I agree with you. I have a Sawgrass SG 400 printer which gets used very intermittently. Yesterday I used it after having sat for months, the print quality was perfect. If you can afford a Sawgrass, I highly recommend the printer
I have 2 Epson ET. I bought mines during the pandemic and they were each $200 and I have one on hippo and the other one on cosmos ink and thank God I haven’t had any problem. Now I’ve been researching on the chromoblast. Thank you sooo much bestie for all this information. Sooo clear and informative! I appreciate you so much! Stay blessed love 🥰 🤗
I have the epson 2750 bought new for $200.00. I love it no issues at all. I usually try to print a sheet every week if not used. But I usually use it a lot.
Thank you so much for this video! I am starting my sublimation journey and was so overwhelmed with the whole process. This video gave me more peace of mind on what to choose ❤
I've had my Sawgrass 500 since before t pandemic. I've used ink from Amazon after t ink that came w it ran out. No problem. Great machine and doing dtf I just use a little tape on top of the papper and film together. T pictures are still on t shirts after years of washing. Have fun ❤
Had lots of problems with my used $250 SG400. The ink runs out quickly and it's very expensive. Sawgrass also doesn't play well with foreign software, in my experience. The Sawgrass ink dump container also fills quickly and it's expensive to replace. Every time you do a cleaning it fills up a lot. Bought an EcoTank 3850 at Costco for $300 a couple weeks ago and converted over with Hiipoo ink. I print every day to keep it clear, regular printer paper, if it's just to keep it clean. Ink will last a LONG time. Glad I bought the Epson. The Sawgrass might be good, if money is not a problem, but $100 for ink that only lasts me 3 months isn't workable.
I agree I have the sawgrass 400, I’m out of ink $300 is a lot of money, when you may have to replaced the ink maybe 3 times a year., the price adds up. Wish I done my research before purchasing.😢
I own a Sawgrass SG 1000 and i absolutely love it. I started out using a converted epson ecotank and had struggles of clogging. It is a process to clear a clog in the ecotank. The customer service with Sawgrass is also outstanding! Highly recommend Sawgrass.
I don’t use my ET 2760 all the time one time it looked that was about to get clogged, I did the deep cleaning twice, problem solved, I love the Hippo Ink.
HI! I purchased an Epson ET 15000 for $600 and I really enjoyed it. The only issue for me was that sometimes one of my colors would print another color and needed to print over and over until the color would appear right. I also didn't like the fact that I had to print 1 colorful print on regular copy paper once a day to keep those inks from clogging when machine was not in use. I loved my machine, the colors were very vibrant and I made a lot of sales with it. I used Cosmos ink and loved it! But I wanted to try something new with an HTV printer and decided to sell my Epson ET 15000. Luckly one of my daughters teacher bought it from me for $600 but with so many supplies. Now I have the Roland BN20a for a year and as a crafter I now want to try out embroidery lol.
Great information. I've been wanting to get a sublimation printer but don't want to convert a non subli printer. I think you just convinced me to purchase the Sawgrass. I have been torn between the SG 500 & SG 1000. What is the paper that you use for DTF with the Sawgrass that you were holding towards the end of the video? I didn't know you could do DTF with a subli printer.
This video was so helpful! Thank you! I have the SG500 and love it. Question though… purchased the printer in March 2023, used only for a few mug and tumbler prints, nothing to ink intensive…and today it says the ink is low but I’ve only printed 29 prints. Is that normal?
if that is the only ink you purchase since you bought it yes as when you first load your ink most of it goes into your lines. I always suggest having a back up set on hand the next set won't fill like that your not technically low on ink its just in your lines
@CrystalAnn why do DTF if you are using Sublimation? What is the advantages? Especially if you are using Chroma blast ink? Would that not be a waste of that ink? Thanks for your Video's very informative..
I would love to have a Sawgrass printer someday! I have the ET-15000 and use Hiippo ink and ASub paper. I try to run something once a week but I haven't had any issues with clogging.
Thanks! I was undecided about what printers buy for sublimination, this video nail it! Yes. I will definitely get the Sawgrass. Thank for all you videos.
I highly recommend u don’t do ur own research please I am begging you!!! This is the only video I have seen with good comments on sawgrass I am telling u now I have sawgrass 500 and it’s stays offline will not go online and refuses to print I’ve bought a new computer because sawgrass told me too and it still says the same thing !!!!!!!!! And they have the worst customer service please do ur research on sawgrass first I know more people who hate it and want to throw it out the window vs people who love it or even like it !!!
I can totally get that if you print on yours enough to keep it alive your good to go the biggest thing with the converted printers is making sure to print each week
I initially converted an Epson 4700 as my first sublimation but I'm an occasional sublimation crafter and after about 4 months of no use it clogged and there was nothing that I could do to unclog it and I had spent $400+ an addition $100 for ink and incidentals. I ended up throwing in the trash can within a year. I have had my Sawgrass for about a year with no problem with clogging and I have used it off and on. It's sat for several months in between printing with no problems. I wish that I had known before I bought the Epson about the clog issue. I've had the same ink in my printer for a year and I waste a lot of ink and paper.
