How to fill an Epson ET-2750 Eco Tank Printer with Eco Stencils printer ink. 

Thank you! Glad it helped!

Denzel Steward I cant use regular paper nothing prints

Regular paper has a high cotton content, so the ink absorbs into it, hence, no transfer. We only recommend using the Pacon paper.

@@ElectrumTV which paper exactly? Is it the tracing paper?

Thank you!

My pleasure 😊

I think some people have managed to do that. For me getting that cap off of the original bottle was tricky and it had to be cleaned, so I opted to just make a funnel, it's pretty easy and likely less messy.

@@ElectrumTV Thanks for replying - I appreciate it!

We've never tried that. We always just dedicate a printer to this exclusively.

Id like to know this too

Unfortunately not :(

All of these inks are virtually the same. The only real difference is the price points between them. As a consumer, you should buy whatever you feel most comfortable with.

Maybe fill the other color tanks a bit more. The type of paper shouldn't cause a problem because the printer doesn't have a way to distinguish between paper types.

Yes, you can.

While you do not necessarily have to use the printer daily, you do need to use it frequently or yes, it will dry on the print heads and affect print quality, or potentially ruin the printer. We recommend also cleaning the print heads every 30 days.

You can no longer use that printer after contaminating it.

No. Once you use regular ink in the printer it is no longer suitable for making stencils.

@@ElectrumTV Is there a way to empty regular ink and then add sublimation ink?

@@heatherulrickson8958 we don't recommend doing that. You would need to disassemble the entire printer and thoroughly clean the tanks, lines, and heads to remove ALL ink prior to printing stencils.

@@ElectrumTV Unfortunately, I bought a printer with the regular ink inside already. This sucks. Going to return the printer....

We like the ET-2650 the best. Least amount of issues we've found. Some of the other models seem to be pretty problematic.

You use Pacon tracing paper... www.electrumsupply.com/pacon-tracing-paper-500-sheets/

No, you do not have to fill any of the tanks all the way, just enough so the printer knows there is ink in there :)

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Even when you print in black and white, the ink still pulls from the other tanks, as far as I know. You should research that some prior to doing so. You don't want regular printer ink mixed with stencil ink.

As long as it's an eco tank style printer that uses liquid ink instead of cartridges it should be suitable.

Increase your contrast on the source image. Remember that an inkjet printer prints exactly as it interprets the source image, so you want to have super dark lines, especially if it's a hand drawn image rather than a digital one.

Play with photo editing first.then if u choose to print colour or black&white then colour will look a lot better.and inkjet transfer solution is shit.use old green electrum stensil

Same

@@nolimit_nard-461 well I found out that the printer settings has a lot to do with this! I use now high, photo quality and I always make sure that the image is super dark. Now I love this product. I'm using it for about one year already and I'll keep it for sure. I´m thinking on using a thermal printer for old school and neo tradicional work, but everything else I'll use this stuff.

Can u tell me exactly how u changed this because I messed with mine and get shit stencils like it isnt pressing hard enough faded

Absolutely OK to use!

It does not work as it damaged mine

@@subadradasa9809 how did it damage it

Try hairspray. Fake skin has always been problematic to transfer, even with thermal stencils.

We hope you have gotten things to work properly :)

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Me to

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Hi Nicholas! We have not tested that printer.

epson ecotank, brother have similar too but expensive than epson, then cheap can buy thermal printers 80-180$ normal all portable printers

As long as it's an eco tank style printer that uses liquid ink instead of cartridges it should be suitable. I would avoid the cheap ones if I were you, they're always problematic.

Do you mean print heads? You should run a print, even if it’s simply a test page, once per day or as close to daily as possible.

You need to run a print once every day or two days to keep fresh ink on the heads. If you let it sit too long it will dry and then you'll need to go through the process of cleaning or flushing the heads. That's with the standard printers like the M1120. If you want to avoid that, get a sublimation style printer like the SureColor F170 or similar. Just be sure it's bluetooth capable or you'll have to print from the Epson app and it has limitations.

Thank you for your share!@@ElectrumTV

I don't think so. We only recommend using Eco tank printers. And you should start with a new printer that hasn't already been contaminated with regular ink. We strongly recommend the ET-2650.

I did this lol no problem and still works great

how did you do that?

Increase your contrast on the source image. Remember that an inkjet printer prints exactly as it interprets the source image, so you want to have super dark lines, especially if it's a hand drawn image rather than a digital one.

