Glass chopping boards

[JMugs]

Shultz Swing press
Ricoh SG3110
Sawgrass Inks
Trupix paper
Silcon sheet

Image on bottom, glass board next, silicon sheet, heat plate.

Just as it says really.
Did some fishing about on here and there really isn't too much about them that is positive .... so I had to have a go.
Looking about on the internet gives everything from 3 minutes at 180 degrees to 9 mins at 200 degrees With Conde at one end of the spectrum, BMS at the other and the Transfer press in the middle. So I bought them from .... Coralgraph (I had an order going in at that point, so no particular reason), could have bought from any of the UK suppliers as I like the quality and service from those three. I did think the variation was odd as as I have found all the suppliers guidelines fairly consistent when I have done similar tests before.
I have done 6,5,4,and 3 minutes at 200 degrees and interestingly whilst the 3 minutes is brighter than the 8 minutes there isn't as much variation as I would have expected. However the image still looks dark, not very dark, just not quite vibrant.

So has anybody had better success?
Does the image look dark due to the "Chinchilla glass"?

I would now drop the temperature but that will have to wait until my next order when I'll have some more to play with.

So chip in my lovelies.

Janners.

[viccar]

Cheapo chinese press[ATTACH=CONFIG]1913[/ATTACH]
Ricoh 3310
Trupix
Silcone sheet

I ordered one (thetransferpress) for myself, and im quite impressed with the way it came out. (see pic)

Temp 200 time 4 mins med pressure

As per transfer press instuctions

Pressing time 4 minutes at 200° c with medium pressure. Important - do not mirror image when printing out your transfer. Lay transfer on base of press and place the chopping board on top (white side down) covered with a sheet of plain paper.

(i covered with silicone sheet as well)


Now i know what everyones having for xmas:biggrin: