How Much Does an Epson SureColor F2100 Direct-To-Garment (DTG) Printer Cost to Own in 2023?

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Get a detailed look at the costs involved in owning an Epson SureColor F2100 Direct-To-Garment (DTG) Printer in 2023. Find out what you can expect to spend on the printer itself, as well as ongoing expenses such as ink, maintenance, and repairs. Get the information you need to make an informed decision on your next DTG printer purchase.
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Equipment Zone - store.equipmentzone.com/
Epson - epson.com/
Firebird Digital Inks (Pretreat) - www.firebirdink.com/
Creek Manufacturing (Pretreat) - www.creekmanufacturing.com/
Stahls’ - www.stahls.com/home
Heat Press Nation - www.heatpressnation.com/
Geo Knight & Co - www.heatpress.com/
Ecofreen - www.ecofreen.us/
Cotton Heritage - www.cottonheritage.com/homepage
Bella + Canvas - www.bellacanvas.com/
Next Level Apparel - www.nextlevelapparel.com/
SS Activewear - www.ssactivewear.com/
Sanmar - www.sanmar.com/
Alphabroder - www.alphabroder.com/home
Uline - www.uline.com/
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🕛 🕛 VIDEO CHAPTERS 🕛 🕛
00:00 Intro
01:02 Printer Cost
03:13 Pretreat
04:58 Pretreat Machine
05:46 Heat Press
07:15 Ink Cost
09:39 Maintenance Cost
11:05 Platens
12:20 Direct-to-film (DTF)
13:57 Misc. Costs
18:21 Conclusion
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@artissins Год назад

Absolutely want to thank you for such a extremely detailed and knowledgeable video! Truly Appreciate the work you put into this! Keep Rockin'

@LovesBranding Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate the feedback- unfortunately my business took a different direction but I'm happy to see the video I put the most effort in has been helping people out the most. I'll be posting soon with an update on some things!

@sunrisetacticalgear2676 Год назад

Thanks for sharing your information, we are currently using embroidery, laser, and heat press. I have looked at DTG, but have decided to order designs on DTF since we are such low quantity users. I appreciate your information, keep producing great content.

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thank you for the feedback! DTF is a fantastic alternative for smaller volume digital prints. The biggest threshold to DTG is the cost but with embroidery, laser and DTF, you can certainly cover a lot and wouldn't be missing out on much from not having DTG!

@nickhalton4557 Год назад

Great video! Thank you for the breakdown and sharing the information.

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thanks for watching, glad you got value out of it!

@aldel3342 Год назад

Thank you for your series of detailed information on this printer. It is a tremendous help in deciding if we need to buy a machine and if this is the right one. Keep up the great work!

@LovesBranding Год назад

Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!!

@barirwin8559 6 месяцев назад

Best DTG vid on YT . thank you so much

@LovesBranding 5 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks! Definitely appreciate that :)

@cameroncollins8327 Год назад

Very informative video. Liked and subscribed

@stvcolwill 3 дня назад

Excellent video! great job!

@manciamusic 2 месяца назад

Best video on youtube for us considering start a DTG bussines

@LovesBranding 2 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@shakejones 9 месяцев назад

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge - well done mate! new SUB 🙏🏻

@LovesBranding 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!

@tsandphotog 20 дней назад

Thanks for th great video!! So much great information.

@LovesBranding 8 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Ninelninelninel 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Great video!

@LovesBranding 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

@loyaltyiskey Год назад

Great information and love your channel

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@aone7874 Год назад

very informative, thanks bro

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@engudayteshome3817 Месяц назад

Very informative and to the point. Thank you!

@LovesBranding Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ExcelStitchPrint 7 месяцев назад

Bro, your videos are solid.

@LovesBranding 7 месяцев назад

Really appreciate that!

@SHESMINAJ Год назад

Great video thank you

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@TanukiOfficial 8 месяцев назад

Truly an exceptional video. Your presentation, content, editing, chapter index, and detail are excellent. Very nice voice, cadence, and pacing. You put a lot of time and effort into this video and you definitely reaped the rewards. I appreciated your personal experience about how frustrating the initial work can be and why testing and testing and testing are so important. Also, this is why having quality equipment, quality setup, and quality vendors are important when you are getting set up because you want to be troubleshooting the print job and not troubleshooting your bad business decisions that boxed you into a corner. The only suggestion I have is to include you company's website in the video. You may pick up some customers who want to support you. Thank you for the excellent video!

