Tom white transfer fluid currently compatible printers and films

[Dani Girl]

Hi all.
Can anyone share CURRENTLY available printers and transfer films to use with tw (tom white) transfer fluid. ta

The site the transfer fluid is sold on suggests any printers using hp 61 ink... hp 62 ink... and hp 65 ink.

I've found one in officeworks in Australia using 62XL called
HPofficejet250 mobile function printer. it's 4800 x 1200dpi and has a battery that can print 500 pages. $398 aud. cartridge prints 600 pages black and 415 colour.

can anyone share pics of working colour transfer if it indeed works when colours and black are pigment inks.

ta

 

[Dani Girl]

I got an email back from Tom White. He suggested two more ink cartridges increasing the hp pigment ink list to 61, 62, 65, 67 & 68. He named four printers that should work with only the black cartridge installed which use 67 and 68 inks. I could only find any of these second hand though at a quick search.

HP DeskJet 2855e...
HP DeskJet 4255e...
HP Envy 6155e...
HP Envy 6555e...

I'm not 100% sure if this was a should work list or a definitely does work list.

 

[Dani Girl]

I've picked up a hp envy 6530e which takes 68 ink and is supposed to print with only the black installed. there was also a cheaper again model that said you need to have all cartridges installed even if the colour cartridge/s is/are empty in order to print anything. That was the hp envy 6130. I'll message again later with quality and transparency compatibility if It works or doesn't.

I got an email back from Tom White. He suggested two more ink cartridges increasing the hp pigment ink list to 61, 62, 65, 67 & 68. He named four printers that should work with only the black cartridge installed which use 67 and 68 inks. I could only find any of these second hand though at a quick search.

HP DeskJet 2855e...
HP DeskJet 4255e...
HP Envy 6155e...
HP Envy 6555e...

I'm not 100% sure if this was a should work list or a definitely does work list.

 

[Dani Girl]

I was a tad disappointed when I read that Tom recommends using standard quality... what's the highest quality (dpi?) you transfer at?

 

[Dani Girl]

ok so these transparency films don't work with a hp envy 6530e (which uses pigment ink no. 68 for black only) and tom white white solution.

 

[Dani Girl]

the elephant is tom's supplied sample transfer.

 

[Dani Girl]

does anyone re-use their transparency sheets?

 

[tdelewis]

From the photo you show, it looks as if the transparency is pulling TW's solution off the metal. You may have applied the solution too heavy, rubbed too hard, or not let the solution dry enough. I have used TW's solution and have had similar results as well as getting good transfers. It may take some experimentation. In the meantime, I have gone to using baking parchment for most all of my transfers. Just make sure that you remove the silicon form where you place the tape on the parchment or you will get a paper jam. I sand the leading edge with 320 sandpaper to remove the silicon. Go to the search tab and read the posts on using baking parchment. If you try it, I suggest covering smaller areas with the parchment to run through the printer. Something like 4 inches wide or smaller and long enough to sand the leading edge and still large enough to get the leading edge taped well to the paper. Don't try a full sheet.

 

[Dani Girl]

From the photo you show, it looks as if the transparency is pulling TW's solution off the metal. You may have applied the solution too heavy, rubbed too hard, or not let the solution dry enough. I have used TW's solution and have had similar results as well as getting good transfers. It may take some experimentation. In the meantime, I have gone to using baking parchment for most all of my transfers. Just make sure that you remove the silicon form where you place the tape on the parchment or you will get a paper jam. I sand the leading edge with 320 sandpaper to remove the silicon. Go to the search tab and read the posts on using baking parchment. If you try it, I suggest covering smaller areas with the parchment to run through the printer. Something like 4 inches wide or smaller and long enough to sand the leading edge and still large enough to get the leading edge taped well to the paper. Don't try a full sheet.

silicon form? baking paper with Tom white transfer fluid?

 

[Dani Girl]

5 and 30x zoom.
I shall make one note here... I went against Tom Whites recommendation to use auto or regular quality and chose best for the highest dpi on this run to see the print quality this machine is capable of. higher would be cool but its not bad. the other transparency papers just held the ink too well I think. and yes... rubbing too hard does cause some lifting of thr solution back off the metal... a little practice and I imagine one would sort that. I sanded the sterling sheet to 800 and wiped a few times with isopropyl alcohol. solution had a couple of minutes on the metal before I tried transferring and medium/firmish pressure with a burnisher was used.

 

[Dani Girl]

as can be seen here. most of the ink came off of the paper. does anyone clean and reuse these old epson sheets?

 

[Dani Girl]

I just noticed this hp envy 6530e has two print qualities (which I think is common) 4800 dpi for colour and 1200 dpi for black is its best. this one was very affordable new so I'm not too sore about my gamble. I can say it does work

 

[tdelewis]

Looks good. You got it . It does take some experimentation sometimes.