Try changing black for some colour when printing and see if it gets better using the colour tanks. Might be clogging somewhere in the black paint line på muzzle.

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What paper were you using?

Yes. Using Pacon paper.

Hi Ellie, I think I saw an email come through from you as well. You stated there that you were using the Inkjet brand paper. This is ok, it is the same paper we sell, they just have their name branded on theirs and ours is the brand name. That being said, what method of transfer are you using? Be sure the skin is super clean and free of oils, use hand sanitizer or alcohol if you don't have Electrum Prep on hand. Then be sure you're using a good transfer solution. Are you using our product or another? If ours, are you using the green or the white? Finally, what model is your printer? We should be able to solve the issue.

www.electrumsupply.com/electrum-eco-stencil-stencil-printer-ink-4oz/

Can you please email me at rob@electrumsupply.com and I’ll gladly help you try to troubleshoot.

did you resolve it?? I'm about to buy one but I read too many problems XD

Same problem here. What's the solution?

@@francescabiella7330 yes i did figure it out! I did a 'power reset process'. you gotta turn off the printer, then simultaneously press the power and ? button for about 10sec till the screen prompts up then select ok to activate the cleaning process.

@@karinesteinblume6094 @Francesca Biella yes i did figure it out! I did a 'power reset process'. you gotta turn off the printer, then simultaneously press the power and ? button for about 10sec till the screen prompts up then select ok to activate the cleaning process.

You should be able to use ANY tank style printer, regardless of manufacturer or model. Some work better than others and we haven't tested them all. Personally we have found great success with the Epson ET2650 and the ET-M1170

Hmmmm, that's a tough one without actually being in front of the printer. Have you tried one of these : www.electrumsupply.com/inkjet-printers-printhead-cleaning-kit-for-epson-liquid-printers/

@@ElectrumTV I'm bay new epson et-2750. Put your ECO STENCIL INK like in video and printer printing couple pages with lines and stop print. I try clean with special liquid. I'm washing tank and head and still bad working. Just destroy my printer.

@@alexpetr8239 hi Alex, what are you washing the printer with? Was this printer brand new when you started?

Me same like Alex, buy brand new one 2750, put Eco ink in the tank and the print nothing..

We have noticed that printer manufacturers are implementing measures to try to prevent third party inks, we have not had any uses with the eco tank type printers yet.

Most welcome

Do a power cleaning cycle and up the contrast on your source image.

kushrola Those caps are impossible to get off. 😔

@@tigeabenton2174 you're right it's not easy but you got it! Think of a medicine can. Squeeze and turn lol

or cut a hole in the bottom of the OEM bottles and use it as a funnel with 3rd party ink

The threads are different so the caps don’t quite fit.

@@ElectrumTV what they mean, I believe, is to take the original ink bottles and cut the bottoms out and just pour the proper ink in using the originals as funnels.

Not sure about the 2400, we haven't tested that model. Theoretically any tank style printer should work, however some models are more problematic. We LOVE the sublimation type tank printers the best. Take a look at the Sure Color F170, that's or go to.

We do not encourage the use of used printers for this process. You should always start with a brand new printer. Regular cleaning will be required to keep the heads nice and clear. You can use these kits to clean them: www.electrumsupply.com/inkjet-printers-printhead-cleaning-kit-for-epson-liquid-printers/

Electrum TV it was completely brand new

@@user-hq9wb4vo2k does your manual explain how to recharge the ink?

Yes. www.electrumsupply.com/pacon-tracing-paper-500-sheets/

No, you should not mix stencil ink with regular ink and print both from the same printer. Remember, you're placing stencils onto skin, then penetrating needles through the stencil ink. You do not want to risk having regular ink in that.

I don’t think you understood his question. Can you fill the color ink cartridges only with the stencil ink, so you can print black when you just want to print a normal picture, and print a stencil copy when you put it to print in color?

Not sure about that as the printer will still pull small amounts of ink from the other tanks.

did you try?

Hi there :) It could be a number of things. I'm not too familiar with that particular printer model, and we have had mixed results with various models. We've narrowed down the scope to a few printers that we have found to work well. Did you go through the entire setup process, including doing the initial head cleanings after you installed the ink?

