No instructions in my heat press...

[purpledragon]

Charis would it help to ring me 01437 766211 and i could maybe talk you through it btw its meant to start heating straightaway

[justme]

MASSIVE thank you to Brett, just needed a calm voice on the other end of the phone. Have successfully printed my first coaster...nothing blew up, nothing melted...quite smelly...but then, so is my mug press.

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[WorthDoingRight]

I switched the main power button and the platen immediately started heating up. At 27 it felt hot, that confused me...I hadn't set the time, temperature or anything...let alone press 'play' so why was it getting hot and why did it feel really quite hot at 27?!

Anyone help me with a make so that I can find some help?

Thanks

Charis

The display shows 27 as this is probably the number of seconds the press timer is currently set for and not the temperature. As on most press controllers there is only one display line it often doubles (or triples) for the following items:
1) Pressing temperature
2) Pressing time
3) Idle temperature

These are normally cycled through with one button and then changed with another pair of buttons. Sometimes as on one of my presses I only have Pressing temp and Pressing Time, the other has Idle temp, Pressing temp and Pressing Time.

Looking at the press picture I would imagine it has a similar controller to mine so here goes my suggestions.

You have 4 buttons a Left Arrow, a Mode, a Right Arrow and a Square.

1) Turn press on and press the Mode button once and then LT/RT arrows to set idle temp (on a flat bed press 5 to 10 degrees below pressing temp is suggested. As this cannot be above the pressing temp you might have to do stage 2 first)
2) Press mode again then LT/RT to set the pressing temp
3) Press mode again then LT/RT to set the pressing time.

a 4th press should return you to the display with the current press temperature on.

once the press reaches the idle temp you set it should beep at this point pressing the square button should begin the press heating to press temp and when it reaches this it should start to count down on the timer.

So I wait for the press to reach idle temp (set 5 or 10 degrees below) then close my press and press the square button and then when it starts beeping madly at end of pressing i turn it off (or press the square button again if doing a batch)

[Ian M]

Well done Charis & that coaster looks superb.
I was just the same when I got my press & I bought some plain cheap polyester material just to practise on with getting the pressure & other setting right. As for wanting to know times & temps for different products have a look at the BMS website as in each product description they give these details. It is a bit of trial & error at first but, you will get there very quickly.

Brett, your a star mate

[Ian M]

Well done Charis & that coaster looks superb.
I was just the same when I got my press & I bought some plain cheap polyester material just to practise on with getting the pressure & other setting right. As for wanting to know times & temps for different products have a look at the BMS website as in each product description they give these details. It is a bit of trial & error at first but, you will get there very quickly.

Brett, your a star mate

[bms]

Charis would it help to ring me 01437 766211 and i could maybe talk you through it btw its meant to start heating straightaway

Thanks for helping out Brett Good to hear the Welsh Regional Office is so informative... That'll be £5.10 I owe you now

[purpledragon]

Thanks for helping out Brett Good to hear the Welsh Regional Office is so informative... That'll be £5.10 I owe you now

£5.10 ? you're havin a laff the invoice for consultancy is on its way and aint it about time you paid the welsh regional office's rent

[bms]

£5.10 ? you're havin a laff the invoice for consultancy is on its way and aint it about time you paid the welsh regional office's rent

I offered but they wanted 1 and sixpence and I didn't have that much on me!

[Charlie_]

I offered but they wanted 1 and sixpence and I didn't have that much on me!

Martin showing you are lol likes it though ......................

[justme]

Just to wrap up the initial thread for anyone else that searches in the future...Martin from BMS sent through on email a fab set of instructions in English and the press is simple as

So, thanks!

Charis