Comments for Blogging with Coastal - Transfer Paper, Sublimation, Heat Press, Vinyl and More! http://blog.coastalbusiness.com Providing you with the most up to date news and information regarding heat transfers, sublimation and more! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Basics of ArTainium and Sublijet Ink by Kim Kelley http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/the-basics-of-artainium-and-sublijet-ink/#comment-2380 Kim Kelley Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:23:08 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=129#comment-2380 Sublimation ink is only available for inkjet printers - Epson and Ricoh. The cost of the cartridges depend on the printer your decide to go with. Depending on the size of the images you're looking to print, I would suggest either the Epson 1400 or the Ricoh 7000 for up to 11" x 17" prints, or the Ricoh 3300 or Epson C88 for up to 8.5" x 14" prints. The prices start at about $60 per cartridge and go up to $110 per cartridge depending on the printer you decide to go with. I would suggest checking out our small format sublimation packages to find a set-up that works best for you - http://www.coastalbusiness.com/sublimationstart-uppackages.aspx. Sublimation ink is only available for inkjet printers – Epson and Ricoh. The cost of the cartridges depend on the printer your decide to go with. Depending on the size of the images you’re looking to print, I would suggest either the Epson 1400 or the Ricoh 7000 for up to 11″ x 17″ prints, or the Ricoh 3300 or Epson C88 for up to 8.5″ x 14″ prints. The prices start at about $60 per cartridge and go up to $110 per cartridge depending on the printer you decide to go with. I would suggest checking out our small format sublimation packages to find a set-up that works best for you – http://www.coastalbusiness.com/sublimationstart-uppackages.aspx.

]]> Comment on How to Print Color Swatches in CorelDraw by Suzanne http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/how-to-print-color-swatches-in-coreldraw/#comment-2379 Suzanne Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:59 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=672#comment-2379 Thank you SO much! You saved me!!!! Funny to say this is the ONLY place I easily found the instructions to do this! I have Corel X5 and found this process to translate over beautifully! Now I can print my color swatches to match my Epson printers (I have 4) and use Navigator to print all my fonts! On my way to being organized and efficient! :) Corel is AWESOME! Thank you SO much! You saved me!!!! Funny to say this is the ONLY place I easily found the instructions to do this! I have Corel X5 and found this process to translate over beautifully! Now I can print my color swatches to match my Epson printers (I have 4) and use Navigator to print all my fonts! On my way to being organized and efficient! :) Corel is AWESOME!

]]> Comment on How to Keep Meetings on Track by Kate Larsson http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/how-to-keep-meetings-on-track/#comment-2377 Kate Larsson Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:10 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=1500#comment-2377 Great article, Aaron. I was a team facilitator for Xerox for 10 years and you are "right on the money" about scheduling meetings, the necessity of meetings and who should be there. When I am asked to attend a meeting, I want to know the business reason why I should be there. No meetings just to have meetings. We are all too busy for that. Great article, Aaron. I was a team facilitator for Xerox for 10 years and you are “right on the money” about scheduling meetings, the necessity of meetings and who should be there. When I am asked to attend a meeting, I want to know the business reason why I should be there. No meetings just to have meetings. We are all too busy for that.

]]> Comment on The Basics of ArTainium and Sublijet Ink by naomi http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/the-basics-of-artainium-and-sublijet-ink/#comment-2375 naomi Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:56 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=129#comment-2375 what is the cost of the sublimation ink for inkjet and laserjet printers. which Epson printer do you recommend ? thank you what is the cost of the sublimation ink for inkjet and laserjet printers. which Epson printer do you recommend ?
thank you

]]> Comment on Breaking Down Industry Terminology by Rick Foerst http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/breaking-down-industry-terminology/#comment-2370 Rick Foerst Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:55:51 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=1478#comment-2370 Stacy, Thanks for reviewing the terminology. Good Job! Stacy,
Thanks for reviewing the terminology. Good Job!

]]> Comment on Heat Transfer Paper: Inkjet vs. Laser by Kim Kelley http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/heat-transfer-paper-inkjet-vs-laser/#comment-2360 Kim Kelley Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:56:34 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=1081#comment-2360 Matching laser printers to laser transfer papers can be tricky. Unfortunately, we don't have a list of printers that work specifically with the Mugs N More transfer paper, but here are a few tips on printers and the printing process: 1. Use a laser printer that has a fusing temperature BELOW 350 degrees F. If it is above that temperature, it means that your printer will probably be too hot to handle heat transfer paper. 2. We have found that HP and Brother printers tend to run too hot and have more problems with transfer papers than other laser printers. Our favorite printer brand has generally been the Okidata. 3. If the paper is jamming, make sure you are running the paper through one sheet at a time, in the manual feed tray and on "transparency" mode. This heavier paper mode helps the transfer paper slow down. Matching laser printers to laser transfer papers can be tricky. Unfortunately, we don’t have a list of printers that work specifically with the Mugs N More transfer paper, but here are a few tips on printers and the printing process:

1. Use a laser printer that has a fusing temperature BELOW 350 degrees F. If it is above that temperature, it means that your printer will probably be too hot to handle heat transfer paper.

