[Teaching Tech] obtained an fascinating e-mail from [Johan] displaying photos of 3D prints with a dye-sublimated colour picture on the floor. Usually, we consider dye sublimation, we consider urgent colour photos onto cloth, particularly T-shirts. However [Johan] makes use of a modified Epson inkjet printer and has superb outcomes, as you may see within the video beneath.
The printers use separate tanks for ink, which appears to be the important thing. If you have already got an Espon “tank” printer, you’re midway there, however in the event you don’t have one, an inexpensive one will set you again lower than $200 and possibly even much less in the event you choose one up used.
You need to fill bottles with particular dye, in fact. You may also use the printer to make issues like T-shirts. The concept is to print a dye switch web page and place it on the mattress earlier than you begin printing. The sublimation dye is activated with warmth, and, in fact, you’re capturing out sizzling plastic, so the picture will switch to the plastic.
[Teaching Tech] explains the most effective settings to make all of it work. The outcomes look nice and we’re to do this ourselves. Transferring mattress pictures is previous hat, however that is one thing else. Beats liar’s colour printing.
