almost 20 masks, one t-shirt - and two mugs and it doesnt even seem that my ink has gone down - depending on your image you will get great color

this mix was to test out a cotton t-shirt as sublimation can only be done on polyester - polyester blends and sublimation coated cups (so not just any cup has to be for sublimation )