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ruch1v · July 18th, 2008

im looking to get this heatpress, i know its pretty cheap and everyone says go with the brands but it will be my 1st machine and i wanna make sure my business will actually lift off before spending big bucks, heres the link

Welcome to Joy's Sewing Machines Website

comes with 2 years electronic warranty, 10yrs mechanical and 25 yr for heat platens

its either between this or the combo one they do thats about £300 ($600)

what do u think guys?

thanks

ruch1v · July 20th, 2008

ooops, just realised its the same link for all of them, the 1 i was talking about is 3rd 1 down and the combo i mentioned is 4th

thanks

DREAMGLASS · July 20th, 2008

Hi. The seller you mention, doesn't always have the items in stock, even though they are listed on their site.

Incidentally, they also have a shop on EBay where you can check out their feedback.

Warranties all depend on the company actually being in existence ten years from now. Joys is just a distributor.

Hope this helps.

ruch1v · July 20th, 2008

yeah ebay is where i initially found them, however people dont really trust ebay for this kinda stuff, i checked out they're feedback but its mostly about sewing machines which is their main line, what do you use and where from?

DREAMGLASS · July 20th, 2008

Imported three machines direct from China. Reputable long established company out there.

MayanXic · July 20th, 2008

I use a Swingman 15x15 from Hix Corporation which runs around 700-800 dollars. There must be a distributor in the UK I would imagine. This is a good, manual machine, nothing digital to get screwed up here in Mexico where we have frequent power outages and brownouts. There is a mechanical problem in their manufacturing which causes the cable that connects the platen to the base to short out but is easily fixed (it happened on both my machines).

Hope this helps.

Cheers

ruch1v · July 20th, 2008

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Originally Posted by DREAMGLASS


	Imported three machines direct from China. Reputable long established company out there.

i buy alot of consumables from china but as far as heat presses go, your screwed for warranty, how long you has it?

DREAMGLASS · July 20th, 2008

I wouldn't have bought anything from China ten years ago, but they're not the primitive manufacturing country they once were.

Many international companies have plants there now and one of my machines is a copy of a George Knight model. I used to be an electrical engineer and the build quality is good.

It all comes down to how much you want to spend?

ruch1v · July 20th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by DREAMGLASS


	I wouldn't have bought anything from China ten years ago, but they're not the primitive manufacturing country they once were. Many international companies have plants there now and one of my machines is a copy of a George Knight model. I used to be an electrical engineer and the build quality is good. It all comes down to how much you want to spend?

max £300 i guess, this is my 1st machine and i dont even know if my business will work yet...

DREAMGLASS · July 20th, 2008

You can pay £1,000 plus for a combo press.

A new business is always a gamble. By keeping your capital costs down, you minimise any potential losses if it doesn't work out.

Tshirtguy · July 20th, 2008

I bought a large heat press off Ebay. It was made in China. It was total garbage. Couldn't get a good transfer from it. The heating wasn't consistant across the whole press. My GeoKnight has been perfect from day 1. Well worth the money. If you don't want to spend a lot, buy a smaller press from a good company to start.

ruch1v · July 20th, 2008

how much did you pay for each?

Tshirtguy · July 21st, 2008

I started with the GeoKnight Jet Press 12 x 14. It was around $450 and I've pressed 1000s of shirts on it. The press on ebay was $275 and I think I get 0 good presses out of it. I got my money back on it.

COEDS · July 21st, 2008

I always tell people to buy a name brand and not Ebay junk from china. The old saying "you get what you pay for " is very true. ..... JB

ruch1v · July 21st, 2008

any brandnames here in the UK such as stahls is over $1300 15X15 here The Heat Press, Textile Vinyls and Heat Transfer Experts - Target Transfers

is way to much for starting up a business