Solmu

Q: What is this plastisol I keep hearing about?
what is a plastisol (silk screen printed) heat transfer: a definition
Plastisol Transfers
Plastisol Transfers - why COLD PEEL ?

Q: Sounds great, where can I buy some?
a review of 8 different custom plastisol transfer screen printers - samples followup
Where do you buy YOUR custom plastisol transfers? - a list of vendors!

Q: Where do I find plastisol transfers in Canada?

Q: Where do I find plastisol transfers in the EU?

Q: What is DuraCotton?
NEW Digital Transfer Paper: DuraCotton98

Q: What size heat press should I buy?

Q: What size heat press did you buy?
What is the size of your primary heat press?

Q: I accidentally got plastisol / a transfer / vinyl on my heat press - how do I clean it off?

Q: What type of heat press should I buy?
Heat Press - Selecting a Style - Video Demo

Q: Which press (and other equipment) should I buy?
5 Tips: How to select which heat press to buy?
Need one more tip: which heat press?
Heat Transfer Equipment List: Getting ready to purchase my equipment.. thoughts??

Q: What is a teflon sheet?
Teflon sheets: what are they used for and how?

Q: Are there tools I can use to line up my transfers on shirts?
Tee Square It
[I believe there was a thread about Mark's perfect transfers tool: that thread should be posted here]

Q: Any opinions on the monkey press?
new ebay monkey press anyone know it?

Q: I'm thinking about getting into rhinestones?
Rhinestones
I am in love...with Rhinestone transfers! How to get custom rhinestone transfers made

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Solmu

Note: This list is incomplete, you can help the forums by contributing to it! Have a favourite heat transfer thread? Post it up!

The above threads are not necessarily definitive, I'm sure there are other great threads on the topics. So if you have better threads that answer the above questions, feel free to post those too.

We want a few of the best threads on each topic, so when better examples are found we can replace the weaker ones with those.

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dmm26

Q: Which Heat press should I buy?

Here are some different styles of heat press in a nice little video made by Josh.

Heat Press - Selecting a Style - Video Demo

 

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dmm26

Another question asked all the time is " what is the teflon sheet for? Why do I need it?" Here is a good thread that explains it in a few different ways.

Teflon sheets: what are they used for and how?

 

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dmm26

Here is a small list of things to get with your heat press to make life a little easier.

- Teflon sheet
- Lower platen teflon sheet
- Temp tester be it strips or a laser ( optional)
- T square it

All the things listed above should be mandatory unless otherwise specified.

Here is some links to show you why you should get these items:

Heat Press Stain Protection & Accessories

http://www.teesquareit.com/

 

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dmm26

What is the best transfer paper to use?
This thread touches on that question and also some decent heat press tips.

what went wrong with the heat transfer?

 

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dmm26

Another thing that I have noticed frequently is people wondering if they can get away with buying the cheapest press they can find. Anyway........... you should buy the best press you can afford don't skimp on this because a good press will last you years and will do a quality job every time, all the time. If you go buy a cheap one you will get just that cheap junk and then your just asking for a head ache. There are so many good heat presses you can buy. There is also a link to a video with the different styles of heat press you can get right here in this thread.

Heat Press Engineering and Manufacturing by Stahls Hotronix

Geo Knight & Co Inc - Heat Press Heat Transfer Press Heat Press Machine T Shirt Heat Press

My point is this....... A heat press is an investment buy the best you can afford.

 

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Twinge

What transfer paper is best? (Another; short and simple)
which one transfer is the best

Why is my image turning yellowish/green after pressing?
looks grey on paper but after pressing its green?

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Twinge

What's the difference between pigmented inks and dye-based inks?
Pigment vs dye ink.. Why?

(I think Lou did another thread that was similar a while back that may be a little more in-depth, but the pictures give a pretty good idea.)

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Jasonda

What kind of transfer paper should I use?
* the best paper to get
* Recommended heat transfer papers?
* What's the best type of opaque Heat Transfer Paper, in your opinion?

What features should I look for in a heat press (other than size)?
* http://www.t-shirtforums.com/p53348-post6.html

How much room do I need for a heat press?
* http://www.t-shirtforums.com/general...ion/t7111.html

Can I cut around the design on my inkjet transfer with a vinyl cutter?
* Vinyl Cutter Optical Eye - Cutting NON-Opaque Transfers

Can plastisol transfers be made with process color?
* spot colour transfers/ process colour transfers?

 

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Twinge

Quote: Originally Posted by Jasonda Can I cut around the design on my inkjet transfer with a vinyl cutter? * Vinyl Cutter Optical Eye - Cutting NON-Opaque Transfers

Man, my own thread even! I knew it'd be a good one to list but forgot about it when I was actually listing ;O

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Rodney

Q: Which transfer paper should I use to get good results?
Q: What's the best transfer paper for my home printer?
Q: How can I get transfer paper without that residue around the image?

Please read: http://www.t-shirtforums.com/tags/best-transfer-paper/

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zanthetshirtman

Thanks for posting this useful info!!

 

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