Get an extra printhead for that ASAP lol Speaking from experience. Edit: in saying this because if it does have that issue later, the price for those keeps going up because of the dye sub crowd, they love the T-3K series. I just sold one that was a solid performer until it threw a code and still got asking price easy
We'll see what happens. I've seen these things running hard for years in other shops with no maintenance and still no issues. All of my other epson stuff has been solid as can be so hopefully this is the same
I can't believe you moved that Fusion by yourself! Holy frak! It took both my husband and myself to move ours. Loving your videos and you are a great inspiration to us as we expand our business to move beyond laser engraving and UV-LED printing. Learning lots of great tips and tricks, plus great info on equipment. Also learning lots of don'ts. LOL!!
I've been watching you since you started Screen Printing. I'm proud to see the progression you've made can't wait to see the completed new shop that Black is dope.
I'll definitely need a hand with some stuff now, it's all huge haha. But I wanted to put as much of myself into this thing as possible because I want to earn it
The Roland or any wide format would do a terrible job printing films. The heater would warp the films and the ink isn't UV blocking like the stock inks in this printer. Not to mention the added setup time to change print media, and taking that printer offline for a film when it could be making money printing graphics
@@leestuart38 - No warping of films at all.... you can buy clear roll film specifically for solvent printers and it works fantastic. Been using for years. You can also adjust the heater settings as well as your entire ink laying profile in the print profiles. I get a WAY blacker print using this method then I ever got on our 1430 with all blacks. Heck using Ulano orange, these films, and a fluorescent exposure unit, I expose most screens in under 20 seconds
Again though, even if you could get a perfect film out of it, still not worth taking the printer offline to do it. In the time it would take the wide format to print my films for just one morning, it could have made enough money to buy this Epson.
So I took over a Graphic Design and print shop program at a high school and we have this printer to print films, and we have the same exposure unit. I'm looking forward to previewing the rest of your videos.
You can always run the heat press the other way and work from the end of the table as a short term fix. Have to be the left hand side being the swing away style.
I've watched all of your screen-printing videos within the past couple of days, from your starting days up until now. Great work, super inspiring! I've been interested in screen-printing/ designing t-shirts for a couple years but only now starting a business in that field. Definitely gonna take my work up a level one day and start screen-printing my own designs too. I've already learned a ton just by watching your videos. Keep up the great work!
Look at you big dawg !! Lee Stuart the common denominator 💯💯💪🏾 thanks for bridging the gap between the legendary experienced screen printers and us rookie talented screen printers that take the craft serious with a more modern learning process!! Keep inspiring homie and send me that exposure unit before you chop it up 😁
Looking great! As always, I truly appreciate you sharing your growth and knowledge. Still working out of my basement, I envy that space and equipment! Working for it as you did 🤜🏼🤜🏼
I would like to see the light table build, it looks like a ton of work. But, your videos are really well organized and I am sure it will provide us with great content! U really enjoy these videos!
You and a couple guys taught me everything I need to know here on RU-vid to run a multi million dollar buisness at age 17 I got a commercial 8 head embroidery machine and a brand new anatol screen printer on the way my last one just broke😂
Hey Lee. Good morning from Boquete, Panama. I am enjoying your energy. A possible 4th solution to your Fusion Heat Press. Your table is 24 inches wide and your press is 16 inches wide. Try to turn your press 90 degrees and working off of the end of the table may work. I know that it is not the way you were thinking of setting up the press but this way will be the least invasive. BTW- I am opening a t-shirt place here after the first of the year! Keep on trucking!
I little less ghetto than straps on the heat press is using a piece of plywood 3/4 thick to extend the top. Use a couple clamps to hold the wood down...
Great video your one piece of equipment closer. Hey wheels did a cameo nice🤝 keep going it’s not many others. Doing what you’re doing especially as a one man band 🦾
I'd just use the big exposure unit for that. The bulb in that thing is insanely powerful and it'll post expose them in 1/10th the time. I also only post expose on waterbased jobs, which are rare for me now but I intend on picking that up more
Do you have a video on how to do an alignment on this printer? My reg-marks wont line up on press when trying to register screens/reg marks. It seems like they are out by a pixel. Thanks!
That printer is amazing, even though you might not use a lot of the features, maybe consider adding that you COULD print stuff for photographers, me personally id love to find someone that could print amazing shots ive taken and be able to send them out to customers etc.
It's a really good printer. 1 cartridge lasts us for at least 8 months to a year for just film printing and you get an insane amount of detail when printing halftones.
@@leestuart38 just make sure to stock up on the ink maintenance tank. We always have an extra one available since it goes much quicker compared to the ink.
There's things going in that area, the stand also takes up a lot of space and isn't really ideal for the manual version of this press, it's more for the air model. I have a few options I'm working on
Dude this is everything I'm trying to do legitimately. I'm still looking for a building though. I'm afraid I'm gonna have to build one. Which would suck ass cuz building materials are expensive right now. I'm so jelly of that Epson though that's sweet.
