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Old August 10th, 2009 Aug 10, 2009 6:25:12 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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I have been considering a heat transfer press for making T-Shirts for smaller events that we hold. My question is, using a heat transfer press, can you press an image onto both sides of the T-Shirt? It is very important that I use the back and front of the shirt and if I could accomplish this with a heat transfer process I think financially this would be the way to go. Thank you for your time.
 
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Yes you can heat press both sides of the shirt. I sometimes place something in the middle of the shirt to protect the other side but it can be down.

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On a 15x15 platen, most articles of clothing will slide over so you can print the back side. I press the front normally, then turn the shirt backwards and feed over the platen to press the backside. I actually press ALL sweats and hoodies this way since they are so bulgy to start with.

The only ones I can't do this way are the smaller youth shirts. I'd think most normal sized garments would fit over a 16x20 platen, as well.
 
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Yes you can heat press both sides of the shirt. I sometimes place something in the middle of the shirt to protect the other side but it can be down.

Katrina
Thank you Katrina. I am close to buying a Stahl's Hotrinix and now that I know its possible to print on both sides, I feel more comfortable with going with the heat transfer method.

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On a 15x15 platen, most articles of clothing will slide over so you can print the back side. I press the front normally, then turn the shirt backwards and feed over the platen to press the backside. I actually press ALL sweats and hoodies this way since they are so bulgy to start with.

The only ones I can't do this way are the smaller youth shirts. I'd think most normal sized garments would fit over a 16x20 platen, as well.
I like this method and seems easy enough. Is it more difficult to line the pattern up if the shirt is fed over the platen?
 
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