Hotronix Fusion IQ Questions

Proworlded is active on the forum, so I would seriously look at buying from Proworld.

DrivingZiggy said:

Proworlded is active on the forum, so I would seriously look at buying from Proworld.

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ah yeah i like Pro World but I live in the same state as them and they will charge me sales tax.

Check Stahls.com, they are a main hot tronix distributor(maybe sister company) but sometimes they have free shipping with it. You can also look at The Rhinestone World in Florida, they to sometimes have free shipping and gives fonts and design files with purchase of fusion.

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13irregular said:

ah yeah i like Pro World but I live in the same state as them and they will charge me sales tax.

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I hate when that happens! I remember my first shock at getting charged sales tax when I bought some tires from Tire Rack. It was a rude awakening for me.

13irregular said:

About to purchase one of these. Few things if anyone knows the answers.

- best place to order from?
- does it ship ups or it’s too big/heavy?

I saw one company charging a lift gate fee so was unsure if it only ships by truck if that is the case?

- I really don’t want to spend extra on the stand. Can a desk support this? Any other suggestions for kinds of tables to hold this?

My current heat press is on a workbench but it’s too narrow for this so looking to get some new furniture.

Any help, thanks!

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I ordered my hotronix fusion 16x20 press and all my platen sizes from stahls and glad i did and had it delivered to my friends computer shop by ups. It weighs about 135 or something like that,There was no extra fee for me,But if its going to a house there may be a fee, Do you know a local shop that you can have it delivered to close to your house if needed?

I did not by the stand for it either, I actually have my heatpress sitting on the box it came in and works perfect,Its actually very strong and havent had any issues with it siting on there while using it for about a year.

Was on the phone with stahls and yeah that is the place I’ll be ordering from.

I do have a commercial address as I have a shop but stahls told me it will ship by truck and there is a $40 life gate fee. No one else got hit with that?

Would a cheap desk from Ikea hold it or will the table end up snapping in half?

Actually does anyone have the exact footprint of this heat press. Thinking maybe it can go in a sturdy file cabinet if I get the exact dimensions?

https://www.stahls.com/fusion-heat-press

Actual Weight: 137 lbs
Shipping Weight: 150 lbs
Dimensions: 32" x 18" x 20"
Shipping Dimensions: 37" x 25" x 24"

thanks everyone for the responses. just got the Fusion IQ in and with that said i am still looking for some kind of table / support to put it on (we might end up building something). What is the preferred table height for this heat press? My other heat press is on a work bench and I always thought it was a bit high but gets the job done. On this one I want to make sure its at a perfect height. Any recommendations?

For a person 5' 10" tall, the press should be installed with the platen 36 1/2 inches above floor. This provides a less fatiguing, ergonomically beneficial situation most certainly if pressing includes pre-treat and double finishes.
For 15 to 20 presses a day, height will be less important.
If a fatigue mat covers the floor adjust height accordingly.
Do not install your press on any foundation for which you have question regarding stability.

LancerFlorida said:

For a person 5' 10" tall, the press should be installed with the platen 36 1/2 inches above floor. This provides a less fatiguing, ergonomically beneficial situation most certainly if pressing includes pre-treat and double finishes.
For 15 to 20 presses a day, height will be less important.
If a fatigue mat covers the floor adjust height accordingly.
Do not install your press on any foundation for which you have question regarding stability.

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Thanks for that! so with the feet to the platen being about 10" or so high, you would recommend something about 26" / 27" tall. does that sound right?

26 to 27 inches sounds about right.

You may want to visit Harbor Freight or Home Depot and take measures of their furniture dollies with the lockable casters. You may find repositioning the press when in production to be a real asset in optimizing work flow. If this is appealing, adjust the height for the press platen to include adjustment for this mobility feature.

Best of success.

Wait a minute! I just went to Stahls' site and it looks like it comes with its own adjustable pole stand unless you order the table top model. Wrong?

They publish an 800 number on their website. Give them a call. The one pictured with stand on Stahls website does not appear to be the IQ model(s).
"Industries only adjustable height stand"
Let us know what you find out.

just got the hydraulic cart from harbor freight and I think this should work fine. I did notice it loses some height over night (i marked it with tape to see how much its sinking) - not a problem to re-pump it back up when I need to use it. Wonder if my cart is defective or this goes for anyone else with the hydraulic cart from harbor freight?

LancerFlorida said:

The one pictured with stand on Stahls website does not appear to be the IQ model(s).

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Ah, yes. After looking again I see that it's the AIR Fusion IQ that comes with the "pedestal."

13irregular said:

just got the hydraulic cart from harbor freight and I think this should work fine. I did notice it loses some height over night (i marked it with tape to see how much its sinking) - not a problem to re-pump it back up when I need to use it. Wonder if my cart is defective or this goes for anyone else with the hydraulic cart from harbor freight?

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Sounds dangerous. You don't want it collapsing on you. No way to physically lock it in its position once you've found the correct height?

13irregular said:

ah yeah i like Pro World but I live in the same state as them and they will charge me sales tax.

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Umm, you do realize whether a merchant charges you sales tax or not, if you owe it you still have to pay for it on your state taxes?

It's called a Use Tax: A sales tax on purchases made outside one's state of residence on taxable items that will be used, stored or consumed in one's state of residence and on which no tax was collected in the state of purchase. ... A resident who does not pay use tax may be subject to interest and penalties.

splathead said:

Sounds dangerous. You don't want it collapsing on you. No way to physically lock it in its position once you've found the correct height?



Umm, you do realize whether a merchant charges you sales tax or not, if you owe it you still have to pay for it on your state taxes?

It's called a Use Tax: A sales tax on purchases made outside one's state of residence on taxable items that will be used, stored or consumed in one's state of residence and on which no tax was collected in the state of purchase. ... A resident who does not pay use tax may be subject to interest and penalties.

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ended up buying it in state so was already hit / paid sales tax.