heat press

[derek longhaven]

Lots of the heat presses are low quality presses on ebay
George knight are considered the ‘rolls royce’ of heat presses but hell are they expensive!

[Chris Windebank]

try these guys, good a good press here
http://www.signmaster.co.uk/

[Barbara Eden]

Hi Derek
Have you tried Jarin? Industries? Good,solid presses,made by them,at a reasonable price.
I always find them very helpful, and like the idea of ‘buying British’ to be honest.

http://www.europa-leisure.co.uk

happy hunting 🙂

Babs

[Garrie]

Hi,

We actually have a little heat press we sourced from Ebay. We don’t do a lot of clothing but its nice to have to do T Shirts etc. The press we’ve got is great, very very heavy duty and the build quality is great, it also has a CE mark, which many presses on ebay don’t have. If buying it’s best to double check with the seller. We checked out a few and some people were honest and said their ones didn’t whereas other people said they didn’t know!! We hung on to make sure we got one with it. It’s not worth getting one without it, considering the temperatures they reach.

We’ve had ours a few months, done a good few T – Shirts and to be honest, never had a problem, however if doing T Shirts is your main source of business I would personally buy from a "real" supplier.

All the best
Garrie

[Peter Mindham]

I just brought George Knight from Subi-nation. It is a really well made piece and will no doubt outlive me!

If you google them, Their name will come up.
Ask for Kevin and tell him you were ‘talking to me.’ He is very helpful
Peter

[David_Evans]

Hi,
I have been using the Siser heat press a bought from grafityp for 2 1/2 years now, its really well made with interchangable platens (50 x 40, 15 x 15 and cap) unlike others i have seen. I use this thing alot and have had no probs at all with it.

Dave.

[Bill Hughes]

A good one to look for is a ADKIN they come up on ebay often and sell 300 to 500 quid they are also made under licence and have a few different names but they are easy to operate because they swing out and are very solid not at all flimsy like some Chinese examples

[Thomas Frame]

Hi Garrie, what make is it? – and does the seller still list them on ebay, we are only going to be using it to do very small runs of tshirts.

Tom

quote Garrie:

Hi,

We actually have a little heat press we sourced from Ebay. We don’t do a lot of clothing but its nice to have to do T Shirts etc. The press we’ve got is great, very very heavy duty and the build quality is great, it also has a CE mark, which many presses on ebay don’t have. If buying it’s best to double check with the seller. We checked out a few and some people were honest and said their ones didn’t whereas other people said they didn’t know!! We hung on to make sure we got one with it. It’s not worth getting one without it, considering the temperatures they reach.

We’ve had ours a few months, done a good few T – Shirts and to be honest, never had a problem, however if doing T Shirts is your main source of business I would personally buy from a “real” supplier.

All the best
Garrie

[Dave Harrison]

I’ll second the Akins press. . . they are cast metal, weigh a ton but will last a lifetime !

[Matt Hards]

i too am looking at heat presses currently, there are "bargain" presses on ebay. Im just wondering what sort of plate sizes you guys use on yours, the average seems to be about 38cm x 38cm, do u guys think the bigger plate size is better, i have seen 42cm etc. or does it compromise the actual pressing process. I have seen one press on there with this spec:_

Digital temperature control up to 399°C
Digital timer up to 0-180s
Extar thick heat platen 38cm X 38cm ( alumimum )
Pressure up to 100kg

is this the sort of thing i should be looking at? Im just going to be doing odd runs of t shirts, and my own workwear. Its only going to be as a sideline really to signmaking. So if people ask, as they do sometimes, then i have the facility to do it.

[Thomas Frame]

Has anybody had a bad experience with these ebay presses, all I am hearing is don’t go near them without actually hearing from somebody that had had actual problems and what they could be.

[Dave Harrison]

Thats exactly what I use mine for matt. . to be honest they aren’t great money makers, so don’t go spending a fortune.

Plate size on my atkins is approx 45cm x 55cm.

[Thomas Frame]

for instance, this guy sells these at around £200

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/T-SHIRT-TRANSFER- … dZViewItem

[Dave Harrison]

Yeah I can see your point Thomas and if you only want something to print up staff t-shirts and stuff for mates etc, it might be worth taking a chance. Like I said you don’t want to be paying a fortune for a press.
You also take a risk buying secondhand so at the end of the day you pays ya money and takes ya choice !

p.s I only paid £350 for my atkins of ebay so there are deals to be had it just depends on how much of a rush you’re in to get the machine !

Good luck

Dave

[Bill Hughes]

There are at least two adkins on ebay now one is a wopping 750 quid but the other a older one is at £100 might be worth watching
cgi.ebay.co.uk/Professional-T-Shirt-press-plus-inkjet-transfer-

[Matt Hards]

yes i saw the older one, but it looked a little tooo old ?

[Lorraine Clinch]

quote Thomas Frame:

Has anybody had a bad experience with these ebay presses, all I am hearing is don’t go near them without actually hearing from somebody that had had actual problems and what they could be.

I bought a hat press from Ebay which came from China, and I wish I hadn’t bothered, wouldn’t buy from there again.

On the other hand, I purchased a T-shirt press from the USA, called the ‘Mightypress’, which is excellent, and even with delivery etc. saved me a good amount of cash.

Basically, with a site like Ebay, it’s the chance you take, and I’m certainly not whingeing about my Chinese purchase, as that was my risk.

[John Gregson]

Hi All,
I’ve got an ebay press and wouldn’t recommed them unless you are just doing "use once" hen or stag shirts. It does the job but on-off switch knackered after a few months of light use, its now wired without the switch courtesy of an electrician.

Pressure isn’t good across the plate as the bottom plate is fixed by 2 joints in the middle and moves a bit when pressing.

Timings are a mile out from suppliers spec and i think this is down to temp variations and uneven pressure.

Using ebay presses are trial and error, you can achieve fairly decent results most of the time but if you are going take this seriously, and make lots of shirts, it would be best buying brand new and a reputable make.

Cheers John

[Adam Triggs]

Interesting thread,

I’m also looking for one and am considering the swing press from xpres.
B****Y expensive but a couple of friends have used them for a few years now and wouldn’t consider anything else. They also do all the consumables as well as have a great tech support team.

The result I got off my JV3 recently using a friends xpres press was awesome and as a result am buying this week.

Maybe we should see if they want to do a group discount :lol1:
Anyone in ?

Cheers
Adam

[Thomas Frame]

good idea

if there is anybody out there with a good one off ebay, if so whats the make? and link to seller.

[Garrie]

I’ve got a Press off Ebay, no idea what make it is though, will have a look when I’m in the office. Think it could be Microtec? However below is a link to the seller

Link to seller
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZdomglobal01QQhtZ-1

Cheers
Garrie

[Matt Hards]

Have u got your xpres machine yet Adam, I am too looking at this press very closely, think I am going to go for it.