I agree it's the worst feeling in the world to have to toss them out I get request all the time to teach with them but I don't print enough to keep them alive
When you need to purchase new ink for your converted Epson Echo tank, do you have to use the same brand ink you started with or can you get another brand ink Like if you start with ASub ink can I change it to siser ink?
I purchased an ET-2760 for $200 as well with hippo ink during the pandemic. I am just a hobbyist or make for friends/family so it was not used as often as I NOW understand it had to be. I wasted so much money on ink and then I found a cleaning solution that was recommended to try to flush the lines, but at the end of the day I am recently out upwards of $350 :(. Unfortunately, I am afraid I can't afford a SG-500 at this time and am actually nervous to try again because I don't print enough. Doesn't SG do a self-cleaning though to keep the lines from clogging? I always wondered that. Thank you for all your helpful and honest video's.
Great video. I purchased my Epson ET2760 around 2020/2021 and paid a little over 300. I am now looking to upgrade to a bigger one that prints 13 X 19 and I was looking at the Epson 15000 printer but not sure. The price went up from 599 to 699 within a few days. I have a question where would you recommend selling items I have an Etsy shop but orders are slow right now. I have to of course put myself out there more with etsy.
I researched so long when I bought my Epson wide format printer. The Epson 8550 prints significantly higher quality photos, about 44% and 8x higher scans 4800x1200dpi vs 5760x1440. The 8550 prints 6ppm faster. The 8550 is smaller and has a larger screen. (Love the screen) 4.3” vs 2.7”. The Epson 15000 is $699.00 and the Epson 8550 is 699.00 at Walmart. I have a converted Epson 2720, a Sawgrass SG500 and an Epson Ecotank 8550. The 8550 is my absolute favorite. Buy the Hippoo ink brand, 6 color ink. You will NOT regret it! I use A-sub paper and I changed my ICC profiles to that of Hiipoo ink. You can look it up, it is easy. I honestly think you would be thrilled with the 8550. I hope my going down the rabbit hole helps you!
It's on sale for $549 for prime day amzn.to/3FgP2jz. I would definitely say Etsy TikTok shops and keep working hard as the holidays are coming so think outside of the box and jump on those holiday trends
I have both sg 500 and 1000. Love them both. Question... I've been seeing in sawgrass groups saying that if you run dtf film thru a sawgrass you can ruin them. I don't understand, cause it's just the ink going on the film and adding powder after printing. Can the film cause any issues going thru printer? Crystal Ann any concerns?
Hi Crystal, I have an Edson eco tank 2850 with lnkcos sublimation ink (I'm very happy with the bright colors). I had a clogged line while I was printing multiple Edmonton Oilers projects. I thought at first I ran out of ink, so I filled it and had a mess under my printer. Seeing that, I realized my printer didn't run out of ink but I have clogged, blk was missing then colors start missing as well, I was thinking the worst, first time for me I thought I need to buy a new one, I did multiple head cleaning, nozzle check (i believe)and nothing just blank. I watched some videos and tried the Power cleaning it's was a miracle, all the colors came back.
I owned a Sawgrass printer years ago. It wasn't wifi and the ink was so expensive ($400). It had to be replaced every 12 months because it "expired". This was whether you used it all or not. Is that still the case?
Thank you so much for good content. I was wondering can I do tumblers with chromoblast ink? Also will I be able to still do polyester in addition to the cotton?
Hi cristal I love you videos all the time and I have sawgrass and I loved it my question is With my sawgrass I can use siser easysubli with my sawgrass 1000 ? I think you have the video but I can’t found 😅
Why not Epson special FOR sublimation. Not a ecotank to convert. EPSON SCF-100 or 570 ! It’s so cheaper when you have a business and the quality is Amazing !
I haven't tested the actual Epson sublimation printer. Thank you for this info as we need all the info we can get on recommendation for a sublimation printer
There is no way that she can honestly answer that question for you when she has already said that she has only had CONVERTED sublimation printers, which are not the same as an actual Epson sublimation printer. I did leave a comment about the matter because to me, it just seems like this video is designed to sell a certain product for personal gain, which I absolutely do not approve of. Although I know a lot of TH-camrs do this very same thing and that is the reason why I do my own research but not too much of it from people who get PR product and get paid by these companies to push their product which would also mean that they can't speak the honest truth about the product even if it was piece of junk no matter how much it cost and why would they care rather you waste your money or not, as long as you fall for it and make the purchase through them so that they can get paid because ultimately that is their end goal anyway. IJS Have a wonderful day!🌞
@@T_Nice It's virtually everyone's goal on YT to make money. That doesn't mean she's being dishonest or misleading. You should ALWAYS do your own research before you spend money and don't blame others for your choices.
Thank you @debbiemcnamee2645 for your kind response I have already told them I can only speak on the printers I have owned and use. The Epson F170 is one that I would recommend as it is made for sublimation so it should work in the same way the sawgrass does and should not clog like a converted one. It's one that Is on my wish list and I hope to bring to the Chanel at some point.
