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[Greensleeves]

There must be a grafix programme out there that even a dummy could use. set it up at the start of the day and let someone who is not computer literate use it in a few easy steps?

[Kaz]

Ya cheeky bugger

Corel is easy-ish to use, it's just trying to get it to do what I want it to do that's the problem.

I'm getting there, slowly but surely.

No rush anyways, not got a lot of big orders, yet

[accdave]

If you can afford it I would buy separate presses. The problem with all-in-ones is that if it goes you're knackered on all fronts.

[Kaz]

I agree with Dave, I've also bought a 38x38 flat bed press

[Paul]

If you can afford it I would buy separate presses. The problem with all-in-ones is that if it goes you're knackered on all fronts.

true... but then you can go and buy another one then there is very easy chose... buy here for about £1000 for a press or buy from china for £300.

[Greensleeves]

I have been talking to my buisness partner and we have decided to use 2 seperate units. One to do mugs and one for plates. i cant seem to find a unit that is dedicated to plates on ebay, can anyone help please.

[Kaz]

I don't think I've seen a press for plates only in all my searching of late when getting started

[Greensleeves]

aah bugger it. i dident want to go down the road of a multi machine.

[Paul]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-Plate-P ... 1c109bd951

[bms]

Plate presses in their own right never seemed to be popular. We used to sell these but they only do one thing - plates and plates haven't been particularly popular. A couple of things to bear in mind when doing plates - 1. you would only use these for display purposes, 2. getting a plate with a perfectly flat middle for sublimation printing is very difficult. I'd now recommend you use a water decal for plates (print with a laser printer, cut the circle out with a cutter and water slide this on to the plate and let dry). You end up with a much crisper image.

If you're looking for all in one machines, we have an 8 in 1 option which has plate, cap, mugs, flat bed etc (which is in stock in the UK and comes with full UK support). We even have spare parts in an unopened box should they be required.
http://www.printerowners.co.uk/presses- ... -press.htm
You could even get a seperate mug press if you wanted as some folk on here have our entry level DF1 mug press.

If you don't want a multi-function machine then go for a heat press which is okay for your needs. You probably need to think about what size printer you want:

A4 versions are Epson B40W, Ricoh GXe3300, Ricoh GX5050 or Ricoh GXe5550 - don't bother with the latter just yet as the cartridges that would be supplied would need replacing as soon as you've primed the printer as they are the low capacity versions. High capacity cartridges for the GXe5550 are not yet available.

A3 versions are the Epson B1100, Photo 1400 or the Ricoh GX7000. The Epson versions will take A4, A3 and A3+; the Ricoh just A4 and A3.

If you want to print A3 or A3+ (this being paper size 13" x 19") then you might need a flat bed press that will print this size sheet. You'll pay a bit of a premium for a larger size press so you'll need to think about the amount of work you'll get that needs the largest size heat press.