Using Youth Insert with Touchdown Platen on Brother GT Printers

Youth Insert Instructions Below are the instructions for installing and using the Youth Platen Insert for the Touchdown Platen on the Brother GT-541® and GT-782® direct-to-garment DTG printers.     POSITION GUIDE: Installing the Youth Platen Insert The Large Rectangle Platen Insert can be place on either side of the Touchdown Platen as show in…

What is the best method to curing printed caps?

One of the questions that we get regarding the cap platen is what is the best way to cure a printed cap.  The best method depends on the number of caps your company is going to print.  If you only plan on printing a couple caps (under 10) per month, then you will probably be…

Why Perform a Print & Wash Test? DTG Pretreat

One of the questions that we get asked frequently from direct-to-garment (DTG) users is whether it is really necessary to perform a Print & Wash Test on garments they have never printed on.  The answer is simple – YES!  When you look at all the cost (including your labor expense) that goes into printing a…

Printing on Fabric Swatches

Earlier this’d year, I stopped by a GT-541 owner’s shop in downtown New York City.  The owner mentioned how much she has been printing on to pieces of fabric using her GT-541 printer.  Being so close to to the fabric district, I can understand how she has this business.   Then recently, I had a conversation…

DTG Fact Finder

When it comes to determining which DTG printers a garment decorator should consider based on the needs/requirements of (his/her) business, it can be challenging to determine where to start.  Here is a video that walks a garment decorator through 6 key questions that I have done with many other garment decorators interested in DTG printing…