The OKI PRO 8432WT and 711WT laser toner printers produce soft, vivid full-color T-shirt transfers on light, dark, and colored garments. The white toner in the printers acts as the under-base or primer to support the CMY process color just as white ink does in a direct-to-garment printer. But how does the printer know where […]
Sublimation is a versatile and appealing garment decoration method. It’s also a great way to decorate hard surface items ranging from cell phone covers to ceramic tiles, mugs and hundreds of other polymer-coated items. And it’s the king of softness in T-shirt transfers. But it does have a few limitations. The main drawback with sublimation […]
One of the advantages of laser transfer garment decoration is the lower cost of toner vs. ink. But there are variables that affect the cost of laser transfers just as there are with inkjet printers. Some transfer papers cost more than others. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could choose your transfer paper based on […]
The big news in the laser transfer world is another innovation from Forever, the makers of TransferRIP software. TransferRIP works hand in hand with Forever Laser Dark laser transfer media. Forever Laser Dark is the industry’s most popular and most consistent two-step self-weeding paper for decorating dark garments. Forever Laser Dark comes in three convenient […]
The iColor Laser transfer printers from UniNet offer exceptional value and versatility. iColor transfer printers have the unique advantage of CMYK or CMYW toner sets. The CMYW toner set enables single-pass white toner printing and the CMYK set produces a full range of color and contrast. Print true black on white paper and media and […]
Creating garment graphics from heat applied thermal film, aka “T-Shirt vinyl*”, is a pretty simple process, but it also has its quirks. Making the transition from cutting standard vinyl graphics can be a bit confusing at first. If your first experience with vinyl cutters is with T-shirt graphics, the learning curve is a little steeper. To help you clear those hurdles more quickly, we offer this basic thermal transfer troubleshooting guide.