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1. General - Start Here
  
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2. DIY DTG Tutorials - Build your own T-Shirt Printer
  
  Step by Step how to's
  
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3. Arduino Open Source DIY DTG
  
  Discuss and collaborate Arduino controlled DIY DTG
  
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4. Troubleshooting
  
  Post here any Epson error codes or other problems you need help troubleshooting
  
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5. Advanced DIY DTG
  
  Discuss the more advanced topics here.
  
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6. UV Flatbed Printers
  
  Post here about your UV Flatbed printer builds
  
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7. No Electronics DTG
  
  DIY DTG printers without additional electronics added.
  
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  - By Pankajjmd, May 21
8. DIY Pretreat Machine
  
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  - By Sudeep, April 11
9. Platens and Substrate Holders
  
  Discuss different size and style shirt platens along with holders for other substrates and items.
  
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  - By AdvertisingVieyra, May 7
10. How to Print
  
  This forum section is for after your build is complete and you're printing or need help. Discuss techniques, settings, etc
  
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  - By johnson4, May 7
11. Builders Showcase
  
  Show off your tshirt printer and flatbed UV printer builds and modifications
  
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  - By Princezhm, June 7
12. Direct to Film (DTF) Printing
  
  Post here about printing to transfer film
  
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Members Area
1. Building a DTG Printer
  
  This section covers building your own DIY DTG Printer
  
  This is a paid contributor section.
  
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  - By Andy - Admin, July 28, 2020
2. Setting up your Printer
  
  This section covers when you have the printer already built or purchased and you're getting it ready to print.
  
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  - By ddelgrande, September 28, 2019
3. General Machine Operations
  
  This section covers operation and maintenance of the printer
  
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  - By Julian, May 24
4. Learning to Print
  
  This is for when you're all setup, have ink in the printer and you're ready to start making shirts.
  
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  - By ddelgrande, October 12, 2019
5. Running a T-Shirt Printing Business
  
  This section covers topics related to running a t-shirt printing business.
  
  This is a paid contributor section.
  
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  - By Chetan B, March 22
6. Kothari Print Pro RIP Software
  
  This section covers setting up and using Kothari RIP software
  
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  - By WSOP1978@GMAIL.COM, December 7, 2020
7. Direct to Film (DTF) Tutorials
  
  This section covers DTF printing setup and printing.
  
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  - By MattsTees, March 28
DTG Software
1. Open Source RIP Software
  
  Collaboration on open source RIP software like gutenprint
  
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  - By emmanuel89, April 27
2. RIP Software
  
  Discuss rip software from makers EK Print Studio, Kothari, Cadlink, AcroRIP, etc
  
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  - By johnt, March 31
3. Utilities, Drivers, Etc
  
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General DTG
1. Inks, Pretreat, Supplies
  
  What and where to buy when it comes to supplies for printing
  
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  - By TimATX, March 27
2. Tips & Tricks
  
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3. Business, Marketing, etc
  
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Other Shirt Printing Methods
1. Sublimation
  
  This section of the forum is to discuss decorating using sublimation.
  
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2. Screen Printing
  
  This section of the forum is to discuss decorating using screen printing.
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3. Heat Transfer Vinyl
  
  This section of the forum is to discuss decorating using heat transfer vinyl.
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General Forum
1. Introduce Yourself
  
  Introduce yourself and what brought you here.
  
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2. Chit Chat
  
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3. Feedback & Suggestions
  
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- What's the practical difference between hot peel and cold peel film?
  
  By johnson4 · Posted Monday at 10:56 PM
  
  i will say I’ve noticed the matte film, the powder tends to stick to it a bit more so it takes more “ smacking” to clear it, or even a machine. the glossy film the powder just falls off, a couple “ smacks” would be plenty, if even that is needed.
- What's the practical difference between hot peel and cold peel film?
  
  By johnson4 · Posted Monday at 10:50 PM
  
  You could always ask, it’s really a preference thing. Personally I don’t like glossy finishes on my products. The stuff I normally use is matte finish but it’s from China.
- What's the practical difference between hot peel and cold peel film?
  
  By farmertin · Posted Monday at 08:43 PM
  
  I'm not noticing a lot of films saying if they're glossy or matte other than the back finish. Do you recommend any in particular?
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  By johnson4 · Posted Monday at 06:17 PM
  
  It would be fine. The cure machine I have can cure them in about 30 seconds. Being about 15” of cure space, you would have plenty of time I would imagine. Moving 4.5 inches a minute would give you roughly 3 minutes under the curing portion, which is plenty.
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  By Mdrake2016 · Posted Monday at 05:50 PM
  
  Ahh I see I got it now. I’m extremely happy with my results doing it this way now (other than the colors...I still gotta figure out how everybody uses Graphics mode while I have to use Vivid). One concern I have with a higher printing speed is if using the auto shaking/curing machine. Would curing be an issue with the print moving through the machine this quickly? I’m getting an approx 2 min print time for a 9x12 print.
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