@LovesBranding 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the feedback! Definitely spent the most time on this video and unfortunately right after my business took a different direction 😅

@TanukiOfficial 8 месяцев назад

@@LovesBranding Well, isn't that life? 🙃 The favorable impression remains the same. You are very good at compiling information and presenting it in a very digestible form. The video was informative and entertaining. That skill set will follow you on wherever your next adventure takes you. Good Luck!

@LovesBranding 8 месяцев назад

@@TanukiOfficial Greatly appreciate it! I do like to check up on the channel and answer questions in the comments when I can. If you'd like to follow my new business, you can check it out on Instagram @streetwearhouse_official. We don't have long form RU-vid content yet but I do hope to continue videos on here with that business when I get more time.

@TanukiOfficial 8 месяцев назад

@@LovesBranding Will do! Cool. Screen Printing.

@ChocolateCoaDrip 7 месяцев назад

This was amazing info thank you

@LovesBranding 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@miguelsemidei7619 7 месяцев назад

When DTG first came out, I was going to invest , but upon careful análisis of the cost per shirt and in talking about time invested per shirt , I just couldn't get it . We silk screen 60-144 shirts per hour on a manual press. At 10-15 minutes per shirt on DTG . You can't really compare .

@LovesBranding 6 месяцев назад

I agree. DTG can be great for one--offs or full color prints but screen printing for production is definitely superior!

@CITYMUSICGLOBAL 3 месяца назад

I got a DTG printed hoodie today. 45 seconds maximum time. The set of commercials didn’t even finish going off before the garment was done

@gc2276 7 дней назад

@@CITYMUSICGLOBAL You have to count pretreating and heat pressing all together also how big print it is. On top of that you cant print on blends or poly shirts. Dtf also can bi applied on cardboard and wood without pretreatment. Curing time of DTF is mostly half time of DTG and often even 4 times faster depend on material. So DTG is not good option specially when you calculate in cost of supplies and maintenance.

@HansMedia- 11 месяцев назад

Good explanation everything covered. Big investment..

@LovesBranding 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! I definitely agree about it being a massive investment 😅

@LovesBranding Год назад

Most suppliers are currently selling the F2100 for $9,995.00 USD! Definitely do your research, but if you have been considering the F2100, now is a great time to buy one new!

@unhushable2265 Год назад

I am looking to purchase this machine and was told the price listed about is only good thru the end of March. Thanks for sharing the video. Very informative.

@LovesBranding Год назад

@@unhushable2265 Great deal during the sale currently! Hopefully the video was useful in helping you make a decision.

@markherring3513 10 месяцев назад

Isnt the 2100 being discontinued with the 2270 out now? Thats why the low pricing for 2100 now.

@LovesBranding 10 месяцев назад

@@markherring3513 I'm not sure if its being completely discontinued. To be honest, I think the 2100 will still be around just because of the cost difference. With the 2270, you're paying a premium for faster prints and I assume lower ink costs. It will be interesting to see what Epson plans on doing with the 2100.

@tazycsh6545 7 месяцев назад

Appreciate the advice. Small embroidery machine is sounding more cost effective to run capital expenditures are on par.

@LovesBranding 7 месяцев назад

It can be! All depends on what you're trying to do. I started with a tabletop PE800 which is an amazing machine for what it does but has its own limitations.

@corazoninmaculado77 7 месяцев назад

Great Video...

@LovesBranding 7 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@joshuadicicco2913 Год назад

Would you do a video on how to set up and use your heat press?

@LovesBranding Год назад

Hi! I show it mostly in other videos. I haven't made a specific video just for the heat press yet but to sum it up: I usually either keep the temp at 320 for DTG or 290 for transfers and just adjust the times depending on the project.

@thewearhausestudios Год назад

Hey, how do you like your laptop holder, do you use it often and can you provide a link? Thank you, love your vids!

@LovesBranding Год назад

I love it so I can keep the top of the printer clear which gives me access to inside without having to move everything. I see a lot of people put their laptops on there but I just like it out of the way and its a perfect height for me to use while standing in front of the printer. This is the piece that holds the laptop: amzn.to/3IOgwj1 This is the stand that attaches to the table: amzn.to/42eqyRd I use a smaller 13" laptop and it works wonderfully, but larger laptops might not sit as well on the stand.

@user-xl3ud8df4f 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the great video. One question. What is your table size and where did you buy from? Thank you.