I bought the cheapest Epson I could and apart from a clog when I went on holiday and acceidently putting black ink in the yellow.... eeek. I have had no problems. I also bought An A4 size heat press. I should have though ahead because now 6 months in I wish I had bought A3 size. So I guess I am going to save for a sawgras SG 1000 and I might just get a used easy press. I love sublimation but the amount of kit I now have means I need to seriously reorganise my craft room.
I have e ecotank 8550 still in the box. I have yet to purchase the ink. I started to purchase Sublimation ink from Cosmos when I noticed they sell Dtf ink as well, including white. Is there a difference in the ink? Wouldn’t the dtf ink wash well on 100% cotton? I’m a bit confused 😅
You could definitely turn it into a dtf printer at this point or what I would do is the sublimation ink so you can use it on polyester and cotton with the DTF hack
The only time that an Epson printer gets clogged is if it was converted into a sublimation printer. A true Epson sublimation printer that's not converted does not automatically get clogged just because you haven't used it for a few months and I know because I own the epson F170 and will soon be purchasing the Epson SureColor Pro F570. I did extensive research on sublimation printers before I purchased my sublimation printer and yes, I almost fell down the rabbit hole of converting a printer but that was right before I found a company that sells the smaller version of the actual Epson sublimation printer which is what I wanted to start with. At the time of my purchase, there were not a lot of companies that sold the epson F170 sublimation printer, so they were sort of hard to find. I know business owners that own a Sawgrass that don't even use it anymore and they've switched to the actual Epson sublimation printer in wide format which is the F570 because of certain problems and the ridiculous price tag for the ink. SO, with that being said, how can you talk down and bad about a product from a company that you actually have never used or owned, which does not include anything converted because when you convert an Epson printer, that automatically voids the warranty and the Epson company will not help you at all?!🤔
Thank you so much for sharing this info this is just the sawgrass vs the converted Epson printer. I have owned 3 converted epson printers. This is in no way about the actual sublimation printer from Epson. I can't speak on behalf of the actual sublimation printer from Epson as I do not own one but yes I would recommend one but they are more expensive to get into. once again thank you for this info
@YouCanTotallyMakeThat Maybe I'm the only one that's confused by the title of your video because it does read, "What Is The Best Sublimation Printer" NOT "Sawgrass vs The Converted Epson Printer".
@ejiakanwaeze2738 I will be passing my Epson Ecotank SureColor F170 sublimation *printer down to my mini me HOWEVER, I purchased my printer along with a lot of other great products from, All American Print Supply Co. and I will more than likely be purchasing the wider format Epson Ecotank SureColor F570 sublimation printer from Swing Design because they usually have bundle deals. I hope that you find this information helpful. Enjoy!😉
Thanks for the informative video. Please share the link for the phone cases you were referring to in the video. I popped over to Amazon and some are not getting good reviews. Thanks, have a blessed day.😊
Do you think an Epson WF clogs? I'm a super recreational crafter and unless I can find a great deal on the Sawgrass even refurbished I can't get it. But I really want to sublimate. If you convert your do you do the ICC profile thing people talk about. If chromablast works on Cotton is it not better than sublimation? Does it infuse into the fibers like sublimation or is it like printable vinyl just thinner.
The epson WF would be the same when it comes to clogged lines but if you do a print head check its small lines once a week you should be good to go. I have never used the icc profile. Chromablast ink feels like a DTF transfer you can feel it on the shirt instead of how sublimation it feels like nothing.
If I could jump in here and share what I found when purchasing my printers. I just wanted to warn you that the Workforce printers have cartridges. It is going to be more work. You will need to buy the ink and cartridges from your sublimation ink supplier. Those cartridges need to be filled with a syringe. When Epson updates their firmware, the chip in your third-party cartridge will not be recognized and your printer will not print. Your only work around is to never update your firmware, but that can cause issues. If you buy an ecotank, there are no cartridges or chips. You will be able to update your firmware. Filling ink is so easy, you turn the bottle upside down on the printer tanks and fill. That’s it. I don’t know what price you are looking at paying, but I have the Epson ecotank 2720. I tried another ink, but Hiipoo is far better. Once you choose an ink, you want to stay with it. My 2720 is fantastic and was around $200.00. If you are looking to spend more, the Epson Eco-tank 8550 is fantastic! You will have 6 ink colors with it. Hiipoo does sell one. The conversion is as easy as putting ink in. The print quality is unbelievable. I have the Epson 2720, the Sawgrass SG 500 and the Epson Ecotank 8550 and my 8550 is my favorite. I still use the others regularly, but why pay for that ink in the Sawgrass when I can use cheap ink? I hope this helps and I hope you get a printer very soon. I really love sublimation and DTF printing.
