Full Version: Sublimation color help!

From: logojohn [#10]
 23 Apr 2007
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#9] 23 Apr 2007

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Eventually a new method will be developed and hopefully will be so much more reliable!


That is the main reason I like the Sawgrass ink. They provide the free power driver for it that is a printer driver itself. It does a great job of printing accurate colors with only rare problems. It has a pulldown menu so you can select gold metal, silver metal, unisub products, to adjust for color in the surface. I like the ink level indicator down to 1% so you can see exactly how much ink is left to avoid wasting any.

I pretty much learned by trial and error and as soon as I started using the power driver the color matching problems were gone.

From: Linda (LINDAG) [#11]
 23 Apr 2007
To: logojohn [#10] 23 Apr 2007

Are you referring to the SubliJet IQ? Guess I should think about switching. I changed some settings but the problem continued. I finally converted my text to a bitmap and the colors came out ok. I really don't like doing it that way but at least I was able to finish the job...

From: logojohn [#12]
 23 Apr 2007
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#11] 23 Apr 2007

Yes, that is what they call it.

I don't know if there would be any issues switching brands in the printer. Maybe someone has done it.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#13]
 23 Apr 2007
To: logojohn [#12] 23 Apr 2007

John,

There used to be issues with switching from Sawgrass to ArTainium ink.

The differences in ink would require that systyem be purged with a cleaning solution.

Now that both brands of ink are under the Sawgrass umbrella, I don't know if there have been substantial changes in the formula of either ink.

Having said that, I doubt there would be issues in switching from ArTainium to Sawgrass ink.

From: jpkevin [#14]
 23 Apr 2007
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#13] 24 Apr 2007

Hi David,

It is still not recommeded to mix the inks, however there are other factors in play in this case. Since it is a 1280, you would need a new bulk system, and all new inks. The 1280 has been discontinued, and they are no longer available from Epson new. I would be leary to invest the money for a bulk system and new inks, when if something happens to the printer several months down the road, you may not be able to get a replacement. I would look seriously at an upgrade printer at this point. You would also get into a printer that functions much better than the 1280.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#15]
 24 Apr 2007
To: jpkevin [#14] 24 Apr 2007

Good advice.

Thank you Kevin.

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