Brian Marshall
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
The first commercially available transfer method that utilized transparencies was one that Bertil Asland marketed 5 or 6 years ago. This went off the market when he passed away.
Now it seems that Epson transparency transfers are gonna be history too.
Those of you who watch both forums should be aware that the Epson transparencies have been discontinued.
This began 5 months ago, and the lack of availability has increased daily. In my last class of 2008 (August), I advised students that this was coming – and that if they liked how the transfer performed in the classroom, they should lay in a stock.
Several of the suppliers began announcing on their sites around late September that the product was being discontinued.
In my own studios, we grew pretty dependent on them a couple years ago. When something works well for me I tend to make sure we will have a supply.
We always keep a large stash ahead – enough for two years at normal consumption. There are 2 Epson printers in use, plus 3 brand new units still in boxes. About a dozen of the Durabrite ink cartridges…
Epson discontinued the transparencies for two main reasons. The world is turning away from overhead projectors, and the one reason that interests us. The product had a flaw. The ink would not always bond well, and that was precisely why the transfer method worked so well!
I am sure that something will come along to take the place of this product, but I can’t afford to be without the accuracy that they provided - until a replacement is found.
Yes, I have used the other brands of transparencies (there are 7 of them on the shelf in front of me), and yes I have tried every other method ever mentioned anywhere on the Internet.
They all work to some degree, but none as precisely as the combination of Epson transparency and Epson Durabrite ink… at least not so far.
Brian Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA 95209
209-477-0550
instructor@jewelryartschool.com
Now it seems that Epson transparency transfers are gonna be history too.
Those of you who watch both forums should be aware that the Epson transparencies have been discontinued.
This began 5 months ago, and the lack of availability has increased daily. In my last class of 2008 (August), I advised students that this was coming – and that if they liked how the transfer performed in the classroom, they should lay in a stock.
Several of the suppliers began announcing on their sites around late September that the product was being discontinued.
In my own studios, we grew pretty dependent on them a couple years ago. When something works well for me I tend to make sure we will have a supply.
We always keep a large stash ahead – enough for two years at normal consumption. There are 2 Epson printers in use, plus 3 brand new units still in boxes. About a dozen of the Durabrite ink cartridges…
Epson discontinued the transparencies for two main reasons. The world is turning away from overhead projectors, and the one reason that interests us. The product had a flaw. The ink would not always bond well, and that was precisely why the transfer method worked so well!
I am sure that something will come along to take the place of this product, but I can’t afford to be without the accuracy that they provided - until a replacement is found.
Yes, I have used the other brands of transparencies (there are 7 of them on the shelf in front of me), and yes I have tried every other method ever mentioned anywhere on the Internet.
They all work to some degree, but none as precisely as the combination of Epson transparency and Epson Durabrite ink… at least not so far.
Brian Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
Stockton, CA USA 95209
209-477-0550
instructor@jewelryartschool.com
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