3D Vacuum Heat Press - new model ST-2030

[Andrew]

Hi Paul yes thats what I am looking for ..Flims ..I have a red one and use it with papaer ..Only problem is Glossy cases you get some sort of a residue kind of a texture (Not Golssy Glossy ) and I think this comes from the Paper If I am right ..So I would like try Flims and thought to have a one for spair .That Small machine looks so cheep and I wasnt sure I really wanted a one anyway ......

More than likely other influences creating these effects. Mottling, powdery residue, etc are often time and temp issues. It might be the coating on the case needs it slightly cooler etc as same with mugs, different manufacturers of cases will have different results and ways to print. 3D phonecases from different suppliers can make a big difference in the finished quality so it is about testing the options out there. I actually prefered the look of the matt cases to the glossy when starting out on this road but availability wasn't as good accross models.

[g1njeremy]

I think film is better for corners, and for the surface. I notice paper gives an 'orange peel' look to it.
Film is better but I had a problem printing black with film... Paper printed better black but I am upgrading my printer to see what happens.

The black would depend on your ink (the "lightness" of it when being transferred) and temperature (the higher the better, not high enough and you'll get brownish black).

i dont know abouth the rest of you huys, who use film, but i never had one that didnt snap/pierced/broke/cracked during the press....

Hi Paul, I wonder what press do you use? For the mini 3D press, I actually don't have any problem with the film. However, the temperature inside varies too much press-to-press and hence it gives too much color inconsistency.

However, there is also truth to your statement. The film needs to be dried to an extreme point. This may not be a problem if you're in a desert but for me, it means having a space where temperature is kept high and humidity low. Only then I get a sort of consistency from the film behavior. You can see this in Society6 video.

Which gets me thinking perhaps that's why some press models use actuators that push the case against the film as well as vacuum rather than vacuum only. I believe this also has something to do with more evenly distributed heating element.

[Ravisteam]

Hi Andrew thanks for the input.i agree with u abt the matt cases .but glossy cases prints more details to matt if you know what i mean.Dont you get this effect on glossy cases..??.its not a big issue but you like them to be perfect dont you.chees.

[Andrew]

No. Once time and temps are found for your set-up I wouldn't be expecting markings on the surface. You can achieve a crisp finish.

[ushi]

No. Once time and temps are found for your set-up I wouldn't be expecting markings on the surface. You can achieve a crisp finish.

Could you please share your printing procedure

[Ravisteam]

http://www.sunmeta.com/en/detail-318.html
What do you think about this new ST-2030 3D vacuum press?


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[TD]ST-2030[/TD]
[TD]ST-3042[/TD]
[TD]ST-1520[/TD]
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[TD]Voltage[/TD]
[TD]100V /220V (50HZ-60HZ)[/TD]
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[TD]800W[/TD]
[TD]2800W[/TD]
[TD]1300W[/TD]
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[TD]100V / 220V[/TD]
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did you managed to buy a one ??. I was with sunmta and they said they can send it to for 370 usd..how much did they quote you for..??.other company gave a a quote for 390 and u can pay by paypal too..

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Did anyone buy this machine yet?

[ArferMo]

I had a play with one but didn't think it was worth the money. It looked good and small but too limiting for me only phone cases and thats such a cut throat market that I did not think it worth the expense.

[magda]

Just been looking at the sunmeta website at the page for the new small & cheap film machine. One of the cases they display doesn't look like it's printed that well. The blue one, have a look at this screenshot from their site, the corner of the case looks pretty bad:

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So if they did this case in that machine it's not very promising...

[socialgiraffe]

I heard that INV sublimation have a new 3d machine special for film phone case printing, the machine is infrared heating, they promise the printing quality good, once not good, they accept turn goods.

So how much is your machine INVSUB?

With shipping to the UK