I'm new to the T-Shirt forum. I got started on this venture after making a custom design for a tee shirt for National Respiratory Care Week that will be worn by people at work in the last week of October. The t-shirts will be printed by a local print shop.
Some day I am going to build a homemade DTG printer. But for now I am wondering if it might be possible to build a heat press using a Presto pancake griddle, similar to the one shown for sale on Amazon.com at... http://www.amazon.com/Presto-07061-.../B005FYF3OY/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1441648781&sr=1-1&keywords=griddle
I found silicone heat press replacement pads on ebay for $20 at... www.ebay.com/itm/Silicone-Sponge-Rubber-Sheet-Plate-Pad-50x50cm-20x20-High-Temp-Heat-Press-/111470358002?var=&hash=item19f426adf2
The griddle is 22" x 11.5" and has heat adjustments of 200-250-300-350-400 F. You can also buy used griddles for about $10 and up in the USA, and a new one is about $30 or more.
I'm not going to bother making one of these homemade heat presses unless it seems feasible enough to people on this forum. Has anyone ever tried to make a heat press? Do you think an electric griddle might work as the hot element pad? The griddles do have a non-stick surface that may be a useful feature in the design. But material is needed on the heat element surface and the stationery surface?
Thanks for the input. I know there are plenty of people in this forum who can offer good opinion and advice.
-mike
Some day I am going to build a homemade DTG printer. But for now I am wondering if it might be possible to build a heat press using a Presto pancake griddle, similar to the one shown for sale on Amazon.com at... http://www.amazon.com/Presto-07061-.../B005FYF3OY/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1441648781&sr=1-1&keywords=griddle
I found silicone heat press replacement pads on ebay for $20 at... www.ebay.com/itm/Silicone-Sponge-Rubber-Sheet-Plate-Pad-50x50cm-20x20-High-Temp-Heat-Press-/111470358002?var=&hash=item19f426adf2
The griddle is 22" x 11.5" and has heat adjustments of 200-250-300-350-400 F. You can also buy used griddles for about $10 and up in the USA, and a new one is about $30 or more.
I'm not going to bother making one of these homemade heat presses unless it seems feasible enough to people on this forum. Has anyone ever tried to make a heat press? Do you think an electric griddle might work as the hot element pad? The griddles do have a non-stick surface that may be a useful feature in the design. But material is needed on the heat element surface and the stationery surface?
Thanks for the input. I know there are plenty of people in this forum who can offer good opinion and advice.
-mike
