Fast T-Jet/T-Jet2 direct to garment printing

general307 · November 21st, 2007, 05:05 PM

I have been using the t-Jet2 for about three months. I bought it on e-bay and had it refebished and it was thousands of dollers less then what i have heard people have paid for them. If keep it clean it works wonders. The only thing that is tricky is dark/black t-shirts. I have been getting whicked colors on dark shirts and have only run into a few problems. The tech' isn't at it's peek yet but this machine is the future of the t-shirt world.

-love general clothing

jpat · December 3rd, 2007, 05:29 PM

The T-2 & T-3 are semi-commercial DTG printers. They are built on the Epson 2200 and Epson R1800 print engines. The price reflects this. If you want a commercial quality T-jet you will have to purchase a Blazer or Blazer Express built on the Epson 4800/4880 platform.

All of the DTG printers out there have a hard time with white Textile ink. I don't care what printer you have, you cannot let ink dry in the head or lines. Thats why every manufacturer has a software utility that keeps ink flowing through the head every few hours to keep the head wet. For long term storage, it is always best to flush the lines and head with the cleaning cartridges so there is no chance of head clogs.

We have never have any problems with our demonstration machines. Our T2 has been here for over 18 months without any problems. We have someone in charge of that machine to make sure the 5 minute maintenance is performed whenever we use the machine, and the head cleaning utility is communicating with the machine every night.

This is definitely new technology, and it's not perfect yet, but it's improving dramatically. You can either wait to purchase a machine in the future when the technology is better, or you can be the first one in your area printing white ink on dark shirts.

Best Regards
John Echlin
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Dov Meyers · April 19th, 2008, 07:42 AM

Hi DrewDan,
We distribute the DTG direct to garment systems in South africa, and find that for small jobs on a regular basis the KIOSK II is a robust machine that gives good consistent results on white and dark garments. check the website www.dtgdigital.com for a distributor in your area.

localteez · December 11th, 2008, 09:13 PM

reply to BOJAN

T-jet is only better if you are printing on dark or black garments, the only drawback with the t-jet2 is if you don't print white much ith white ink will settel and it needs to be re mixed. I do it by using the syringe provided with the t-jet's my t-jet2 run me $13,599.00
and it worked great after i figured out how to use it. My T-JET 2 is up 4 sale. it can't keep up with my demand, for short runs it's good but for 500 & up you can't beat screen printing.
mine is 4 sale for $9,500.00 and comes with about 14 platens i made from dual hat & license plate holder to shirt sleeve & shirt platens. plus all the goodies it needs to run
SORRY IT IS NO LONGER FOR SALE IM STILL GETTING THE QUICKIE 2 OR 3 GARMENTS