Full Version: Sublimation color help!
From: Linda (LINDAG) [#7]
23 Apr 2007
To: ALL
Thank you everyone. Yes, brick red and dark purplish blues seem to be the problem here. I am using Corel 12, Epson 1280 and ink cartridges.
Sublimation isn't my favorite process either Harvey! Actually it's the color matching I seem to struggle with the most...
From: Zonas [#8]
23 Apr 2007
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#7] 23 Apr 2007
Linda, if you do a search you will see the problems I was having (similar to yours) but I have a bulk system. The problem would always start as the 'ink monitor' would think I was getting low on inks, even though I wasn't since I had the bulk system.
What I have done (testing now) is deleted the ink monitor software, so far so good. Just finished a 20 tile backsplash and I was having problems until I deleted the software. Makes no sense why this would work since I have the builk system and chip. But hey this is sublimation we are talking about.... nothing makes sense with it :/
Zona
From: Linda (LINDAG) [#9]
23 Apr 2007
To: Zonas [#8] 23 Apr 2007
From: logojohn [#10]
23 Apr 2007
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#9] 23 Apr 2007
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
From: logojohn [#12]
23 Apr 2007
To: Linda (LINDAG) [#11] 23 Apr 2007
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
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
Thank you Kevin.