You're using regular paper, that's what's wrong. Regular paper is cotton based, which means it will absorb nearly all of the ink. As stated on our website, we only recommend using Pacon paper: www.electrumsupply.com/pacon-tracing-paper-500-sheets/

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Hi. Try to do a power cleaning. Hold down the power button and help button (?) at the same time until the power cleaning screen appears. After the power cleaning perform a nozzle check. That should work.

Hi. What is your printer model?

Hi. Wir verwenden jetzt nur noch Tankdrucker vom Sublimationstyp, wie zum Beispiel den Surecolor F170. Sie sind viel robuster und halten viel länger.

You can use this ink in any tank style printer as long as it's a new printer.

We really like the sublimation style printers now, since discovering them. Especially the Sure Color F-170. They handle the inks so much better because they're made for sublimation inks. The only drawback is that we haven't found one that's air drop compatible, so you have to have the Epson app on your ipad to print to it.

Hey! Are you still happy with your sure colour f 170 printer? Or its better option you can recommend me?

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www.electrumsupply.com/pacon-tracing-paper-500-sheets/

Is it a new printer?

@@ElectrumTV Thank you for your answer. Yes its new. I tried everything. Nothing prints. Always empty sheets. I dont know how to give it back now with stencil in it

@@preax123 did you charge the inks after you filled the tanks?

@@ElectrumTV How to do it? I installed the printer and then i filled in the tanks. When i print, only empty sheets, in black white and also colour

@@preax123 There are a TON of videos here on RU-vid if you search "charge tanks epson et-2721"

Hi. What model is your printer?

No. The stencil ink is formulated so that it doesn’t clog the ports on the printer.

Yes, we generally do because that ensures the printer does not try to pull ink from the color tanks. If you fill all of the tanks, then you can print in color, however that’s just kind of a waste.

@@ElectrumTV spot on!👍 that’s the clarification I needed 😁 thank you

I don’t want to cross contaminate the ink I’m using for stencils with normal printer inkz

Hmmmm, good question. Never tried that, let us know how it works!

It should work with any eco tank style printer. Avoid the cheap ones, you'll havre a lot more issues.

@@ElectrumTV is et2650 any good?

You're much braver than we are then...

damn!!! What did you do?

That's weird, have you got it to work?

@@ElectrumTV yea i got it work guys.my mates put wrong paper in it.

@@ElectrumTV everything works perfect guys

@@vadims331 but on regular paper my stencil is not sticking

@@sinnersink7362 regular paper has cotton, so it absorbs the stencil ink. You need to buy pacon tracing paper.

Unclog ur lines worked for me

@@MAGICJIGS how to do it?

@@MAGICJIGS have u used eco stencil or inkjet?

Did you find out? I have ET 2721 and nothing prints

Try to do a power cleaning. Hold down the power button and the help button (?) at the same time until the power cleaning screen appears. After the power cleaning perform a nozzle check.

We do not recommend doing that. We suggest starting with a new printer.

What paper are you using?

@@ElectrumTV inkject paper

We would never encourage that or recommend it. You want to keep the ink pure, and any residue from normal printer ink could potentially be mixed and that is no good.

@@ElectrumTV Very easy to wash with cleaning solution. Haven't had a problem yet by just refilling. And so much easier.

We do not recommend doing that. We suggest starting with a new printer.

These inks are formulated specifically for these printers and method. Regular violet has a heavy particle count and will cause a lot more issues with print head clogs.

Thanks for the awesome review!

I don't think that will work.

Hi. I am extremely happy to help you out with any issues. Please email admin@electrumsupply.com

We're sorry you feel that way. The fact that it worked and then doesn't indicates that the printer is not being used frequently enough or has not been properly maintained. The use of this ink requires more frequent head cleanings. It is unrealistic to expect it to work the same as factory ink and we are very specific about this in all of our instructions and descriptions. Many many artists use this product successfully all over the globe. We highly recommend the Epson Sure Color F170 sublimation printers. Join the Eco Stencil Support Group on Facebook here: facebook.com/groups/electrumecostencils Setup instructions can be found here: store-zyymrs.mybigcommerce.com/content/ECO%20STENCIL%20INSTRUCTIONS.pdf Troubleshooting Guide can be found here: store-zyymrs.mybigcommerce.com/content/Eco%20Tank%20style%20printer%20Troubleshooting%20Guide.pdf

We'd prefer to not use bottles that had previously been contaminated with other inks that aren't for use with tattoo stencils. Safety first, always.