I am considering getting epson et m1170 which is a single function et inkjet & trying with white dtf ink. You can get right now for $30 with trade in of any printer. The enlite white dtf ink doesn’t need to be shaken 🤷♀️ I have an all white logo for my non profit & looking for an affordable solution - I’m always ordering shirts for volunteers & would love it if this could work
If I have a work force 2860 with a clogged printer head is there somewhere I can get it unclogged or would it be best to buy a new sublimation printer?
I have the Sawgrass 1000 and I got the inkjet ink but you say get siser subli and the paper too and say then you can sublmate it on cotton, so should I get those inks and paper and I can sublmate on cotton without doing anything but use the subli ink and paper right.
I use the UHD one not the siser. The chroma blast ink is the one for cotton but you can't switch ink one you already started using another. hope this helps
I have a question, so is it only epson ecotank printers or could it be like any cartridge less printers like the canon pixma printers or the hp smart tank ones?
First off, do you ever sleep??? I have an Epson EC 2760 with Hiipoo ink. I try to print at least once a week, but sometimes forget. I've had no issues with it at all. Would love a sawgrass but not in the budget.
I did not know you could unplug the sawgrass printer for months and not have any problems, this printer is in my bedroom and when it cycles it’s very loud and the light comes on which is very annoying
I have this printer, I use hippo inks. I have found if there are lines in the prints. All you to do is un-install then reinstall. When I make sure to print a full page of each color once a weeks -week n half then I encounter no problems with print quality.
Well I just got the sawgrass 500 and i absolutely hate it I’ve printed one time and can’t print anymore !! It’s horrible and their customer services is so bad as well my printer say offline 24/7 !!!!!!
Epson 15000 with Printers Jack from Amazon. 13x16 prints without having to purchase add on parts. Sets unused for months at a time, prints perfectly when I need to print. No nozzle check or head cleaning needed. Can't go wrong with Printers Jack inks !!!
I've had 2 Epsons and I had "clogging" issues until I started to cover my printer when not in use. I do not have to print on the regular, maybe once a month, without issues. I'd like to get the 5 tank printer (for white ink) but do not want to mess with the waste bin 🫤.
I use the Sawgrass printers and I am not disappointed at all.
Yay! Happy Crafting
I agree with you. I have a Sawgrass SG 400 printer which gets used very intermittently. Yesterday I used it after having sat for months, the print quality was perfect. If you can afford a Sawgrass, I highly recommend the printer
Thanks for sharing they are truly the best
with it being a cartridge instead of a tank, do the inks evaporate like regular inkjet ink?
I have 2 Epson ET. I bought mines during the pandemic and they were each $200 and I have one on hippo and the other one on cosmos ink and thank God I haven’t had any problem. Now I’ve been researching on the chromoblast. Thank you sooo much bestie for all this information. Sooo clear and informative! I appreciate you so much! Stay blessed love 🥰 🤗
yay! so glad they have worked out for you do you use a color profile to print? Stay blessed as well Bestie ❤️
I have the epson 2750 bought new for $200.00. I love it no issues at all. I usually try to print a sheet every week if not used. But I usually use it a lot.
yay! Thank you for sharing I think the key is just keeping someone printed
Thank you so much for this video! I am starting my sublimation journey and was so overwhelmed with the whole process. This video gave me more peace of mind on what to choose ❤
You are so welcome glad I could help happy crafting ❤️
I've had my Sawgrass 500 since before t pandemic. I've used ink from Amazon after t ink that came w it ran out. No problem. Great machine and doing dtf I just use a little tape on top of the papper and film together. T pictures are still on t shirts after years of washing. Have fun ❤
Had lots of problems with my used $250 SG400. The ink runs out quickly and it's very expensive. Sawgrass also doesn't play well with foreign software, in my experience. The Sawgrass ink dump container also fills quickly and it's expensive to replace. Every time you do a cleaning it fills up a lot.
Bought an EcoTank 3850 at Costco for $300 a couple weeks ago and converted over with Hiipoo ink. I print every day to keep it clear, regular printer paper, if it's just to keep it clean. Ink will last a LONG time. Glad I bought the Epson. The Sawgrass might be good, if money is not a problem, but $100 for ink that only lasts me 3 months isn't workable.
I agree I have the sawgrass 400, I’m out of ink $300 is a lot of money, when you may have to replaced the ink maybe 3 times a year., the price adds up. Wish I done my research before purchasing.😢
I just got my epson sure olor f170 sublimation printer and I am in LOVE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
My issue with the Sawgrass isn’t the printer price, it’s the ink cost. I have two Epson ET converts & next purchase would be large format printer.
I own a Sawgrass SG 1000 and i absolutely love it. I started out using a converted epson ecotank and had struggles of clogging. It is a process to clear a clog in the ecotank. The customer service with Sawgrass is also outstanding! Highly recommend Sawgrass.
I totally agree there customer support is above and beyond
I don’t use my ET 2760 all the time one time it looked that was about to get clogged, I did the deep cleaning twice, problem solved, I love the Hippo Ink.
