That is great to hear! Keep up the good work and keep us posted.

That is music to my ears. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

It makes me so happy to hear this, great work!

Absolutely! The F2100 is now exponentially more versatile, no fabric is off limits.

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thank you for the reply. So can I just print directly on polyester shirts or does it have to be transfered? I've been screen printing for20+ years and this is completely new to me .

Yes absolutely, great suggestion!

Glad to help

Much obliged. Here's to a new chapter in DTG printing

Working on more now. Should be this week!

You are welcome, hope it was helpful. Here is a quick, though slightly outdated, video I made on the Cost Estimator Tool. You will need to increase the ink price slightly but everything else still applies. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pNGJe6ipl8vScas.html

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thanks for the help 😊😊

I think you'll like it. It's a little transfery feeling at first but after a wash, it softens right up.

Yeah, that works too but sometimes parts of the white are dropped out when converting. If you set the pause between passes to 600 Dark Color T Shirt Standard works best.

I am sorry, I am not familiar with the code 4C or 5C. My understanding is all F2100's are the same regardless of location. The 2100 does come with ink however you will need to buy at least 2 more 600ml white ink cartridges as the 250ml that come with the printer are only enough to prime the lines. Color ink is fine and will produce 2-3,000 prints before needing changed to 600ml. Otherwise, everything is included to start printing shirts right out of the box.

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thank you very much for your reply, you have given me a lot of important information. Thank you!

Send me an email jledrew@melco.com Power residue could be too much pressure when heat pressing, or possibly power is not dry enough before applied.

I found static electricity to be an issue. I know use dryer sheets to wipe down my platten before I lay the film down and also wipe the backside of the film. Haven't had powder issues since.

Yes this is definitely one of the better ways to decorate the dreaded polyester. I think 300 for 15 seconds should be fine. Be sure you experiment and test on a practice shirt before you commit to the full job. Flipping the shirt to do front and back will not be a problem. Thread the shirt through the heat press platen and work with one side at a time.

Shucks! I don’t know if my heat press has a platen attachment. I have a Geo Knight DK20 clamshell.

Hahah never mind I figured it out! I didn’t know I could put the bottom of the shirt under the heat press. Learning so much every day. Thank you for these videos!

No need to pretreat with Direct to Film and you can apply to most any fabric. It works great on Poly, Cotton, Blends, and all sorts of other fabrics.

thank you .

You don't need to use white ink if you are gong to make color transfers for white garments. I made a video on

As far as I know yes, the glue sticks to the white ink. If you test it without white, send me a note, I'd like to hear about your results.

Could be a few things. Do a nozzle check, how do the white channels look? If they are not filled in completely, do a head cleaning until they are. Also, use less white ink in the over print. I have found since this video that Level 1 white - 15 white density and -4 reduce white area seems to work great in GC. You can also demo our new DTG Transfer software, download a demo version here. shopmelco.com/dtg-transfer-rip-for-f2100/

Good question. A lot of times you won't use transfers over straight DTG Printing though those certain brands or fabrics that are hard to get bright colors, transfers are a great option.

Good questions. Since we're using water based inks the print is breathable as opposed to vinyl transfers and the feel is soft and will soften even more after some washes. Durability is the same as if you printed directly on the garment. There is a bit of a transfer feel initially though there are no visible or ridge feeling. Vibrancy is actually increased on budget blanks or polyester. It's my preferred method of decorating on DTG if I'm using budget blanks that normally don't have vibrant DTG results. You'll love it.

@@MelcoEmbroidery Thank you for the reply!

Yes, you can do this process with the F2000 as well.

Some folks like black powder for black shirts. It's personal preference, either will work fine.

That is a great idea. Make sure the glue powder is dry then you can stack them and put them in folders. As long as they are not exposed to high temps or moisture, they should last for a year or more.

You do not need to pretreat a shirt if you are applying a transfer. You only need to pretreat if you are printing white ink directly on a garment.

I have not seed that. Can you send me photos? jledrew@melco.com

@@MelcoEmbroidery any insight on this? I've had the same issue! followed the process to a tee!

I would highly recommend never using any aftermarket ink in your F2000. But if you do, let me know how it goes :)

That is a great question. I'm not positive but I believe you will need a 3rd party rip like CadLink or Wasatch.

Not 100% sure, send me a photo. Jledrew@melco.com

Yes I use RGB, 300dpi. I'm not exactly sure but I have some ideas. Could be time under the heat press, 15-20 seconds at 300 degrees. Could also maybe be GC settings? Maybe bump your color settings up to level 3. I'd let the color ink dry for 30 seconds or more before printing white. Could also be not enough glue powder. If you don't have full coverage, you could get spotty muted results. Also, be sure your powder is completely dry. Don't use pressure on your heat press to dry the powder, leave the heating element hovering over the transfer until the glue doesn't fall off. One more thought, transfer paper only works on one side, if you print on the wrong side, the print transfers weird. Let me know how it goes jledrew@melco.com

@@MelcoEmbroidery I sent you an email! Thank you!

I have found that if you lay down a bit more color then let it dry for 30 seconds or more before laying down white, colors pop a bit more. If they appear faded, white is seeping into the color, solution, let the color dry a bit longer before layering on white.

@@MelcoEmbroidery thank you for your reply I will try the method thank you very much

I am unaware of a reliable ink chip resetter for the 2100

Don't use DTF ink, use Epson DTG Ink. The bottle of DTF in the video is the adhesive powder.

@@MelcoEmbroidery hello i have made it i change DTG INK FOR DTF INK and it works very good so i use it for DTF only until i buy new White DTG INK

16x20 on the Epson, pretty standard. If you want bigger, look at the Aeoon Kyo. Reach out for pricing.

No, stay with Epson ink, it works great.

I haven't tried that, but uni directional does allow for a cleaner print.

Thank you for this comment! I kept getting streaks in my DTF prints. Switched to uni-directional and now they’re turning out great!

I used stock F2100 Epson ink in this video, works perfect.

Good question, here is a little hack. Find the tab on the top that fits into the sensor box. That plastic tab, fits into the box and keeps the top up sensor from going off. If you fold up a small piece of cardboard and slide it into the sensor box, you can simulate the tab on the cover. Hope that makes sense.

Yes, I tried nylon briefly and it seemed to work. I haven't tried washing but so far it's held up. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes.

Yes you could, but the white laid down in the dark color shirt white option has gradients and halftones where dark color standard lays down a full white underbase. It would be art specific I suppose. Good question.

I was thinking the same thing. Did you try this option?

Depending on the art I will print color on level 2 or level 4. You can also reduce density to a negative number if more reduction is needed.

@@MelcoEmbroidery do y'all have any vides on GC and how each element effects the print- meaning how does ink density, color, etc. Not necessarily on the transfer but in general printing? Thanks!

That is correct, no need to change ink. Epson UltraChrome DTG ink works beautifully.