Got a printer question. I'm wondering about large format

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>>1091268
Flatbed printers. They exist, but the cost for large format equipment is way beyond what most people can afford ($25k and up, not including the RIP).

How large? I have an Epson R2880 13"x19" and it has an extra "slot" in the front where you can insert rigid media for printing. It can also print on fabric and other non-standard stuff.

I've never actually tried either though.

Cmyk screen printing might be a good option. But there's gonna be a learning curve you'll have to overcome.

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>>1091268
>>1092465
Worked in a university printing office for awhile. One of these drop basket designs will handle pretty much anything and are much more affordable. 3K instead of 25K. Can't process cardboard but for that I found recommend printing to adhesive paper transfering it to cardboard and then trimming with an xacto knife.
What they don't tell you is that refilling ink on these things can easily run over $1,000 so think about long term costs too.

>>1092568
I know how to screen print, and have given that some thought, my issue is I did it in school and had all the stuff already. The issue I have with it would be large format silk screens, prepping them, cleaning them and then making sure everything lined up perfectly, something that never really happened 100% of the time in school, got things damn close, but it was never 100% and while that works if you are only doing a solid color, if i'm doing cmyk i cant be off at all or everything kind of fucks itself, that and the ink we had available needed to be fired at 350 degrees or it would not set.

Like I said I'm more than capable of doing it, but getting a high powered light, that cures photosensitive material, that peals away through pressure wash...

I'm willing to look into it as I have a sizeable table to do this on and the printer will probably cost a fuck load more than I'm willing to go unless something used comes up...

Any videos that show large at home screen printing setups?