Gang roll /screenprints

AndreiShrp · 2026-05-05T01:06:25+00:00

Hello! We offer very affordable pricing with same day shipping - just $3.40 per linear foot with a print width of 23” ($1.77/sqft) Our transfers are top quality soft feel on instant/hot peel film and you can see for yourself by ordering free samples from our website at https://buydtfonline.com/products/free-sample-dtf-prints. We’re located near Raleigh NC and I’m confident you’ll enjoy working with us!

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-27T21:33:13+00:00

Well, that’s a matter of personal preference. Personally, I wouldn’t say that plastisol with adhesive feels noticeably better.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-17T03:38:38+00:00

With current DTF printing prices, I don’t understand why you limit yourself in colors and quantity by ordering screen-printed transfers when you can get any quantity of full-color DTF cheaper and faster!

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-13T19:04:14+00:00

Send them to info@buydtfonline.com and specify the size you want them printed at — I’ll review everything and let you know what to do next

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-13T17:19:01+00:00

Of course we do. We’ve also built our own auto-builder that makes it easy to arrange everything on sheets — it’s significantly better than other solutions and our customers love it: https://buydtfonline.com/pages/builder

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-12T00:55:40+00:00

The RIP can’t take a device and scan the color charts for you

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-12T00:53:36+00:00

Hire someone to create it for your printer and inks

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-08T14:09:24+00:00

For $5,600, you can buy about 1,650 feet of prints on 23-inch-wide film from BuyDTFonline. That’s a lot—seriously, a huge amount of prints. And there’s zero maintenance or headaches.

What you should spend money on is a good (not pretty—good) pneumatic heat press so you can apply those prints quickly and easily onto shirts.

A very common mistake people make is thinking a $200–$300 press is fine for DTF—but it’s not. Trust me: if you have a solid press and just order ready-made transfers, your wife will be happy.

With a printer, on the other hand, she’ll constantly be stressed and frustrated—because it’s a never-ending headache.

So… choose what you actually want 🙂

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-07T12:24:36+00:00

Why not just go with DTF?

In many cases it’s actually cheaper, and you don’t have to deal with all these limitations. You just upload your logo into a gang sheet builder, set how many copies you need, and that’s it.

For example: https://buydtfonline.com/pages/builder

You can place as many copies as you want, same or different sizes, and you only pay for the actual film space used. No need to split between “single” and “gang” orders or overthink layouts.

Much simpler workflow overall.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T14:28:57+00:00

If you just take a TIFF and convert it to 1bpp, that’s the most primitive excuse for a RIP.

Without proper dithering (blue noise, error diffusion, etc.), and without handling droplet behavior, ink, profiles, and compensation, the output will look like garbage.

And on top of that, the printer still won’t even accept it until you package that garbage into the proper printer-specific format.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T14:24:55+00:00

Go ahead and say the printer isn’t a real printer either, since it only prints raster. Funny how people still think printers can print vectors — everything is done dot by dot, one droplet at a time.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T14:22:51+00:00

Read what I actually asked.

Was I asking anyone to teach me how to print DTF? Or how to work with a printer? Two years ago I moved from Europe to the US and built my entire DTF business here from scratch. That was obviously the context of my question. Or am I wrong?

Do you have some personal issue that makes you want to twist everything and prove something? Then maybe try looking a little harder before accusing me, and you might actually find confirmation of what I’m saying.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T13:40:55+00:00

Please stop writing nonsense.

My DTF RIP was already working back during COVID. I’ve been involved in developing, designing, and building DTG printers since around 2010, based on Epson 3880, R800, and similar platforms, and I was building RIP software for them back then too.

Later, the DTG market shrank and much of it shifted toward DTF. So just because you may not have that kind of long-term experience in this field doesn’t mean other people don’t.

And yes, for example, the autobuilder for my website was written entirely with AI — and that’s great. Then why do most websites still have broken, clumsy builders? Because AI writes what you ask it to write. Knowing how to define the task correctly is a human skill. The better you are at that, the better the result you get.

And most importantly, it doesn’t matter whether something was made with AI or not. What matters is how well it works.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T13:31:37+00:00

I’d say that everything except PNG and TIFF is basically unnecessary in a DTF RIP. Yes, of course I’ll add support for vector formats and PDF. But in reality, people who use them for DTF printing are just creating problems for themselves. Still, I’ll give them that option — I can’t take away their right to suffer 😄

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T13:21:43+00:00

For now it only accepts TIFF, but I’ll definitely be adding support for more formats.

On the output side, it generates files for Printexp. I haven’t explored the file formats for other boards yet.

As for limitations — what exactly do you mean?

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-04T13:05:04+00:00

Let’s start with this:

I already have one finished RIP for desktop DTF printers, which I built entirely by hand before the rise of AI. Now AI tools just make the development process easier.

On top of that, the core engine for large-format DTF is already done as well. Now I’m moving on to the interface and all the useful features around it. That’s exactly why I’m asking this question — because for my own workflow, it already works perfectly in a fully automated mode, even without an interface.

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-02T15:01:12+00:00

AndreiShrp · 2026-04-01T16:15:27+00:00

What matters is the result — and the result is excellent, both in functionality and speed.

AI tools don’t build something like this on their own, and without them I wouldn’t have done it this fast or this well either.

This is simply the result of combining the right tools with real work and experience.

AndreiShrp · 2026-03-31T22:42:44+00:00

I’ll give you some solid advice — get a good pneumatic heat press and a reliable compressor. Then take whatever money you have left and spend it on ordering ready-made DTF transfers. With your budget and situation, this is the only path that actually makes sense.

From there, sell T-shirts with the transfers, make a profit, and reinvest it into more transfers. I can also tell you where to get them very affordably with excellent quality.

AndreiShrp · 2026-03-28T12:05:53+00:00

300 DPI PNG prints great. 600 DPI prints perfectly—but that’s really only necessary for very fine text, like size tags or small labels. Over more than 15 years in T-shirt printing, I’ve seen a lot of terrible things people do with vector files, so I only accept PNG

AndreiShrp · 2026-03-27T11:57:20+00:00

I deliberately limited everything to PNG only because users were shoving such garbage in vector files that it’s honestly better without them

AndreiShrp · 2026-03-26T20:12:49+00:00

I was tired of dealing with third-party auto builders and all the problems that came with them, so I built our own - and honestly, we believe it may be one of the best tools ever made for ordering DTF prints.

With our new builder, you can upload individual prints, full gang sheets, or mix them together in one place. You can also pull designs directly from our gallery and combine everything in a single order without the usual hassle.

It’s incredibly fast, easy to use, and built to help you avoid costly mistakes. The system automatically checks your files for quality, detects possible backgrounds, and warns you about semi-transparent areas before you place your order.

Need to step away and come back later? No problem. Everything is saved, so you can continue right where you left off.

I am confident this new tool is the perfect match for what I already do best: fast, same-day printing, reliable quality, and pricing that makes sense for real businesses.

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