First Sublimation Mug

[BGKYSmoker]

Made my 1st one.

Turned out pretty good.
Had to take 2 pics to get it all.

 

[bigfurmn]

That is awesome. I want one!

 

[MJB05615]

Very nice. I'll take one too. Excellent work.

 

[OldSmoke]

Sign me up with Jeff's blessings! That is really nice!

 

[62veedub]

Very cool!

Taking orders?

 

[bauchjw]

Awesome!

 

[SmokinGame]

Sweet! Now if there was a beer mug like that, I would be all over it!

 

[one eyed jack]

First class Mug

 

[Fueling Around]

Sweet!
My wife has promised "consequences" if I bring home one more coffee mug.
I'll wait for others to post their new treasure.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I cant sell on the forum.

HA

 

[pineywoods]

That looks outstanding Rick.

 

[Sven Svensson]

Do you make shot glasses and beer steins, too?

 

[Steve H]

I cant sell on the forum.
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HA

Tease! Nice work. If you decide to defrock. Let me know!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Do you make shot glasses and beer steins, too?

No dont make shots. Looking at beer mug's though. You need mugs, tumblers, glass that has a food grade coating on them. Normal out of the counter glass wont hold the image. The press will only let me make certain styles. For tapered style glass you need a machine that you can change the heat heads to fit.

My wife has an Etsy. MeadeCraftCreations.
Im going to make more mug designs and sell there. Not the SMF logo though.
If your interested in a SMF cup just shoot me a message.

 

[SmokinAl]

Very cool Rick!!
Al

 

[Brokenhandle]

Looks cool! I bet Jeff needs a new coffee mug! Lol

Ryan

 

[BGKYSmoker]

My wife is a 3 year breast cancer survivor. So we are big with the pink ribbon.

She asked me to make a couple mugs for her store.

Yup.

 

[Winterrider]

Very nice and a huge Congratulations to your wife !

 

[Fueling Around]

Kudos to your wife.
Can you explain sublimation printing to us dummies?

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Kudos to your wife.
Can you explain sublimation printing to us dummies?

Sublimation printing uses heat to essentially bring ink, fabric or special coating together as one.

First, a design is printed onto special paper. The inks that are used turn into gas when brought under heat, then combine with the fabric and permanently print onto the fabric or coating surface. The effects are permanent and less prone to fading, as the ink is embedded in the fabric or coating or substrate rather than simply laying on top like a normal print.

The process is almost like a tattoo, but instead of for your skin, it’s for your chosen product. The heat opens up the pores of the fabric, or coating then with the applied pressure the ink cools and returns to a solid form.

The result is a permanent, full colour image that won’t crack, peel or wash away from the substrate. The process allows the ink to go from a solid to a gas without turning to liquid, a bit like dry ice. The conversion is initiated by heat and controlled by pressure.