The cost building of materials are insane right now. That's why I couldn't do all of the cosmetic upgrades that this place needed, I know the struggle. Hopefully things level out again in the new year
Are you using this for color prints also or do all tanks have just black ink? Because I have seen in another print shop that they are using this printer just for positive films they have modified it all colors to black ink only.
Nice film printer man, we have the same one in my shop (purchased about 18months ago new) and its a freaking beast! We use accurip Ruby (epson specific version) and its halftones are mint!
does the printer need certain cartridges for it? or can you use just the black ones that are for the printer? i klnow on other printers you have to use all black ink cartridges but not sure if thats the case for this
I watched a million videos about screen printing and I love it but I haven't tried it before! Do you think buying a whole new screen printing setup whilst knowing nothing about it is a big risk? Love your videos too !
It really depends on how much interest you have in it and how serious you are about getting into it. I bought a pretty insane setup to start off with which is something not many people do, but I knew 100% what my plans were and completely dedicated myself to it. I'd say if you're on the fence about anything even slightly, start small. But if you're going to give it your all then a full setup can benefit you greatly. It worked for me 👍🏻
Wide format solvent printers aren't for film printing. The heat will warp the films, the ink isn't friendly to the films and taking that printer offline to print films when it could be printing money making graphics isn't a smart choice
I know you are super crazy busy at the moment. But maybe when the shops all set do a video of where you started and how far you’ve come and where you want to go would be sick. Almost like a little recap of you putting in the fucking work and changing the game! I’ve watched all your videos and would love to hear how you are feeling now and maybe even advice on what not to do :)
What film printer did you use before you got this? I am currently building my dark room and I am not sure which printer to use. I want to be able to make films 17 inches wide because I get alot of clients that want to print 15 inches wide
May i suggests a 3/4" plywood screwed down to the table so that heatpress will fit perfectly and you don't have to worry about doing anything else... Simple perm solution... PEACE!
Def want to see you convert that X factor lol. We just converted ours to a single point so I’m curious how you would do it. Your also gonna love that epson. Ours is a fucking workhorse. Just make sure you always have 3-4 rolls of film. Nothing worse than running out in the middle of a print.
I haven't even printed a film on it yet and I already have 3 rolls at the ready haha. I'm going to be very busy when this place is ready to go so I wanted to be prepared
Man, I always have problem with the 3270. Top bottom regs never line up even with a tracking line down whole thing and using NXT step studio. Typically use a 13" waterproof roll. Your register OK?
Mine is brand new still so I haven't had a chance to test it out. But I don't use any sep programs, all of my stuff is done in photoshop or illustrator so I have control of my reg mark placement
@@leestuart38 Would be interested in following up on the printer once your are printing positives and seeing how it is working for you. I have had to deal with the same film registrtion issues as James W. for years. Tried different printers a couple years ago brand new and both had same issue. Just happens when printing from the roll film. Printing on sheets everything lines up perfect and printer is great but on a roll the longer the print gets or the more dead space in the print the more off multiple positives will be off to each other. Tried all the different film brands, different size cores, multiple rip programs and nothing would work and stay consistent. So sucks but just have stuck to using sheets for multi color jobs and only use the roll film for single screen jobs. Maybe they have figured it out by now on new versions but never really got any support on it from Epson. But rember a good handfull of people I reached out to all had identical issues at the time. Best they could tell me was it would have a hard time determining where it was during printing because of the clear film so as it would print longer films it would pull off the roll and feed the printer at different rates from image to image so almost imposible for it to register. With sheets the feed rate is fixed so it doesn't have that feeding issue. So multiple years later and still babysitting a printer and loading sheets induvidualy. Great printer besides that though I actually really like it. Just a bummer when we got it becasue the main feature you are looking forward to when coming from a sheet printer to a roll printer is that you can set all your jobs up to print then let them go and you can walk away.
@@jamesdankworth5639 I have a T3200 for about 2 years now and the exact same problem happens to me. I had the Epson 4880 for almost 10 years and never had any problems using AccuRip. With this printer every time i'm trying to print big simulated jobs my registrations marks never line up. I thought it could be something with this particular printer model and i'm looking for new options like the SC-P5000 or SC-P7000 but after reading your comment seems like a waste of time and money changing for a new one...I even changed to another Rip software, i'm now using Filmaker from Cadlink which is very good and i can setup for more resolution making the printing speed slower but still doesn't works. I tried the same thing, printing on paper and the registrations marks line up. I have to try with the sheets.
I’m about to purchase the t3770e but reading this comment got me nervous, is this still an on going issue? Its a shit ton of money to just run into problems like that
Hi mate, what will be the best COMMERCIAL INKJET PRINTING for Tissue paper (like burger warping paper), can you please give me a company name to search for ? i am looking for manufacture to print between 500-10,000 sheets per job.
Many think one needs to spend decades in the business to learn and grow. This dude was riding bikes for a living just three years ago and look how he mastered screen printing and built a million dollar shop in just a couple. So don't try to look for excuses, instead put in the fucking work.