I am so glad you covered chromoblast. I been wondering about it ❤
Your welcome 🤗 glad you liked it
HI! I purchased an Epson ET 15000 for $600 and I really enjoyed it. The only issue for me was that sometimes one of my colors would print another color and needed to print over and over until the color would appear right. I also didn't like the fact that I had to print 1 colorful print on regular copy paper once a day to keep those inks from clogging when machine was not in use. I loved my machine, the colors were very vibrant and I made a lot of sales with it. I used Cosmos ink and loved it! But I wanted to try something new with an HTV printer and decided to sell my Epson ET 15000. Luckly one of my daughters teacher bought it from me for $600 but with so many supplies. Now I have the Roland BN20a for a year and as a crafter I now want to try out embroidery lol.
I have the epson SureColore F170 that is already a sublimation printer, and I never had any issue. It is less expensive and also the ink is cheaper.
Thank you for sharing this one is on my wish list. what software do they use to manage the color or do you just print?
Just need to download the drivers. When you send it to print, select the drivers. You can select textil or other one that i don't remember right know
Do you have a link from where you buy it from?
Great information. I've been wanting to get a sublimation printer but don't want to convert a non subli printer. I think you just convinced me to purchase the Sawgrass. I have been torn between the SG 500 & SG 1000. What is the paper that you use for DTF with the Sawgrass that you were holding towards the end of the video? I didn't know you could do DTF with a subli printer.
Here is the link amzn.to/3S9IVWj
Thank you for the great information!
This video was so helpful! Thank you! I have the SG500 and love it. Question though… purchased the printer in March 2023, used only for a few mug and tumbler prints, nothing to ink intensive…and today it says the ink is low but I’ve only printed 29 prints. Is that normal?
if that is the only ink you purchase since you bought it yes as when you first load your ink most of it goes into your lines. I always suggest having a back up set on hand the next set won't fill like that your not technically low on ink its just in your lines
Good to know. Thank you so much!
This was the. Information I was looking for to make up my mind to purchase.
Glad it was helpful!
@CrystalAnn why do DTF if you are using Sublimation? What is the advantages? Especially if you are using Chroma blast ink? Would that not be a waste of that ink? Thanks for your Video's very informative..
I'm using sublimation ink not chroma blast it allows you to put it on 💯 cotton. now if you were using Chromablast ink you would not need this hack
I would love to have a Sawgrass printer someday! I have the ET-15000 and use Hiippo ink and ASub paper. I try to run something once a week but I haven't had any issues with clogging.
Yay!! so happy to hear this I think as long as you run something like you are you should be good to go. do you use a color profile to print at all?
You provide the best information!
Thanks! I was undecided about what printers buy for sublimination, this video nail it! Yes. I will definitely get the Sawgrass. Thank for all you videos.
Good choice! 👍 Thank you so much for the super chat you are amazing 🤩
I highly recommend u don’t do ur own research please I am begging you!!! This is the only video I have seen with good comments on sawgrass I am telling u now I have sawgrass 500 and it’s stays offline will not go online and refuses to print I’ve bought a new computer because sawgrass told me too and it still says the same thing !!!!!!!!! And they have the worst customer service please do ur research on sawgrass first I know more people who hate it and want to throw it out the window vs people who love it or even like it !!!
I have my ET 2760 since 2020, I use Hippo Sublimation Ink. No complains. I am interested in the Sawgrass but the price of the ink scare me.
I can totally get that if you print on yours enough to keep it alive your good to go the biggest thing with the converted printers is making sure to print each week
I initially converted an Epson 4700 as my first sublimation but I'm an occasional sublimation crafter and after about 4 months of no use it clogged and there was nothing that I could do to unclog it and I had spent $400+ an addition $100 for ink and incidentals. I ended up throwing in the trash can within a year. I have had my Sawgrass for about a year with no problem with clogging and I have used it off and on. It's sat for several months in between printing with no problems. I wish that I had known before I bought the Epson about the clog issue. I've had the same ink in my printer for a year and I waste a lot of ink and paper.
I agree it's the worst feeling in the world to have to toss them out I get request all the time to teach with them but I don't print enough to keep them alive
This video really helped me to make my decision to start with Sublimation. It was really helpful 👌🏻
Glad I could help!
When you need to purchase new ink for your converted Epson Echo tank, do you have to use the same brand ink you started with or can you get another brand ink Like if you start with ASub ink can I change it to siser ink?
Nope you can use a different brand its all the same at the end of the day :)
@@YouCanTotallyMakeThat Thank you so much. I didn't want to ruin my printer using a different brand of ink
I purchased an ET-2760 for $200 as well with hippo ink during the pandemic. I am just a hobbyist or make for friends/family so it was not used as often as I NOW understand it had to be. I wasted so much money on ink and then I found a cleaning solution that was recommended to try to flush the lines, but at the end of the day I am recently out upwards of $350 :(. Unfortunately, I am afraid I can't afford a SG-500 at this time and am actually nervous to try again because I don't print enough. Doesn't SG do a self-cleaning though to keep the lines from clogging? I always wondered that. Thank you for all your helpful and honest video's.
