This video series demonstrates in detail, how to get up and running with your DyeTrans GX5050N Sublimation Printer. This is part 1 of a 4 part series....
Continue readingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conde Now Offering Made In USA Ceramic Mugs For Sublimation Featuring RN Coating Mobile, AL - May 29, 2009 - Conde Systems has added Made in USA ceramic mugs featuring the RN hard coating to its DyeTrans family of sublimatable gifts and awards. These high-quality 11 oz. and 15 oz. white ceramic mugs accept full-color, photographic quality images with amazing vibrancy and durability - a...
Continue readingLori S sent in this great comparison of desktop sublimation printers. Thanks Lori! We’ve been in the tee shirt business for about ten years and during that time; I’ve owned about ten different printers, mostly dye sublimation printers. These are inkjet printers, used for dye sublimation heat transfer, for putting images on tee shirts and other items. Here’s a little sublimation printer review of what’s currently available on the ...
Continue readingConde Now Offering Partner Floor Mats Mobile, AL - April 24, 2009 - In an ongoing effort to provide its customers value added services, Conde Systems has begun offering Partner Floor Mats. The Partner Floor Mat Service gives businesses the opportunity to greet customers at the door with an eye-catching 23.5"x35.5" welcome mat featuring their company name and images of personalized photo gifts. Also excellent as an indoor POP floor graphic, the mats are a ...
Continue readingThis is the second part of my story about finding heat transfer equipment for my little business, the Mermaid’s Chest on Dauphin Island, Alabama. I had been making heat transfer tees but my old t shirt transfer press was worn out and would not heat up. It was barely a year old and only 15x15 and I now have a bigger printer so I wanted on that would accept large transfer paper to match my printer, the Epson 4880. Now I wanted a dye sublimation press. Not that it ...
Continue reading51. Resolution: I recommend a minimum of 200 dpi at print size. Say you are scanning an 8”x10” photo to produce an 80”x100” tile mural. That means you should scan at 2,000 dpi (200 dpi x 10). Once scanned, resize using the tip below and your image will be around 200 dpi. I strongly recommend Genuine Fractals (see No. 30) for scaling images to mural size. 52. Resizing images: Uncheck the resample box in Adobe Photoshop under “image ...
Continue reading100 Tips & Tricks by David Gross - Part 2 Part 2 in a special 4 part series by the sublimation expert - David Gross! Check back often for the updates! 26. Printed transfers should be transferred within a few days or else the image(s) will lose vibrancy. 27. When possible, put your paper in your printer long edge first (landscape) and then define a custom paper size. This trick will increase print speeds up to 30% because the printhead does ...
Continue reading100 Tips & Tricks by David Gross Part one in a special 4 part series by the sublimation expert - David Gross! General 1. Document everything. Keep a sublimation diary of your print jobs, transfer details, and any problems you experience. This is the best way to minimize waste and get to the bottom of problems. When you master a product, document in your own words what works. When you need to r...
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