The Best Vinyl Printer – Print Your Own Decals & Heat Transfers!

Last updated on September 29th, 2020

What is the best vinyl printer?

A printer that is able to print on both heat transfer vinyl and adhesive vinyl is a must in every craft room (in my opinion!) and every t shirt business.

There are an endless array of projects you can create and even sell if you own these machines, so let’s take a look at what you need!

Vinyl Printer Guide

Machines which both print and cut are very expensive, and are made specifically for advanced small business and beyond. For example, the Roland BN-20, a vinyl printer cutter, costs $6000+!

The best option, and what most people do for starters, is to have a separate heat transfer printer and a separate vinyl cutting machine.

What will be important is choosing a printer than can print on vinyl, and then selecting a cutting machine that has the print and cut feature.

In this post we’re focusing on the best printer for vinyl, but you can see the best print and cut machines here!

The Best Vinyl Printer

When getting started, you don’t really need the best of the best, right? Unless you’re serious about going into business you will be fine starting off with a cheap vinyl printer.

The first printer we used for printing on adhesive vinyl and HTV was the Epson WF-2630. This machine has been fine for printing on many different printable vinyls.

If I wanted to sell the products we made with printable vinyls, I would want a better printer for a better quality image. The cheaper the printer, the less clean and clear your picture is going to be!

Most Epson Workforce machines make for great vinyl printers, however not all brands are suitable. Some printers are great with transfer paper, but can jam when used with printable vinyls, or the inks may not be suitable.

Best Printer For Vinyl

Here is a list of vinyl printers that can be used for both making vinyl stickers, or printing on printable heat transfer vinyl.

	Epson Stylus C88+	A great starter and craft dye sub printer Make home craft sublimation projects Max media: 8.5" x 11"	View on AmazonView on Heat Press Nation
	Epson Workforce WF-7710	Use for inkjet printed transfers or convert to sublimation Creates vibrant transfers Max media: 13" X 19"	View On Amazon
	Epson Workforce WF-7720	Wide format desktop printer Use as inkjet or sublimation printer Max Media: 13" X 19"	View On Amazon
	Brother HL-L2320D Mono Laser Printer	Laser printer for printable vinyl Only for use with black laser toner Max media: 8.5" x 11"	View On AmazonView on Heat Press Nation
	Canon PIXMA iX6820	Inkjet printer for vinyl Fine for use with printable vinyl Max media: 13" X 19"	View On AmazonView On Heat Press Nation
	Canon PIXMA Pro-100	Inkjet transfer printer Use with transfer paper or printable vinyl Max media: 13" X 19"	View On Amazon
	Epson HD XP-15000	Use for inkjet printable vinyl Works with printable vinyl Max media: 13" X 19"	View On Amazon
	Epson Artisan 1430	Wide format printer for sublimation & inkjet transfers Can be used with SawGrass Inks Max media: 13" X 19"	View on Amazon
	Sawgrass Virtuoso SG400	Specifically designed for dye sublimation printing Not only prints on sublimation paper but printable vinyl as well Max media: 8.5" x 14"	View On Heat Press NationView On Amazon
	Sawgrass Virtuoso SG800	A larger version of the SG400 Can also print on printable vinyls Max media: 11" x 17"	View On Heat Press NationView On Amazon
	SawGrass EasySubli Bundle	SawGrass SG400 with Siser EasySubli Inks Sublimatable HTV which is able to be pressed on dark colors & cotton Max media: 8.5" x 14"	View Siser EasySubli SG400View Siser EasySubli SG400 Kit
	OKI Laser Printers	Perfect for apparel & hard surface applications Use with transfer paper or printable vinyls Max media: 11" x 17"	View On AmazonView On Heat Press Nation

Vinyl Decal Printer

If all you need is a simple vinyl decal printer, you are probably fine with whatever printer you already have at home.

Whether you have a laser or inkjet printer, you can generally use either for printing onto sticker paper. All you will need is a cutting machine that has the contour cut feature.

For example check out this post where we printed vinyl stickers and made a Christmas Cookie Jar.

There is a range of iron on transfer paper out there which can turn any printer into a vinyl sticker printer!

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