You can actually get a good press with less than that. plus some transfers to make shirts. i suggest imageclip transfers for inkjet. you will need both an inkjet and laserjet printer. plus you can probably get a good brand new hix press for WAY less than that. i think they are about $250-$300 (£153.16 to £183.79) i am not 100% sure about the conversion. plus the transfers are quite cheap. but the dark 1s are about 6x more. alnog with the transfers, press, and printers you will need. What u read wasnt true. You dont rlly NEED a press that expensive just to start. The mroe expensive ones last longer but you dont need it.
Newbie and heatpresses
Hello,
I am newbie and have got a few good designs to be used on ties.
My problem is I'm on a tight budget and haven't got many choices.
I thought about buying a heat press (40x50cm). I checked the forum to find out what to look for.
Initially I was going to buy a heat press on ebay but this might not be a good idea.
So I checked recomended here on the forum places and:
the best option for now is:
£938.83 (vat incl) Hotronix® MAXX Heat Press 40x50cm as advertised here:
Hotronix® MAXX Heat Press | Target Transfers
then there are some Adkins models:
£925 (vat excluded) Heat Press 38 x 50cm (15 x 20") - XP7006A
Xpres Presses
and the same price here:
The Magic Touch (GB) Ltd - Manual Heat Transfer Press, Manual Clam Press
Those heat presses have even good reviwies:
http://www.t-shirtforums.com/heat-press-heat-transfers/t4244.html
I relaised that for a good heat press I will have fork out about £1000.
Then Epson R1400 printer and ink and paper about £300-400.
So I need about £1,5k for a start.
However if I went for this simple screen printing starter:
Screen Printing Floor Standing Flash Curer Dryer Unit on eBay (end time 30-Aug-10 10:49:12 BST)
What do you think?
Sublimation is out of my price range.
What would you recommend to a newbie?
Can I use heat transfers for my one color designs?
Cheers,
Simon
I am newbie and have got a few good designs to be used on ties.
My problem is I'm on a tight budget and haven't got many choices.
I thought about buying a heat press (40x50cm). I checked the forum to find out what to look for.
Initially I was going to buy a heat press on ebay but this might not be a good idea.
So I checked recomended here on the forum places and:
the best option for now is:
£938.83 (vat incl) Hotronix® MAXX Heat Press 40x50cm as advertised here:
Hotronix® MAXX Heat Press | Target Transfers
then there are some Adkins models:
£925 (vat excluded) Heat Press 38 x 50cm (15 x 20") - XP7006A
Xpres Presses
and the same price here:
The Magic Touch (GB) Ltd - Manual Heat Transfer Press, Manual Clam Press
Those heat presses have even good reviwies:
http://www.t-shirtforums.com/heat-press-heat-transfers/t4244.html
I relaised that for a good heat press I will have fork out about £1000.
Then Epson R1400 printer and ink and paper about £300-400.
So I need about £1,5k for a start.
However if I went for this simple screen printing starter:
Screen Printing Floor Standing Flash Curer Dryer Unit on eBay (end time 30-Aug-10 10:49:12 BST)
What do you think?
Sublimation is out of my price range.
What would you recommend to a newbie?
Can I use heat transfers for my one color designs?
Cheers,
Simon
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Simon, I think that's just for the flash dryer - the heater unit for curing screen printed shirts. I don't think it's for the carousel.
I have read before about ImageClip transfers and it requires laser printer. But why do you suggest to buy an inkjet one too? you mean to use it with softstretch?You can actually get a good press with less than that. plus some transfers to make shirts. i suggest imageclip transfers for inkjet. you will need both an inkjet and laserjet printer. plus you can probably get a good brand new hix press for WAY less than that. i think they are about $250-$300 (£153.16 to £183.79) i am not 100% sure about the conversion. plus the transfers are quite cheap. but the dark 1s are about 6x more. alnog with the transfers, press, and printers you will need. What u read wasnt true. You dont rlly NEED a press that expensive just to start. The mroe expensive ones last longer but you dont need it.
Regards,
Simon
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