@LovesBranding 11 месяцев назад

Hi, thanks for the feedback! The table I got from Home Depot. It is a little pricey but is very sturdy. The height is adjustable so you can set it a comfortable height to work on. It also has an option for drawers. The one I have my printer on is the 52" wide option with 2 drawers. Non-affiliate link: www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-62-in-W-x-24-in-D-Adjustable-Height-Solid-Wood-Top-Workbench-Table-in-Black-HOLT62XDB12/301810799

@user-xl3ud8df4f 10 месяцев назад

Thanks you

@maksimkravchenko3435 Год назад

please tell me how to set up the icc color profile. I switched from original ink to dupont ink.

@LovesBranding Год назад

Hi! I use Epson ink so I haven't had to change the ICC profiles. I would suggest reaching out to your supplier of dupont ink. Epson has been cracking down on 3rd party inks including a recent lawsuit so please be careful when considering different options. If the ink supplier cannot help, I would be careful using them.

@harrygordon9009 Год назад

If done correctly on high quality cotton is it as durable as screening printing and can you print and sell higher quality t shirts with this printer as in a t shirt that sells for 50 dollars

@LovesBranding Год назад

Sales is usually the hardest part with DTG because people are so used to cheap screen printed shirts. If you're able to put out high quality prints with amazing designs, you can absolutely sell these shirts for $30+!

@guccitheunderdog7727 Год назад

how much do think it cost to be fixed , i have one and the color doesnt seem to be coming out right for the t shirts

@LovesBranding Год назад

I believe Epson has a one-time fix all option where they can send out a text and repair whatever is wrong with the machine but it costs quite a lot. I would recommend reaching out to them directly for exact pricing. If you do a nozzle check and all lines are printing without gaps, the printer may be working fine, you would probably just want to make color adjustments in the artwork.

@KornerGFX Год назад

I’m not sure if you’ve answered this before but what table is your Epson sitting on?

@LovesBranding Год назад

Thanks for watching! I got the work bench for my table and heat presses at Home Depot. They are cheaper than the one sold by Epson and are the exact perfect width for the printer. They also have with and without drawers which I use to put my DTF films in. Super sturdy with an adjustable height and come with nice caster wheels so its easy to move the printer around. If you have a home depot near by, sometimes they have it on display and you can get it discounted www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-52-in-W-x-24-in-D-Steel-2-Drawer-Adjustable-Height-Solid-Wood-Top-Workbench-Table-in-White-HOLT5202BJ2/311742117

@KornerGFX Год назад

@@LovesBranding Thank you so much!! I've been looking high & low and couldn't justify paying $800+ for a table.

@Modachic_off 6 месяцев назад

Hello, interesting video, I have a question: can we use DTF ink to make prints only in DTF on the F2100? or is it obligatory to use DTG ink?

@LovesBranding 6 месяцев назад

It is recommended to use the OEM ink in the F2100. I have seen people use aftermarket or dtf ink and have issues with clogs. It may work but you are risking clogs in the print head as well as the lines

@supraptosuryodiharjo4338 Месяц назад

try Ricoh DTG, they have lower production cost at same level, and the warranty is 3 yrs (in my place)

@LovesBranding Месяц назад

Never tried it but they are a good alternative!

@BlushandBloomCo. Год назад

So typically what would you need to sell a full color shirt to make a profit with this machine? I know the tee is about $5 what about the ink cost per shirt

@LovesBranding Год назад

It depends on a lot but for me I was typically selling them from $15-25. Larger full front or prints on both sides will greatly increase your ink cost. If you are doing one-off pieces, I've seen people be able to sell shirts for $30-50. A bit part of it is finding your niche and market and seeing what they are willing to pay.

@comdruk Год назад

Hello, I would like to bay ink chip for epson f2100 or chip reseter. Where can I bay it? Best quality.

@LovesBranding Год назад

I don't think there is a ink chip reseter for this machine

@1maccin Год назад

hello, starting on my dtg journey and was wondering if its worth it to get a tucloc 16x20 over the epsom with grip tape?

@LovesBranding Год назад

If I were to buy again, I would probably have gotten the 16x20 Epson platen with grip tape. I don't find myself using the hoodie risers as much as I thought I would. And the tucking feature is nice but with the grip tape, I don't even really use the hoop to keep the shirt in place which saves me the same amount of time. However, I do love the 16x20 tucloc for doing any type of dtf films because the tape sticks to the plexiglass far better than it does my regular platen with grip tape. In all honesty, I don't print over 14x16 as much as I thought I would either. It will definitely get you in with some street brands and other niches that like that oversized print but there's tons of work out there that can be done with 14x16 prints. Best of luck!

@1maccin Год назад

Thank you for all your help

@migueldelgado4490 22 дня назад

thanks for the Video, Can you tell me more less how many shirts you can print with just one set of Cartages? (please give a guess on one color only, I'm sure this is not perfect but this will help me get an idea) Thank You

@LovesBranding 8 дней назад

I'm not entirely sure on volume of shirts but for an estimate, my cost on ink per shirt was anywhere between $2-6. Depends on how big the designs were and how much white is in the design!

@ExcelStitchPrint 7 месяцев назад

How long have you been at it? embroidery, dtg, youtube videos etc.?

@LovesBranding 7 месяцев назад

I've been doing embroidery about 3 years now. DTG I was in it about 2 years but recently got out and switched to production screen printing & embroidery. I've only done RU-vid for about a year and have stopped when I started my new business just because it takes so much time. If you're interested in checking that out, our Instagram that my business partner runs is @streetwearhouse_official. We do have a RU-vid but I haven't posted content on it yet.

@Marki2k Год назад

Hey is there a way to get this with a monthly payment

@LovesBranding Год назад

There are financing options out there like I mentioned I've used PayPal Credit and Synchrony for myself. Depends on which vendor you get it from. I would ask them when you are looking to purchase!

@wethenation965 26 дней назад

I have an opportunity to buy one for 500 with a pretreatment system. Is it not worth it? The guy says it works and doesnt seem to know anything about it. Im sure the tubes are clogged. But is it worth it as its 500 for both the f2100 and a pretreatment t1 machine

@LovesBranding 8 дней назад

If you are good mechanically and are comfortable working on machines, it MIGHT be. BUT I would honestly say no because there are so many small electronics and pieces that it would be easy to mess it up. Having Epson out to repair is roughly $3k+. The new ones are expensive but comes with the warranty and can be extended so you don't have to worry about it at all.

@hyperghost99 Год назад

Dang. Could get DTG $3K-$6K overseas. I ordered DTF w powder shaker and Wall/floor printer about $9K w shipping included. You just have a long wait time to receive

@halyoder Год назад

What printer did you buy

@LovesBranding Год назад

I'm not super technical so I rely on buying local with a warranty or good technical support incase I do have issues. I've found that some of my colleagues have great success with other brands but if they have issues, they are able to fix it up themselves. If you are able to, you can definitely find good deals out there!

@lenoroshamann6679 8 месяцев назад

Hello. May I ask what printer did you bought? And how was it doing?

@user-ic5jb2eh6u 4 месяца назад

Can u buy them on a payment plan?

@LovesBranding 4 месяца назад

There are many financing options for the Epson depending on who you buy from! I think Equipment Zone has their own financing option but I personally used Synchrony which allowed me to afford the machine!

@markherring3513 10 месяцев назад

That ink cost...wow!!!

@LovesBranding 10 месяцев назад

Unfortunately the biggest downside of this machine in my opinion

@ThinkTankIllustration Год назад

11995 now

@LovesBranding Год назад

Just saw that! Huge deal going on right now. Definitely worth it for anybody whose been waiting for the right time to buy.

@ARMA2ARMENIA 10 месяцев назад

👍👍👍

@LovesBranding 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@DTG-DTF-UVPrinter Год назад

Hello, our company is looking for a printer agent. Are you interested? We are a high-quality manufacturer!

@LovesBranding Год назад

I am not, but thank you for reaching out!

@Golfexpertbelieveme Год назад

Warranties are bullshit for $15k

@LovesBranding Год назад

Unfortunately its how they set it up.

@Golfexpertbelieveme Год назад

@@LovesBranding yeah it’s how all those type of machine companies do it. It’s how my CNC machine is, it’s how many laser machine is.

@maritzaaguilaramos Год назад

En mi país está $22400 😭

@LovesBranding Год назад

@@Golfexpertbelieveme definitely a bummer it is that way but for me and probably some other people who buy these types of equipment for a business, it usually is worth it for the peace of mind unless they are super handy and can work on the machines themselves. Just a steep amount to pay all at once unfortunately

@marllomon 11 месяцев назад

this printer is not cost effective at all 6-8 bucks for a print is nuts.

@LovesBranding 11 месяцев назад

I agree. That is the biggest downfall of DTG with it being expensive per print. Its a trade off to be able to print one-off shirts on demand but isn't worth it unless you're able to sell the shirts at retail pricing (~$20+)

@marllomon 11 месяцев назад

@@LovesBranding There are more cost effective DTG like the Brother in the same price range.

@LovesBranding 10 месяцев назад

@@marllomon Yep! Lots of options in the DTG world, I wish I had access to compare them but hopefully this helps some people know their options