How to convert an Epson Ecotank 2810 Printer into a Sublimation Printer

[@CampExploreRepeat]

Thank you for this tutorial. I've been looking at which printer to get to start sublimation projects and this looks fab! I'm just about to watch your video doing project using the printer before I buy one myself! :)

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hiya, thanks for watching, I do have another sublimation video, Spring Sublimation Projects, good luck with your new venture.

[@K10jak]

I look forward to watching your video, I saw Debbie doing it ages ago. I’ll pop onto your channel too to see how you got on. Thanks for your vid!!

[@robertnewman5137]

Epson Ecotank 2810 Printer i have just brought mine to day,l look forward to us sublimation, when i get it.Great video thank you 🙂👍bobby.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Thank you, good luck .

[@MrBooojangles]

I kept seeing videos come up for this printer saying sublimation. I had no clue what that meant and had to look it up. Now I realise that it's to print on things other then paper, like stickers and clothes, for gifts and to sell. I don't do that myself, I just need a new printer and am looking at getting this instead of one with cartridges again, but now I'm intrigued. I will have to see what you and others print on. It is a lovely video by the way. 🙂

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

If I was buying a normal printer I would get any Epson eco tank. Thanks for watching my video 👍

[@marisaoslavio7557]

Thank you for doing this video,all the ones I see on KZbin tend to be American, can I ask the name of the supplier for your ink.Have looked on Amazon but there are so many.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

@@marisaoslavio7557 Hi thanks for watching my video, if you have a look in my descriptions I have put a direct link to the one I bought, check out my Sublimation projects video to see how I got on with it.

[@JustNow42]

My ET-2875 can print manual dobbelsides but the App Epson Smart Panel can only print a whole file, e.g. file is 100 pages but you only want 10 dobbeltsided . This is a software error, very easy to fix. But our local agent seems not able to communicate with Epson. What is wrong?

[@sosocrafty7377]

what brand of sublimation ink do you use for the et 2810 ? i have same printer still in box but not sure what sublimation ink to use thanks

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

I used A Sub ink, along with the A Sub sublimation paper, Hippo ink is good too so I've heard

[@DM-bb3bz]

Great video! Did you wash the tops of the Epson bottles as well as the bottles before adding the sublimation ink as I can see ink on them, does it matter?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi, no I didn't wash the tops, no it doesn't matter, hasn't affected anything, 😁

[@DM-bb3bz]

Brilliant Thankyou! Gonna set it up tonight! Exciting 😊

[@jessatkins6277]

Do you have the link for the ink please?? i researched and could only find the ink for the ET-2800??? or will that still work?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi , I put a link for the ink in the description, if your doing sublimation you need sublimation ink. It is A-SUB sublimation ink I use. 😀

[@themoanerdroner]

Thank you. I’ll be getting this printer soon so I know how to fill it now. Fellow scouser too :)

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

I'm glad it was helpful, thanks for watching 👍

[@NielsKnudsen]

Hi Where can I buy the empty bottles you use

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

I got mine from eBay, they are Ink Experts easy refill bottles, I just put the ink that I got with the printer in those ones , washed the them out and put the sublimation ink in the bottles that came with the printer, hope that makes sense, put the right colours in the right bottles

[@holly3789]

Could you use the bottles they came in or do you need to swap it over. As I don’t have any empty bottles

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

To be on the safe side I transferred the Epson bottles into plain generic ones so I could use the bottles that came with the printer, I noticed that the generic empty bottles I bought were different tops, I got them on Amazon. Don't use the Epson ink that comes with it if your using it for sublimation

[@MissOrlaMorris]

You don't need to swap them over, a few girls I know use the ink experts one with no issues

[@celticcreations5189]

did you rinse the ordinary ink bottles before putting the sub ink into them?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Yes the ink residue washed out easy 👍

[@celticcreations5189]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 thank you 😊

[@carlymcdonald8317]

Where can I get an ICC profile for the ET-2810 to be able to use for Sublimation printing

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Where you bought your ink from 😄

[@carlymcdonald8317]

Oh I ordered ink via Amazon and never recieved anything and had the set up since last year just braved trying out and failed colour not transfering and i know it substrate blank, and I'm using a sub paper so can only think it's due to not having a ICC profile for ink Reed, is there any way around or is there sharing profiles or are they unique? Thanks for reply

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Are you using cricut design space or something else?

[@carlymcdonald8317]

Cricut design space, I do have canva but not used this yet but will need to transfer to DS to mirror print 😀

[@philstevenson1089]

Hi Daynar, did you find anything cheaper to replace the butcher paper. What is the other paper you use with the butcher tape for the press. Great vid by the way very informative. Regards Phil…. South Yorkshire..

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi Phil, I use white Kraft paper from Hobbycraft, it's £3.30 a roll or 2 for £6.00, think it's 9metres on a roll. Thanks for you lovely comment 😁

[@nailedbymiasparkles]

Great video! Thinking of buying this printer. Would you recommend. And is it harder to use with no screen on the printer

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi yes I thought I would have a problem without a screen, but all the info will be on your computer/ laptop. This has been a great printer I haven't had any problems. X

[@hayleyfarrar1882]

I'm.just setting mine up and it won't do the 'Print nozzle check (13)' can anyone advise?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi Hayley, try printing an image because even with broken lines you can get a good image, just try it. Let me know how it went.

