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DTF and the future of screen printing
farmboygraphics:
--- Quote from: 3Deep on January 14, 2025, 10:53:35 AM ---I must have a different set of customers because mine ask for screen print vs DTF even though we still do a nice amount of DTF, I though real hard about upgrading my machines to a much larger DTF printer that prints rolls because we've been ask from the home crowd do we provide DTF rolls. I just don't think I can handle messing with DTF and screen printing as we are a mom & pop shop already wearing to many hat's now. @Homer and Rob I looked at the printer you two have and what caught my eye was they all still use epson printheads, you would think Epson would knock it out the box with there own DTF printer but I guess it's more money in there pocket's just selling printheads and regular printer's. Oh and size what is an average size print you all do for DTF? left chest I get away with and maybe 12 w by 8 to 10 H and caps but let me try a 13 by 15 and it feels like a sheet of plastic unless I can halftone it, I have an auto halftone program for DTF, it's pretty good but not on every large print.
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Following! I've been looking at cheap azz printers (Procolored F13 Panda) just for fill in jobs for regular customers. I'm not dropping 20 grand or more at this point as I was crushed last year and could barely keep up with jobs on the press. Also, a one man shop.
whitewater:
I think most use epson print heads?
If only having the printer and thats it, it's pretty easy. 1-2 days using it and you will be god.
We got the dryer with ours and took a maybe 6 times using it on long runs to get the nuances worked out, but now super easy.
Like I said before, we use both.. but waaaay more dtf..
Stores are easy - hole in a shirt? get another ad heat press, no need to set up again - yada yada yada..LOL
I have a customer that requests screen printing. Im alright with that and we do it.
Homer:
--- Quote from: farmboygraphics on January 14, 2025, 11:33:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: 3Deep on January 14, 2025, 10:53:35 AM ---I must have a different set of customers because mine ask for screen print vs DTF even though we still do a nice amount of DTF, I though real hard about upgrading my machines to a much larger DTF printer that prints rolls because we've been ask from the home crowd do we provide DTF rolls. I just don't think I can handle messing with DTF and screen printing as we are a mom & pop shop already wearing to many hat's now. @Homer and Rob I looked at the printer you two have and what caught my eye was they all still use epson printheads, you would think Epson would knock it out the box with there own DTF printer but I guess it's more money in there pocket's just selling printheads and regular printer's. Oh and size what is an average size print you all do for DTF? left chest I get away with and maybe 12 w by 8 to 10 H and caps but let me try a 13 by 15 and it feels like a sheet of plastic unless I can halftone it, I have an auto halftone program for DTF, it's pretty good but not on every large print.
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Following! I've been looking at cheap azz printers (Procolored F13 Panda) just for fill in jobs for regular customers. I'm not dropping 20 grand or more at this point as I was crushed last year and could barely keep up with jobs on the press. Also, a one man shop.
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Buy a printer, use it for a few months then throw it down the hallway like the rest of us, come on Tom...
farmboygraphics:
--- Quote from: Homer on January 15, 2025, 06:32:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: farmboygraphics on January 14, 2025, 11:33:02 AM ---
--- Quote from: 3Deep on January 14, 2025, 10:53:35 AM ---I must have a different set of customers because mine ask for screen print vs DTF even though we still do a nice amount of DTF, I though real hard about upgrading my machines to a much larger DTF printer that prints rolls because we've been ask from the home crowd do we provide DTF rolls. I just don't think I can handle messing with DTF and screen printing as we are a mom & pop shop already wearing to many hat's now. @Homer and Rob I looked at the printer you two have and what caught my eye was they all still use epson printheads, you would think Epson would knock it out the box with there own DTF printer but I guess it's more money in there pocket's just selling printheads and regular printer's. Oh and size what is an average size print you all do for DTF? left chest I get away with and maybe 12 w by 8 to 10 H and caps but let me try a 13 by 15 and it feels like a sheet of plastic unless I can halftone it, I have an auto halftone program for DTF, it's pretty good but not on every large print.
--- End quote ---
Following! I've been looking at cheap azz printers (Procolored F13 Panda) just for fill in jobs for regular customers. I'm not dropping 20 grand or more at this point as I was crushed last year and could barely keep up with jobs on the press. Also, a one man shop.
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Buy a printer, use it for a few months then throw it down the hallway like the rest of us, come on Tom...
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I've come to my senses and I'm not opening that door.
discounttshirts:
We may eventually have to buy a dedicated DTF- but right now we have 2 epson F2100s- so we can still direct to garment or dtf on these- with the 2 printers we can easily print 100 10x10 prints in a hour- with one person handing the print/powder/cure- one of these printers is 6.5 years old the other is 2 years old with warranty for another 2 years. so we will continue this way for the foreseeable future - occassionally we have the need for a larger order and just order from tprnt.com
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