Conflicting times for mugs.

[Lee]

My heat tape is never in the mug press...i tape it under the handle, and have never had an issue with marks.... I tried 22x9 designs and found it really hard to get the edges to take without over cooking the central area...so now I just do 21 max....

[boristrump]

hi thanks andrew as you say 22x9 a bit on the limit what size of template would you go for for instant the size mostly suited to the 180o temp @ 180 sec?

22 x 9 is on the very limit for the best presses out there and will probably take longer in my experience. It takes longer to get enough heat to the print either side of the handle. Also I always personally never print at as low a temp as 180. 195 for 170 is a starting point that I use and this is accross a few different brands of press.

[Andrew]

Many will go for 200 x 85 but it's entirely upto what your press and mug are capable of. 180 is still low in my opinion.

[dj_doubler]

Im using 170C at 150 ricoh timings etc... great results... only had a little "browning" of blacks... in regards to template size... im running 210x90 which I think gives great coverage and 9/10 do cover all area's with a great finish