[@sarausagi-chan-senpai3632]

Hello. I'm thinking about buying this printer. May I ask how's the image quality? In some reviews people say that the image that is printed is good, but others say it's not. I want to buy this printer for sublimation (to personalize mugs).

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hiya, the reviews are when people use the printer with the ink that comes with it. I use sublimation ink that I bought on Amazon, when printing it comes out faded, only becomes vibrant when you press it with heat press, check out my other video after this one were I do a few projects with the printer, I think this printer is great, had no problems. Hope this helps you .

[@sarausagi-chan-senpai3632]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 thank you so much for the reply! I'll definitely check your other video ✨

[@nataliefoster-m1p]

Hello, I've done this , but the ink quality is very poor on photos when printing, can you help with this?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

It does print pale , becomes more vibrant when you use heat press

[@nataliefoster-m1p]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 I've tried it on sublimation paper and it's still dull.... How long do you need to press them for? I've tried 2 coaster's and a jigsaw the jigsaw was a total no go.

[@nataliefoster-m1p]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 in your second video of printing, what paper are you using for the Xmas pics ont he cloths? And is it best to print through cricut or just print pictures as normal?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

@@nataliefoster-m1p are they sublimation coasters, though I've never done coasters you can watch others doing this, I have watched one or two I think it's about 60 or 70 seconds,

[@nataliefoster-m1p]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 yes they are. Ok thank you.

[@shaali4878]

Hiya I can’t find no video too see how you got along :) How is it going? I was hoping to get into this but this is the only video I’ve seen with a more in my budget printer thank you :)

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hiya, check out the one after this one called sublimation projects using my Epson printer.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

It's going great, printer is brilliant.

[@frankdearr2772]

Great topic, thanks for sharing :) 👍

[@graziacaniglia6874]

Thank you so much for sharing this video!!! Will you be doing one with the setting up of the printer settings for sublimation please :-)

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hiya. Thanks for watching, I think I did a sublimation projects using my Epson printer, and went through how I set up my projects on computer. ❤️

[@BuGwoW283]

Hello, I have this printer, ink and paper but i have a problem with the colors when printing.. Can you help me please with settings or something?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

hiya, I can tell you what I did when setting up my printer, if you go to preferences , the paper quality I use epson matte, and quality high, then under more options go to colour correction, advanced, the colour mode i'm using Adobe RGB and gamma 2.2, you can change the colours in there too but I didn't need to touch them, It always print muted or faded , the proper colours come out when its been pressed. hope this helps

[@helenknibbs4676]

What is the brand of sublimation ink you used that is compatible with the ET2810 please

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

@@helenknibbs4676 it's called A sub ink the same with A sub sublimation paper , got them both on Amazon .

[@oppgard]

Where did you get the empty bottles from? That you poured the ink into that came with the printer.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi, I got them from Ink Experts on Amazon.

[@marjorythomson9310]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 were the screw fittings of Epson ink spout different to the Ink Expert bottles? I was just thinking it may have been easier to just swap the spouts/caps.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Yes, the black , and colours all have different shapes on top of the bottles glad I got the spare ones to change the ink over.

[@marjorythomson9310]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 I should have some arriving tomorrow & was hoping that if the actual necks of the empty bottles were the same size as the epson it would just be a case of unscrewing the top off the original Epson one and swapping it over rather than decanting the contents and washing out to refill. (I have a feeling this could get messy tomorrow! 😂)

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Yes Marjory do that if the neck is the same, great idea

[@00Jammy1]

Great video thank you 🙂👍 Been reading up on printers and didnt want to spend a fortune. Thanks for showing how you put the ink in. I know some people use syringes. Have you tried it on 100% cotton? Am I picking up a slight scouse accent? 🥰👍 x

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hi Jammy, yes some people do use syringes, I found it easier using the Epson bottles. As you may know you have to use material with a high polyester count, at least over 65% and up. I bought a bottle of sublimation coating spray for cotton clothing . I will be testing it out very soon, watch out for that video. Yes I do have a Scouse accent, good spotting 😄x

[@00Jammy1]

@@daynorslifestyle2091 Thanks for replying 🥰👍 I didn't know you can get a spray for cotton ooh that would be great!! Loving watching all these sublimation videos. Just need to get myself a printer ... heat press ... sheets ... oh the list goes on 🫣😄 I picked up on the accent. Im from the Wirral 🥰👍 x

[@Yes-uh1xr]

Hi! Great video. I have two questions. Is this ink needed for all types of stickers? Also how do images like logo’s look when printed with this printer? I see some people’s reviews say the image quality is poor, I can’t find any examples online of what the prints actually look like with this printer.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Hello, thanks, when I do stickers I just use my normal inkjet printer, I wouldn't use my Sublimation ink, the second question I haven't done logo's, I've done names and image's, have you seen the video where I sublimated on different things like fleece throw , clothing, table runner. Hope I've helped, thanks for watching x

[@davidstotter4577]

This doesn't tell you how to convert to sublimation, it only says how to set it up from scratch as a sublimation printer...not the same thing. How do I empty the old ink first with out damaging the print heads?

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

If you've got Epson ink in already you will have to flush the old ink out, my printer was brand new and I didn't put the Epson ink in I put the sublimation ink in.

[@damionlewis5947]

Wonderful Video.

[@daynorslifestyle2091]

Thank you 👍

[@adeebaaftab4309]

My printer is super slow it’s Epson et 2810

[@teljoy3861]

Too much fluffing about not getting straight to the point of the product rubbish