Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
I am new to the business and tried to follow the limited directions that came with my press. I am able to turn get all the settings correct and have tried to make one transfer. Notice I said tried, transfer burned as did the shirt. I followed the directions on the paper stating that the temperature needed to be 350. The machine never got that hot, only made it to 295 and it was smoking and turning the labels black.
I guess what I am asking is, (since my machine had little instructions) what is the correct temperature to use for a transfer, what about press time and anything else that I have forgotten in this question?
I am new to the business and tried to follow the limited directions that came with my press. I am able to turn get all the settings correct and have tried to make one transfer. Notice I said tried, transfer burned as did the shirt. I followed the directions on the paper stating that the temperature needed to be 350. I guess what I am asking is, (since my machine had little instructions) what is the correct temperature to use for a transfer, what about press time and anything else that I have forgotten in this question? Thanks in advance
I don't think the above is the problem, I think the below is the real issue here:
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The machine never got that hot, only made it to 295 and it was smoking and turning the labels black.
Question 1: Is that Farenheit? I am assuming yes.
Question 2: Are you sure of the temp reading?
Next, if your press was "smoking" you have some troubles with that press on your hands.
What kind of press is it, and where did you buy it from?
Seriously consider not turning the press on again until you are sure it won't go on fire, and yes, it can do that.
Sidenote: Most (not all) transfers require 350*F to 375*F. If your press can't handle 295*F, you press will pretty much be considered useless to you.
Maybe as Kelly said your temps could be in Centigrade 295 would make it close to 560 Fahrenheit. Try reducing it to about 160 and see what happens.
BTW You never said what brand your heat press is?
Well you learn something everyday, it is marked in centigrade. Nothing is the four pages of instructions mentions that. Now that this is resolved I will try another transfer and see what happens. Also in response to your question it is a Power Heat Press.
Thanks for your help on this...oh, I may be back as I get farther into this
Well, that's good news, Blink. Glad that is resolved.
If your paper calls for 350*F, you're probably looking to be somewhere 176*C. Here is a Fahrenheit converter link for you for future reference: Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter
Thanks Kelly. Like I said I am new to this and would have never thought about the temerature being in centigrade. Have just completed a few test runs and it seems to be fine now. After learning what I did wrong I found a conversion chart to help with the process.
Again thanks for all your assistance. I may (will) be back with more questions in the future.
I know this is sort of an aged issue but I have a 6-in-1 Power Heat Press and on the side of my control panel it has a Conversion chart for Centigrade to Fahrenheit from 150 Centigrade to 220 Centigrade in 20 Degree increments. It also has your conversion formula at the top for conversions from both measurement systems.
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