DTF Gears - The Printing Experts

  The eufyMake E1 and the xTool O1 Omni are the two desktop UV printers small businesses ask about most. Both print on a 13 x 16.5 inch area, both can build raised 3D texture, and both start at around $2,499. On paper they look close, so the best way to choose is to start from what you plan to sell rather than from the spec sheet. If you want to print T-shirts This one decides it. Only the xTool O1 Omni UV + DT Fabric edition prints apparel, with DTG on cotton and DTF on polyester and blends. The eufyMake E1 is a UV printer only. If clothing is part of your plan, even later, the O1 Omni is the one to look at. If you sell tumblers and UV DTF stickers Here the eufyMake E1 is hard to beat on value. Its Deluxe bundle includes both a rotary attachment for tumblers and a UV DTF laminator for stickers for about $3,299. On the O1 Omni, getting both in the box means a Pro Plus bundle, which starts around $4,469. If raised texture is your selling point The O1 Omni builds up to 7 mm of ...

  If you run a DTF printer, your RIP software decides how good your prints look. It controls the white underbase, how colours are managed, and how many designs fit on one sheet of film. CADlink Digital Factory is the RIP most DTF shops use, and the good news is you don’t have to pay before trying it. The official free trial CADlink (now owned by Fiery, so you may see the name “Fiery Digital Factory”) offers a 15-day trial of Digital Factory 12. It’s the full software: no watermark, no locked features, and no credit card needed. You fill in a short form, get a download link by email, install it on a Windows 10 or 11 PC, and register the trial when you first open it. Before you download Digital Factory runs on 64-bit Windows only. There’s no Mac version, so Mac users usually set up a separate Windows PC as their RIP station. Aim for 16 GB of RAM and an SSD if you plan to build large gang sheets. Install the RIP on the same computer that connects to your printer. V11 or V12? Lot...