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[HEAT PRESS] - minor heat press setback - we need more power Jim!



 
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Old February 9th, 2007 Feb 9, 2007 2:24:00 PM -   #31 (permalink)
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Mine doesn't have any words or markings. I use either side.
 
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Old February 9th, 2007 Feb 9, 2007 2:51:06 PM -   #32 (permalink)
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Are you just messin' with me?

I don't see the words teflon on my sheet (assuming I'm looking at the right thing)
Look harder. One side should clearly be stamped TEFLON. When you flip it over the other should read NOLFET.

Yes, I'm messing with you. Both sides are coated.
 
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Old February 9th, 2007 Feb 9, 2007 3:29:57 PM -   #33 (permalink)
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Lucy is right. Get a teflon pad protector for the bottom platten. Imprintables Warehouse has them to fit all sizes of machines and they are easier to clean than that hard rubbery stuff on them now.
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Old February 9th, 2007 Feb 9, 2007 4:06:31 PM -   #34 (permalink)
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Looks like one of those came with my package and I've just slipped it on the bottom platen like a nice snug bedsheet
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Looks like one of those came with my package and I've just slipped it on the bottom platen like a nice snug bedsheet
... bed sheet.

what i like about it is that it slides the shirts IN and Out nice and easy, slippery like.
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Old May 15th, 2008 May 15, 2008 4:16:17 PM -   #36 (permalink)
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It cost me about $700. Because the way my house is laid out, they had to take a "round about" route to my main circuit box.
i was lucky enought to find a guy that sold me two 15x15 used mighty presses for $100. he gave me the deal because they didn't seem to be working right, and the 20 amp fuse kept tripping on the presses.

i found out that you can replace the built-in fuses on the presses (in my case, i called Stahls, the maker of the mighty press) and they sold me a replacement fuse for $18 ($27 after shipping).

as someone who thought originaly that i might need to hire an electrician to solve my heat press problems -- i just bring that up as something to check out before hiring an electrician. ;-)

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i was lucky enought to find a guy that sold me two 15x15 used mighty presses for $100. he gave me the deal because they didn't seem to be working right, and the 20 amp fuse kept tripping on the presses.

i found out that you can replace the built-in fuses on the presses (in my case, i called Stahls, the maker of the mighty press) and they sold me a replacement fuse for $18 ($27 after shipping).

as someone who thought originaly that i might need to hire an electrician to solve my heat press problems -- i just bring that up as something to check out before hiring an electrician. ;-)

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Are you saying you can just change the fuse on the press to a lower amp and it will work with a normal plug?

Maybe it's different for the larger presses (mine is a 16 x 20)
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Are you saying you can just change the fuse on the press to a lower amp and it will work with a normal plug?

Maybe it's different for the larger presses (mine is a 16 x 20)
Hey Rodney,
nope. what i've learned is that the fuses on these heat presses can get old, and then don't hold the amount of amps that they are designed/supposed to hold anymore.
the way my press was acting, i origonally thought i might need to rewire my home like you did -- but instead, by replacing my fuse with a fresh amp curcuit breaker, my press works fine at my home now.

does that make sense?

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