Difference between revisions of "Heat Press"

Revision as of 19:43, 25 March 2014

Overview

The shop currently does not have a heat press. It would be great if we can pool our money together and get one for the shop.

Uses

• Transferring Vinyl to Clothing
• Toner Transfer for PCB's

Candidates

• Hix Hobby Lite
  • $299
  • 9" x 12"
  • Lifetime Warranty on Heat Casting
• Seiki SP500
  • $255
  • 15" x 12"
  • One Year Warranty
• Gecko GK101-PRO
  • $255
  • 15" x 15"
  • One Year Warranty
  • Sold by Amazon
• Seiki HP3801
  • $220
  • 15" x 15"
  • One Year Warranty
  • Out of Stock
• Fancierstudio ??? *
  • $190
  • 9" x 12"
  • Sold by Amazon
  • May have uneven heating.
  • May only last a year and be difficult to find parts for.
• "Economy" Heat Press *
  • $150
  • 9" x 12"
  • May have uneven heating.
  • May only last a few months and be difficult to find parts for.

* The last two options are probably not realistic candidates. Doing research, it seems that most really cheap heat presses are are poor quality that heat unevenly and often break after 1-2 years of use.

Pledges

• Martin Munn, $50 -- PAID
• tylercrumpton, $25 -- PAID
• Enabrintain, $35 -- PAID
• Charlaxy + Wolfenhex, $30
• Michele Faris, $20
• Daniel Valdez, $20 (maybe $30)
• Tahirih Osborne, $20 (maybe $30)
• Barbara Attilio, ?
• TinkerBuddha, Axe

PAID: $110 / $325

Please send your pledges to: wolfenhex@gmail.com (Square Cash preferred)

Status

• Research
• Raise Money
• Order
• Setup
• Learn
• Make Stuff!

Consumables and Materials

• Blank Shirts.com
• Heat Transfer Warehouse
• Joto MultiCut
• Heat Transfer Vinyl @ US Cutter

Interesting Links

• T-Shirt Industry Forum for Heat Presses