JP12 Heat Press

[James Fulwood]

Hi,

After getting great results almost straight away using the mug press I purchased last week I have decided to buy some other sub items such as jigsaws, coasters etc to see if I can do other items with the flatbed heat press I already have, its great for pressing t-shirts and babygrows with clothing vinyl I use but not sure its going to be ideal for the these other sorts of items.

The heat press I have is the JP12:-
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Is it possible to press items such as mousemats, coasters and jigsaws etc with this budget heat press or am I going to have big problems?

Thanks

James

[Paul]

it is possible but this is manual press so you need to make sure your temperature is set spot on. if you master that then i can not see any problems

I think its only A4 (correct me if iam wrong) so you limited here. but again. 99% of my work is no biger then A4 any way

[Justin]

Had one of these for a short while but didn't get on so well with it for above (temp) reasons. Seemed ok for coasters etc. No good for clothing. Mine seemed to have dead spots on the platen.

[James Fulwood]

Well I have the Ricoh 3300 so the A4 size is not a problem as thats what im limited to anyway.

The press does have a temp gauge on the top but im not sure how accurate it is as its not digital its a little speed dial type gauge. Id love to buy a new one to go with my other new equipment but funds are running low at the moment, im hoping to get 18k inheritence soon so will definatly be upgrading soon.

What kind of press do you use? or can you suggest I look at if I do buy one soon? Obviously to need an industrial factory press but something of good quality and good price, I could search all day on websites but theres no better information than from someone that uses them personally

[Paul]

I got now A4 too as my large press broken down after over 4 years. bought this as needed to finish little order for club. but my is digital and costed me £115. If i would be you then I would buy best you can afford. It will last you long time and heat temperature will be consistent.

[James Fulwood]

Best I can afford is probably good advice, when my items get here ill have a go with the JP12 and see how I get on, once the house is sold ill maybe look into a George Knight as they seem to have some good quality stuff

[Paul]

I think George Knight got life time warranty too hor heat platen

[James Fulwood]

Have they really? Thats value for money, im on their website at the moment having a browse, ill have a look to see if I can see anything about warranty, they look like strong pieces of kit, not too bad a prive either

[Justin]

Adkins or Stahls if you've got the money would be hard to beat. I have one of the older Adkins which I prefer but would very much like to try the Stahls auto release.

Xpres for Adkins, Target Transfers for Stahls.

[James Fulwood]

Cheers Justin, just checking them out, they look like good quality, Adkins do a nice one for about £500 which is good, when I first searched atkins in google it came up with ebay, I typed in heat press and couldnt believe my luck when I saw the prices £150+ then I remembered "Buy Cheap, Buy Twice" lol