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Old October 1st, 2009 Oct 1, 2009 11:34:50 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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Default Which Mug Heat Press

We are lining up our list of items we are getting and a mug press is something we would like to add. We would only do a few mugs a week.

Will the mug clamps works just as well? We have a nice toaster oven.

What brand of heat press is best and what is acceptable?

Would it be smart to look for a used one? I've read that some have parts that need replacing regularly.

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The BJ850 Mug King press is a great combination of heavy duty and relatively low cost. Whether someone uses wraps or a mug press is a matter of both production volume, and economics. It works out like this - if you are doing small orders of mugs one at a time, a handful here and there, one after the other, a mug press is the quickest way to produce those, but it does cost more than a small number of mug wraps. On the other hand, with a small number of mug wraps, you can do multiple mugs at one time for less than the cost of a mug press. The trade off though is that using the wraps takes roughly 4-5 times the amount of time in an oven, vs. using a mug press. Can you use a toaster oven? If it can reach and maintain 400 degree F, yes.
Any oven with fairly evenly distributed heating that can maintain 400 degrees F will suffice. I'd also recommend avoiding used mug presses. For what money you save, it isn't worth the risk in potential problems.
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We also are looking at mug press machines. What turned us off of the wraps is the mug temperature when it comes out of the oven and the need to get the wrap and design off in one quick motion. We were thinking for quick and cheap, then the SunIE horizontal mug press but it really is too inexpensive and has only a 6 month warranty. Then we looked at the GEO Knight press from Best Blanks with the extended warranty. That sounded like a good deal, until we spoke with our main supplier here in California. We have now decided to spend our money on the Fast Max press from Coast Graphics Supply. Like the GEO Knight, it has a 3 year warranty but bakes a mug in only 3 minutes.

That's half the time!

Now we need to get some mug orders to justify the purchase.
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