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MAgic Touch heat press – should I buy this?
Seen this for sale here in Ireland :
http://www.adverts.ie/office-equipment-supplies/the-magic-touch-heat-press/3754877
Bearing in mind it needs a new base plate (where do I even get one?), is it worth €150? I’ve seen cheap new presses on ebay, but hear horror stories about unbranded stuff.
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Difficult to say but from the photos it looks WELL used!
We had one of these for many years before upgrading to a pneumatic press and it performed well. I think you will find the base plate is probably OK its just the ptfe cover that has been destroyed. We had ours for 15 years+ and it never looked like that, which makes me wonder how its been treated. Our old one sits in our store as a back-up and looks like new by comparison.
There is a bearing on the cam which applies the pressure when the handle is operated and if this isnt greased it does wear a bit making the operation "clunky". Otherwise nor much to go wrong other than the element of course.
This looks a bit ropey to be honest but will probably give a more even heat distribution than some of the cheap chinese copies.
Colin
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