How to Make a DTG Printer A3 L1800

How to Make a DTG Printer A3 L1800

DTG printers are Direct To Garment printers, which are special printers whose method prints directly on t-shirts. DTG printers are very easy to use and printing DTG t-shirts is also practical. What you need in making the A3 L1800 DTG Printer is the capital, both funds and equipment to work on the Modified Printer

For some people, DTG printers are in the category of printers which are quite expensive because the workmanship is quite complicated, so the price for DTG printers is expensive for every vendor. If you are interested in having a Modified DTG Printer, you need to have a video tutorial on how to make a DTG Printer.

How to modify it is actually quite easy. There are several things you need to prepare in advance. Find out more about changing a regular printer to a DTG printer on this page.

Direct To Garment Printer is a very promising business opportunity among entrepreneurs because there are many enthusiasts who print custom t-shirts with designs that can be ordered individually. This Automatic DTG Printer machine is a digital printing tool that has very high quality printing colors, besides that it is very simple and easy to operate.

Preparing Base DTG for DTG Printers

What is Base DTG? The DTG base is the part of the DTG printer that has a drive such as a rail or belt. The DTG Printer Base looks like a table that functions to move the T-shirt Tray forward and backward. In the process of making a DTG Printer Base, there need to be steps that must be carried out, what must be done, please see the explanation here.

There are 2 types of Base DTG, the first is a manual DTG Printer Base which drives using Drawer Rails or drawer rails which are quite strong when making t-shirts. From the material, you can use boards or you can also use PVC sheets or PVC sheets that are easy to bend or bend. But all of that must use a sturdy frame so that the Printer placed on the Base can be sturdy and the results are precise.

And the second is the Base DTG Printer DTG Automatic where the drive uses a Big Motor or a Nema 23 Motor as a forward and reverse drive. What makes the Automatic Tray move forward and backward is through a program embedded in the Arduino Uno R3 and connected to a conventional printer.

Later you can see the full tutorial if you have purchased the DTG Automatic module as well as the full video. You only need to practice by watching the video and immediately practice and get guidance in modifying the L1800 Automatic DTG Printer.

Tutorial on How to Make a DTG Printer A3 L1800

You have to prepare a DTG printer by changing a desktop printer or plain paper printer of the Epson L1800 type. Follow the following steps so that the modification process takes place according to plan.

1. Remove the screws on the back, side and front casing.
2. Remove the ink box and visible screws. Then remove the printer casing by prying it.
3. Now remove the front, back and side casing with the help of hook tool. Gently pry until the casing is released.
4. Then remove the power module and make sure all the screws on the outside have been removed. Then remove the top printer casing.
5. Finally, remove the main frame of your conventional printer. cut the bottom of the printer housing using a cutting grinder. Adjust the size with the rolling table or drawer that has been prepared.

The tutorial on how to make an Automatic DTG printer above is the first step to preparing the printer. After the printer has been prepared, you need to connect this printer with the DTG Printer Base which has been prepared beforehand. There are several parts that connect the Printer and this Automatic DTG Base. You can get all of these Tutorials and Modules on this link HERE.

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That way, the desktop printer will turn into a DTG Automatic L1800 printer and can be used to print designs directly on the surface of t-shirts.

Tutorial on How to Connect a Printer to a DTG Base

To put the L1800 Desktop Printer on top of the DTG Base, you need to be careful, why is that because this determines the straightness or precision of the layout of the image that will be printed on the t-shirt.

1. A desktop printer that has been modified or split inside is placed directly above the DTG Base, it must be of the right size or straight, front, left, and back. You have to really check it so that later the results of the shirt image are not skewed.

2. Attach the cable parts that connect the PF sensor, PE sensor to the DTG Base section, keep in mind not to swap the cables so that later the DTG Printer will not have an error.

3. If you assembling or modifying manual DTG Printers or Trays by pushing and pulling by hand, the Desktop Printer that is placed above the Base also needs to be measured for precision.

4. If you assemble or modify an Automatic DTG Printer, then connect the buttons according to their function so that later the printing process can run smoothly.

5. If assembling an Automatic DTG Printer, make sure the module is installed correctly, pay attention to the pin connected from the Arduino to the Printer, if it is installed incorrectly then this A3 DTG Printer will Blink or error.

6. Fill paper ink first, not DTG ink because this modified printer is not finished, it still needs further processing, if DTG ink is inserted, it is likely to clog later. Insert paper ink according to the order of the ink tubes.

7. After everything is installed, then run a print test on the Tray, to test this, don’t make the Tray permanent first because we have to find the right layout so that the t-shirt printer doesn’t tilt later.

8. Also make sure the movement of the Printhead runs smoothly, usually when assembling a DTG Printer there is dust on the Shaft Carriage Unit which can hinder the passage of the Carriage Unit or Printhead.

9. After the print position in the tray is correct and straight, now all that remains is to make it permanent, meaning that the Desktop Printer that is attached to the DTG Base is bolted or made permanent.

If you have followed the Tutorial on How to Make a DTG A3 L1800 Printer, it is certain that you can practice it smoothly. Follow slowly so you don’t get it wrong in modifying this DTG Printer. Good luck.