Good Printers For Iron On Transfer Papers. I Was Thinking Of Hp Photosmart D5360.?
Filed in Deskjet Help Forums on ต.ค..26, 2009
I got this transfer magic iron on transfers . I wanted to know what would be good choice of printer that I can use to have a good quality transfer. Basically the tshirts I have (white,grey,pink,lite blue). I am not ver sure about the printer. Please help with the model and not just the brand.
ตุลาคม 26th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I recommend the Epson CX 7400, since it sounds like you are looking for just a printer to print out iron-on transfers and not for photo printing-editing. The reason I recommend this printer is because it uses 4 individual ink cartridges that are pigment ink rather than dye ink. The pigment ink is waterproof on plain paper and lasts up to 4 times longer than dye inks. For these reasons, the Epson’s are recommended for Iron-on transfers. If you go to the T-Shirt blogs, you will see that more people recommend the Epson printers, because of the pigment inks.
If you do go with an Epson, here are a few tips to save you time and money:
1. Leave the printer on:
It is recommended that you leave your printer turned on. The printer is Energy Star compliant. Every time you turn your printer off and then back on, it recharges the ink cartridges and actually uses ink. This is true for all printers. If you print often you should not have any problems with your printheads. If you do not print very often, it is recommended that you perform a nozzle check once a week to keep the printheads from drying out and becoming clogged. If this does happen, all you need to do is a printhead cleaning. This maintenance operation varies from printer to printer and will be explained in your user’s manual.
2. When you run out of ink, you will have to manually tell the printer that you want to change the ink cartridge:
This is due to a safety feature that is on all Epson printers. It is very easy for children to open the lid of the printer. If your child opens the lid and the printhead carriage begins cycling (moving back and forth), your child’s fingers can easily get hurt. Therefore you need to tell the printer you want to change the cartridge. This information is in your user’s manual as well.
3. If you run out of a color, you cannot use the printer until it is replaced:
The reason for this is yet another safety feature for your printer. There are actually two reasons for this feature. First, if you are allowed to print with an empty ink cartridge, when you finally do replace the ink cartridge, your printhead maybe clogged. This is due to the fact that there is an ink reservoir in the printhead. If there is not any ink to keep the reservoir moist, it will dry out and become clogged. I use this illustration; it is the difference between new glue and dried glue. The glue will flow freely when it is liquid, but when it dries out it is set and hard. Now imagine this example in your printhead. Secondly, some printers allow you to print if a ink cartridge is empty. They do this by combining the remaining colors to produce the desired color. The only problem with this theory is that you will not get accurate, true colors, especially if you are printing photos. How are you going to accurately make yellow with cyan and magenta?