This area covers all things relating to dye sublimation printing
When blues print with a purple tinge on an Epson WorkForce WF-2110W, it typically indicates that the printer is adding too much magenta or not enough cyan, often due to incorrect colour management settings. Adjustments can be made manually using the printer driver to access the manual controls. Following is a quick “how to do” to adjust…
A Little About Sublimation Printing Understanding sublimation printers—what they are and how they work—can be a little tricky. The aim of this post is to simplify the subject by breaking it down into a few key points within what is, admittedly, a fairly complex topic. This should give our customers, or potential customers, a clearer…
Dye Sublimation Printing: A Beginner’s Guide If you’ve ever seen a custom mug with a full-color photo or a vibrant design on a polyester T-shirt that doesn’t crack or fade, chances are it was made using dye sublimation printing. It’s a favorite technique among crafters, small business owners, and print enthusiasts—and for good reason. Dye…
There is a real concern here at HobbyPrint that the practice on some of the online marketplace selling sites, where they give the buyers the illusion of empowment as part of thier business model, they are in fact leaving their buyers vulnerable and open to legal claims from third party sellers. Our two main area’s…
The subject of printing profiles used in sublimation printing is a complex subject. Understanding colour management and colour spaces is tough and therefore I am not going to get too far into it beyond what it does in the context of sublimation printing. For those who want to get into the detail and learn more,…
Have you noticed how customer support is being offered to customers by many online companies? There appears to be a reluctance by companies to invest in people in this important area of their business. Do you recognise the following: Sadly, this is an increasing trend with companies, and even sadder is that companies believe that…
Dye Sublimation Capable Printers Before blaming a printer as the cause of poor quality images, let’s look at what a printer does. It creates a print with an image, graphics or text from a file sent to the printer from a computer or mobile device. The printer will print exactly what the file advises it…
All of us need help or advice in resolving issues or problems from time to time and we find that the best way to get help, is to be polite, advise what the issue is and answer any questions that we may need to ask in order to assist you in resolving the issue. Of…
Republished 15/09/2023 When changing or re-filling ink cartridges, only change or refill the cartridge that is empty. The printer may get confused if you remove a cartridge that is not empty and may show the newly installed cartridge or re-filled cartridge as “not Recognised”. The reason for this and how to overcome the issue is…
If you are experiencing banding or blocked print heads, please perform a head clean using your printer maintenance software and print the .pdf file below for 4 or 6 colour printers. If you have a 5 colour printer, please use the 4 colour test sheet. If the banding is still present, leave the printer for 2…