Troydan

What is the best way to center on your t-shirt? What technique do you use? Im having trouble getting it centered correctly

 

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txmxikn

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COEDS

I agree, I bought one and it sure increased my productivity. I couldn't beleive how much. I plan to get a second one soon when my new press arrives. .... JB

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John S

I use this one

Heat Transfer and CAD CUT Vinyl Heat Press Alignment Tool - Perfect Transfers

 

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badalou

John, question, if you have an opaque transfer and you just pre-heated your shirt and you lay your alignment tool on top of the transfer to center it would it not start pressing the transfer on to the shirt from the weight of the tool? I know opaque transfer start sticking to a warm shirt and they are hard to move. Just wondering. Lou

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Rodney

You can find some more good tips on alignment here.

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numski

Lou,
If you check out the website that John linked to you can see there are "risers" on the four corners of the alignment tool. It states on the bottom to be careful not to place the design under the riser due to the inability to move it after placing the tool down. I do not believe that it applies any pressure to the paper.

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John S

Quote: Originally Posted by badalou John, question, if you have an opaque transfer and you just pre-heated your shirt and you lay your alignment tool on top of the transfer to center it would it not start pressing the transfer on to the shirt from the weight of the tool? I know opaque transfer start sticking to a warm shirt and they are hard to move. Just wondering. Lou

There are 6 risers, a quarter inch tall. You install them so they sit in the corners of your press and two on the sides in the center. You can move your transfer around under the deck to line it up with the grids. It works great on my large press. It might get cramped on a small press.

I've found another 'feature' of the tool. It fogs up if you lay it on a wet shirt after the pre-press.

 

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Troydan

Im thinking about purchasing that. I Do have a smaller press though, I hope it will still work?

 

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DAGuide

You set the risers based on the size of your heat press. Here is a video on setting the risers - http://www.perfecttransfers.com/movi...tingrisers.wmv

There are two sets of solid vertical lines that travel all the way down the Perfect Transfers Tool that are used for centering full sheets of transfer paper. They are labeled 8.5" and 11" for the standard sizes of paper. Just make sure that you keep your risers outside those lines and you will be fine. Hope this helps.

 

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