T-Shirt Iron-on Transfers - Help!

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I have got 12 T-shirts to print up for a Stag do, and have bought "Ink-Jet Iron Transfer Paper", but I have access to a laser print at work, which would be quicker, cost less in ink and be better quality, but...

Does anyone know if this will work fine, or would it be better to use an ink jet with this type of paper to be on the safe side? :thinking:

I have printed a test sheet and the quality is great, but don't know how the heat will affect it.

Cheers!
 
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DON'T use it in your laserjet! The heat can cause the paper to melt inside the printer, leaving you with one bu**ered printer!
 
DON'T use it in your laserjet! The heat can cause the paper to melt inside the printer, leaving you with one bu**ered printer!
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I tried a test sheet and it was fine, but I guess if I did 12 in one hit it might get a bit warm. :thinking:

I didnt know how the heat from the iron would react with the laser toner on the film compared to the inkjet.
 
seriously use the inkjet, the two types of printers work differently and if its iron on transfer it might think its been ironed from the heat of the laser
 
cheers for the advice, guys :thumbs: better safe than sacked ;)
 
And seriously DO read the instructions for the iron-on paper, the timings and the ironing pressure are crucial to success.

Don't do it in a hurry, concentrate.

To get a flat surface to iron on, I used a bread board wrapped in a T towel on the dining table, the ironing board couldn't take the pressure required.

If the edges of the transfer don't peel away easily, use a round-ended palette knife very gently.
 
To get a flat surface to iron on, I used a bread board wrapped in a T towel on the dining table, the ironing board couldn't take the pressure required.

If the edges of the transfer don't peel away easily, use a round-ended palette knife very gently.
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Sweet :thumbs: great tips! cheers. the instructions are a bit vague, it just says peel off backing then place sheet over the top and iron. :lol:
 
Also and it depends purely on the design of your print, cut it out from the background so that the edges of your iron-on paper run as close to the design itself.

The reason being - once ironed on, worn and washed, the "skin" of the printed area shrinks and generally mishapes making your t-shirt look ****** very quickly (says a man talking from experience)

Might not matter to you though if you're only wearing the t's for one short occasion.
 
it's for a stag night, so it'll only be worn for a few hours, but cheers for the tip all the same! :thumbs:
 
oops, posted twice and I haven't worked out how to delete the extra post, I'm new on here!
 
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