Great video. I purchased my Epson ET2760 around 2020/2021 and paid a little over 300. I am now looking to upgrade to a bigger one that prints 13 X 19 and I was looking at the Epson 15000 printer but not sure. The price went up from 599 to 699 within a few days. I have a question where would you recommend selling items I have an Etsy shop but orders are slow right now. I have to of course put myself out there more with etsy.
I researched so long when I bought my Epson wide format printer. The Epson 8550 prints significantly higher quality photos, about 44% and 8x higher scans 4800x1200dpi vs 5760x1440. The 8550 prints 6ppm faster. The 8550 is smaller and has a larger screen. (Love the screen) 4.3” vs 2.7”. The Epson 15000 is $699.00 and the Epson 8550 is 699.00 at Walmart. I have a converted Epson 2720, a Sawgrass SG500 and an Epson Ecotank 8550. The 8550 is my absolute favorite. Buy the Hippoo ink brand, 6 color ink. You will NOT regret it! I use A-sub paper and I changed my ICC profiles to that of Hiipoo ink. You can look it up, it is easy. I honestly think you would be thrilled with the 8550. I hope my going down the rabbit hole helps you!
It's on sale for $549 for prime day amzn.to/3FgP2jz. I would definitely say Etsy TikTok shops and keep working hard as the holidays are coming so think outside of the box and jump on those holiday trends
I have both sg 500 and 1000. Love them both. Question... I've been seeing in sawgrass groups saying that if you run dtf film thru a sawgrass you can ruin them. I don't understand, cause it's just the ink going on the film and adding powder after printing. Can the film cause any issues going thru printer? Crystal Ann any concerns?
Not true sawgrass them selves approved and had me make a tutorial on there TH-cam channel. Hope this helps ❤️
Hi Crystal, I have an Edson eco tank 2850 with lnkcos sublimation ink (I'm very happy with the bright colors). I had a clogged line while I was printing multiple Edmonton Oilers projects. I thought at first I ran out of ink, so I filled it and had a mess under my printer. Seeing that, I realized my printer didn't run out of ink but I have clogged, blk was missing then colors start missing as well, I was thinking the worst, first time for me I thought I need to buy a new one, I did multiple head cleaning, nozzle check (i believe)and nothing just blank. I watched some videos and tried the Power cleaning it's was a miracle, all the colors came back.
Bonjour merci pour votre video, moi je travaille avec une epson eco tank ou j ai mis de l encre pour sublimation et je suis contente des resultats..
Je suis si heureux d'entendre ce joyeux bricolage
I owned a Sawgrass printer years ago. It wasn't wifi and the ink was so expensive ($400). It had to be replaced every 12 months because it "expired". This was whether you used it all or not. Is that still the case?
Thank you so much for good content. I was wondering can I do tumblers with chromoblast ink? Also will I be able to still do polyester in addition to the cotton?
From research only light colors and you’re not able to use it on mugs/ ornaments/ darks..
With the sawgrass printer, can you only use polyester material, or can you use cotton shirts? Thank you!!!
I bought an Epson workforce and put pigment ink to use with sublimation powder so I suppose it is too late to change to sublimation ink????
Did it work for sublimation? I use pigment ink on my Epson workforce printer
Yes it is sadly
Hi cristal I love you videos all the time and I have sawgrass and I loved it my question is With my sawgrass I can use siser easysubli with my sawgrass 1000 ? I think you have the video but I can’t found 😅
Yes you can I will do an updated video soon. I can't find it as well I can't remember the title to it
@@YouCanTotallyMakeThat thanks 😊
Why not Epson special FOR sublimation. Not a ecotank to convert. EPSON SCF-100 or 570 ! It’s so cheaper when you have a business and the quality is Amazing !
I just left a comment about this very same thing!
I haven't tested the actual Epson sublimation printer. Thank you for this info as we need all the info we can get on recommendation for a sublimation printer
You are wonderful!!! Thank you so much!!
I started with the eco tank when I converted it the warranty was voided. I now have a sawgrass
yay! how do you like it
How does the Epson F170 compare to the Sawgrass 500??
There is no way that she can honestly answer that question for you when she has already said that she has only had CONVERTED sublimation printers, which are not the same as an actual Epson sublimation printer.
I did leave a comment about the matter because to me, it just seems like this video is designed to sell a certain product for personal gain, which I absolutely do not approve of.
Although I know a lot of TH-camrs do this very same thing and that is the reason why I do my own research but not too much of it from people who get PR product and get paid by these companies to push their product which would also mean that they can't speak the honest truth about the product even if it was piece of junk no matter how much it cost and why would they care rather you waste your money or not, as long as you fall for it and make the purchase through them so that they can get paid because ultimately that is their end goal anyway.
IJS
Have a wonderful day!🌞
@@T_Nice It's virtually everyone's goal on YT to make money. That doesn't mean she's being dishonest or misleading. You should ALWAYS do your own research before you spend money and don't blame others for your choices.
