Prepare the Artwork
The goal in this application is to engrave away the transfer material to reveal the carrier/backing. The area that is NOT engraved is what will be heat pressed to the garment. For this reason, you’ll want to:
- Invert the artwork you are working with
- Make sure to mirror any text as well so it appears correctly when heat pressed
Send to the Laser
Apply the heat transfer material shiny-side-down onto the muti-mat. Ensure the material lays flat and there are no bubbles or ridges. Insert the multi-mat into the laser. Send the job to the laser with the correct parameters for your machine’s wattage. Generally speaking, for this type of material you’ll want to start at a high speed and low to medium power. For a 120-watt system, we engraved at 100% speed and 39% power. It may take some experimentation with your power settings to achieve the result you’re looking for.
Other engraving parameters:
- Use your air assist feature and engrave from the bottom up. This will reduce any dust/debris from settling into unwanted areas.
- Select 400 as your engraving DPI
- Use the Stucki dithering pattern in the Epilog print driver.
Heat pressing
Remove the finished piece from the laser and prepare to heat press it. All Siser materials will have instructions on the temperature and length of press. Most require a temperature of around 305°F/150°C and medium pressure in the heat press for 10-15 seconds.
Enjoy
Once the heat pressing process is finished, your laser engraved Siser Easy Weed shirts are complete!
Where can you sell garments with laser engraved heat transfer designs?
- School clubs, teams or other organizations.
- Corporate team building exercises/retreats.
- Recreational sports leagues.
