Cricut announced an infusable ink this morning. It works like sublimation printing, but comes in patterned sheets AND markers. While I don’t know if the sheets will be GF-safe, early reports suggest that the markers can be used on printer paper, which means that theoretically, we could draw designs on regular paper and cut shapes on our GFs. Time will tell how that goes (how will that impact the ink that is lasered and will THAT be toxic?), but I’m kind of excited about the possibilities on this. Even if I could use the markers in my silhouette, it might allow me to create patterned MDF, which I’ve been hoping for.
Cool, but I see 400 degrees transfer temperature and I think “nah”. I have nothing that can push that kind of temperature, and I wonder what it would do to MDF.
It doesn’t seem out of the realm of dye sub transfers, which require a heat press.
And I’m not sure about the MDF, but I’m pretty sure people use MDF for dye sub on the regular. Like I said, still too early to be really excited, but it still seems pretty cool to be able to do dye sub without a printer.
an email I got from Cricut today said, “You can only use Infusible Ink transfer sheets with Cricut compatible blanks. They are specifically formulated to work with Infusible Ink—if you try it on something else, you’ll regret it!” But it might be possible you can use it on anything with a poly-coating or even polyester/spandex, such as other sublimation blanks.
yeah, the dye-sub MDF is specially coated stuff, same as the dye-sub aluminum blanks.
I never thought to ask at trade shows where I’ve played with dye subs, but I’m curious if it would stick/imprint onto adhesive polyester film, like the oracal 351 / 352 or the avery SF. whatchoo think?
Yeah, that’s what I’d expect… but they have MDF that’s meant for dye sub, so I just need to source some, or attempt to coat it myself. Where there’s a will…
These guys will sell you coated 4’x8’ hardboard sheets but there’s a 10 sheet min and they ship by freight. Perhaps you could convince a local printer to share an order with you?
Just watched a FB live on the product. It’s very cool. The t-shirts are 95% poly and 5% spandex. She used two different Cricut heat presses. I missed the first one, but the second was the original press and it was set for 360 degrees. I don’t have a press and am not ready to get one, so that will have to wait until I can make that dive.
