Stay away from #2. Trying to heat something on the platen is a bad idea for any printer because you are heating up the area near the print heads and cause more clogging. So I would not go that route.
Option #3 has the least amount of investment and is probably a good short term solution. However, the labor cost will drive up your costs. So if you plan on constantly doing a ton of these, it might not be the best long term choice.
If you are going to be doing a lot of these, you could look at getting a piece of cardboard or similar material die cut. But that could cost a good bit of money upfront to get the die made. Hand cutting could result in just about the same amount of labor.
Really don't want to put any type of metal, plastic or wood under a heat press. It will start to warp due to the heat and moisture from the inks. Even see this happen to composite material.
Good luck,
Mark
Option #3 has the least amount of investment and is probably a good short term solution. However, the labor cost will drive up your costs. So if you plan on constantly doing a ton of these, it might not be the best long term choice.
If you are going to be doing a lot of these, you could look at getting a piece of cardboard or similar material die cut. But that could cost a good bit of money upfront to get the die made. Hand cutting could result in just about the same amount of labor.
Really don't want to put any type of metal, plastic or wood under a heat press. It will start to warp due to the heat and moisture from the inks. Even see this happen to composite material.
Good luck,
Mark