Thank you @debbiemcnamee2645 for your kind response I have already told them I can only speak on the printers I have owned and use. The Epson F170 is one that I would recommend as it is made for sublimation so it should work in the same way the sawgrass does and should not clog like a converted one. It's one that Is on my wish list and I hope to bring to the Chanel at some point.
I bought the cheapest Epson I could and apart from a clog when I went on holiday and acceidently putting black ink in the yellow.... eeek. I have had no problems. I also bought An A4 size heat press. I should have though ahead because now 6 months in I wish I had bought A3 size. So I guess I am going to save for a sawgras SG 1000 and I might just get a used easy press. I love sublimation but the amount of kit I now have means I need to seriously reorganise my craft room.
I have e ecotank 8550 still in the box. I have yet to purchase the ink. I started to purchase Sublimation ink from Cosmos when I noticed they sell Dtf ink as well, including white. Is there a difference in the ink? Wouldn’t the dtf ink wash well on 100% cotton? I’m a bit confused 😅
You could definitely turn it into a dtf printer at this point or what I would do is the sublimation ink so you can use it on polyester and cotton with the DTF hack
commented on ur other video. just found this one lol so some of the ?s asked are answered haha ty!!
The only time that an Epson printer gets clogged is if it was converted into a sublimation printer.
A true Epson sublimation printer that's not converted does not automatically get clogged just because you haven't used it for a few months and I know because I own the epson F170 and will soon be purchasing the Epson SureColor Pro F570.
I did extensive research on sublimation printers before I purchased my sublimation printer and yes, I almost fell down the rabbit hole of converting a printer but that was right before I found a company that sells the smaller version of the actual Epson sublimation printer which is what I wanted to start with. At the time of my purchase, there were not a lot of companies that sold the epson F170 sublimation printer, so they were sort of hard to find.
I know business owners that own a Sawgrass that don't even use it anymore and they've switched to the actual Epson sublimation printer in wide format which is the F570 because of certain problems and the ridiculous price tag for the ink.
SO, with that being said, how can you talk down and bad about a product from a company that you actually have never used or owned, which does not include anything converted because when you convert an Epson printer, that automatically voids the warranty and the Epson company will not help you at all?!🤔
Thank you so much for sharing this info this is just the sawgrass vs the converted Epson printer. I have owned 3 converted epson printers. This is in no way about the actual sublimation printer from Epson. I can't speak on behalf of the actual sublimation printer from Epson as I do not own one but yes I would recommend one but they are more expensive to get into. once again thank you for this info
@YouCanTotallyMakeThat Maybe I'm the only one that's confused by the title of your video because it does read, "What Is The Best Sublimation Printer" NOT "Sawgrass vs The Converted Epson Printer".
Can you sell the Epson f170 to 😂 since you are going for f570
@ejiakanwaeze2738 I will be passing my Epson Ecotank SureColor F170 sublimation *printer down to my mini me HOWEVER, I purchased my printer along with a lot of other great products from, All American Print Supply Co. and I will more than likely be purchasing the wider format Epson Ecotank SureColor F570 sublimation printer from Swing Design because they usually have bundle deals.
I hope that you find this information helpful.
Enjoy!😉
I found this video very helpful
Thanks for the informative video. Please share the link for the phone cases you were referring to in the video. I popped over to Amazon and some are not getting good reviews. Thanks, have a blessed day.😊
your welcome here is a link to some i recommend amzn.to/48FPhlN
Thank you so much!😊
Do you think an Epson WF clogs? I'm a super recreational crafter and unless I can find a great deal on the Sawgrass even refurbished I can't get it. But I really want to sublimate. If you convert your do you do the ICC profile thing people talk about.
If chromablast works on Cotton is it not better than sublimation? Does it infuse into the fibers like sublimation or is it like printable vinyl just thinner.
The epson WF would be the same when it comes to clogged lines but if you do a print head check its small lines once a week you should be good to go. I have never used the icc profile. Chromablast ink feels like a DTF transfer you can feel it on the shirt instead of how sublimation it feels like nothing.
@@YouCanTotallyMakeThat fingers crossed Black Friday deal at Heat Press Nation on Sawgrass and it can be a Christmas/Birthday gift
If I could jump in here and share what I found when purchasing my printers. I just wanted to warn you that the Workforce printers have cartridges. It is going to be more work. You will need to buy the ink and cartridges from your sublimation ink supplier. Those cartridges need to be filled with a syringe. When Epson updates their firmware, the chip in your third-party cartridge will not be recognized and your printer will not print. Your only work around is to never update your firmware, but that can cause issues.
If you buy an ecotank, there are no cartridges or chips. You will be able to update your firmware. Filling ink is so easy, you turn the bottle upside down on the printer tanks and fill. That’s it.
I don’t know what price you are looking at paying, but I have the Epson ecotank 2720. I tried another ink, but Hiipoo is far better. Once you choose an ink, you want to stay with it. My 2720 is fantastic and was around $200.00. If you are looking to spend more, the Epson Eco-tank 8550 is fantastic! You will have 6 ink colors with it. Hiipoo does sell one. The conversion is as easy as putting ink in. The print quality is unbelievable. I have the Epson 2720, the Sawgrass SG 500 and the Epson Ecotank 8550 and my 8550 is my favorite. I still use the others regularly, but why pay for that ink in the Sawgrass when I can use cheap ink?
I hope this helps and I hope you get a printer very soon. I really love sublimation and DTF printing.
Hi Crystal, can you only convert an epson printer or can any printer be converted for sublimation?
Epson Eco Tank but you can covert the epson Work force as well it does have to be epson
Did you ever use the epson f170? I have this one and I do forget for weeks/ months to run check I’ve had no problem.
Can u use any epson work force? And what ink?
I am considering getting epson et m1170 which is a single function et inkjet & trying with white dtf ink. You can get right now for $30 with trade in of any printer. The enlite white dtf ink doesn’t need to be shaken 🤷♀️ I have an all white logo for my non profit & looking for an affordable solution - I’m always ordering shirts for volunteers & would love it if this could work
Can I use the colorblast for cotton and polyester? What If I use both?
I’m ready to watch this
Yay!!
If you had a cricut or Cameo wouldn't you be able to use the design software and send to print with that?
If I have a work force 2860 with a clogged printer head is there somewhere I can get it unclogged or would it be best to buy a new sublimation printer?
If you use the subi ink in sawgrass first can you change to chrome blast ink ?
can i use chromoblast ink for tumblers and mugs, etc, as well as cotton ?
I have the Sawgrass 1000 and I got the inkjet ink but you say get siser subli and the paper too and say then you can sublmate it on cotton, so should I get those inks and paper and I can sublmate on cotton without doing anything but use the subli ink and paper right.
I use the UHD one not the siser. The chroma blast ink is the one for cotton but you can't switch ink one you already started using another. hope this helps
Your information rocks (if you will 😁)!
Yay thank you
just saw the DTF powder, that would alow you to bong to cotton??
I have a question, so is it only epson ecotank printers or could it be like any cartridge less printers like the canon pixma printers or the hp smart tank ones?
I think it only works with the Epson printers I haven't tried any of the others I know years ago you could
@@YouCanTotallyMakeThat ok thank you, i love your videos.
Can you put easy siser subli ink in the Sawgrass printer after you used up the sublie jet ink is all used
They say you can't but yes you can I think they are the same at the end of the day :)
@@YouCanTotallyMakeThat so do I do a cleaning when finished and put other inks in?
What is dtf printing?
hi, can i convert my brother printer
I don't think so but I'm not familiar with converting brother printers I know on amazon you can find refillable cartridges for some printers
Do you have a class I could come to that you pay for so I can get some training in person
I don't have one in person but I don't mind doing a zoom call sometime :)
Can I use a cricut easy press with my sublimation prints
Yes you can
Thank you. I love your videos.
Where’s best price to buy sawgrass inks
Right now they are 20% off
First off, do you ever sleep???
I have an Epson EC 2760 with Hiipoo ink. I try to print at least once a week, but sometimes forget. I've had no issues with it at all. Would love a sawgrass but not in the budget.
Sometimes yes lol.. as long as you print like you are you should have no issues
I have wasted money on the Epson 2700 and the 4700 total spent for both #800 plus
Oh my goodness I hate to hear that
I bought the Epson 15000 in 2021 and paid almost 1000$
oh my goodness 🤯 it definitely got crazy there for a minute
Good morning.
Good Morning ☀️
I did not know you could unplug the sawgrass printer for months and not have any problems, this printer is in my bedroom and when it cycles it’s very loud and the light comes on which is very annoying
yes 🙌
If you aren't printing all of them time, your inks can go bad in your printer. Always check expiration dates.
Epson ET-15000. It cost me $800
Oh my goodness
Epson ET-2803 cost me $300
I have this printer, I use hippo inks. I have found if there are lines in the prints. All you to do is un-install then reinstall. When I make sure to print a full page of each color once a weeks -week n half then I encounter no problems with print quality.
Thank you for sharing that is crazy 😜
Well I just got the sawgrass 500 and i absolutely hate it I’ve printed one time and can’t print anymore !! It’s horrible and their customer services is so bad as well my printer say offline 24/7 !!!!!!
Amazon reviews for the sawgrass are terrible.
Need to purchase a cheap printer budget is 40 to 50 heeeeelp
Epson 15000 with Printers Jack from Amazon. 13x16 prints without having to purchase add on parts. Sets unused for months at a time, prints perfectly when I need to print. No nozzle check or head cleaning needed. Can't go wrong with Printers Jack inks !!!
Thanks for the info!
I've had 2 Epsons and I had "clogging" issues until I started to cover my printer when not in use. I do not have to print on the regular, maybe once a month, without issues.
I'd like to get the 5 tank printer (for white ink) but do not want to mess with the waste bin 🫤.
How do you cover it?
@@romaidaostrand845I bought a printer cover on Amazon for like $10.
oh wow that is awesome 😎 yay thank you for sharing