2. We have found that HP and Brother printers tend to run too hot and have more problems with transfer papers than other laser printers. Our favorite printer brand has generally been the Okidata.

3. If the paper is jamming, make sure you are running the paper through one sheet at a time, in the manual feed tray and on “transparency” mode. This heavier paper mode helps the transfer paper slow down.

]]> Comment on Heat Transfer Paper: Inkjet vs. Laser by here2serve http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/heat-transfer-paper-inkjet-vs-laser/#comment-2359 here2serve Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:32:33 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=1081#comment-2359 Our design studio in Atlanta is in need of some replacement printers. Due to the strange process in place we are having trouble finding a printer that will reliably feed the 11x17 transfer paper they use. It's the neenah mugs n more paper. They print black to card stock then transfer foil to the card stock. The print transfers to go on top of the card stock and foil. The foil will only work with toner so an ink jet is out. The typically print 11k-23K color jobs a month. The transfer paper seems to slip slightly and jams on just about every printer we have tried. Current printer is a docucolor 240 We have tried Canon C5051, Xreox Phaser 7800, Oki and so on. the 8x11 does OK on most but 11x17 seems to jam about once every 20 pages or so even after physically altering the printer. It jammed on every page before the hacks were put in place. Any Ideas a reliable laser jet for mugs n More 11x18? Our design studio in Atlanta is in need of some replacement printers. Due to the strange process in place we are having trouble finding a printer that will reliably feed the 11×17 transfer paper they use. It’s the neenah mugs n more paper. They print black to card stock then transfer foil to the card stock. The print transfers to go on top of the card stock and foil. The foil will only work with toner so an ink jet is out. The typically print 11k-23K color jobs a month. The transfer paper seems to slip slightly and jams on just about every printer we have tried. Current printer is a docucolor 240

We have tried Canon C5051, Xreox Phaser 7800, Oki and so on. the 8×11 does OK on most but 11×17 seems to jam about once every 20 pages or so even after physically altering the printer. It jammed on every page before the hacks were put in place.

Any Ideas a reliable laser jet for mugs n More 11×18?

]]> Comment on How to Print Color Swatches in CorelDraw by Ricardo http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/how-to-print-color-swatches-in-coreldraw/#comment-2342 Ricardo Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:01:47 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?p=672#comment-2342 Thanx bro very usefull... saludos desde Mexico. Thanx bro very usefull… saludos desde Mexico.

]]> Comment on What is the best laser printer to use for printing transfers? by Kim Kelley http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/heat-transfer-paper-faq/what-is-the-best-laser-printer-to-use-for-printing-transfers/#comment-2341 Kim Kelley Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:53:31 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?page_id=884#comment-2341 Unfortunately, we don't have a list of compatible transfer papers for specific copiers/printers. However, it's always best to note that we don't advise using any transfer paper in a copier that fuses above 350 degrees F. Also, if you're having issues with laser transfer papers jamming in the printer, double-check that you are using the heaviest paper mode possible (usually "transparency") - this will help the transfer move more slowly through the printer and give the toner more time to fuse to the paper. Unfortunately, we don’t have a list of compatible transfer papers for specific copiers/printers. However, it’s always best to note that we don’t advise using any transfer paper in a copier that fuses above 350 degrees F. Also, if you’re having issues with laser transfer papers jamming in the printer, double-check that you are using the heaviest paper mode possible (usually “transparency”) – this will help the transfer move more slowly through the printer and give the toner more time to fuse to the paper.

]]> Comment on What is the best laser printer to use for printing transfers? by Jack Barber http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/heat-transfer-paper-faq/what-is-the-best-laser-printer-to-use-for-printing-transfers/#comment-2340 Jack Barber Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:09:15 +0000 http://blog.coastalbusiness.com/?page_id=884#comment-2340 I have a new color copier (Konica Minolta bizhub c280) that will not run your transfers I have on hand. Is there a transfer that will run through this copiers? I have a new color copier (Konica Minolta bizhub c280) that will not run your transfers I have on hand. Is there a transfer that will run through this copiers?

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