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Hi all.

I'm new on this forum so please be patient

After long research I decided to buy ADKINS heat press from XPRES for t-shirts and I don't know which one of these two choose:

1. XP7051 Studio Auto Clam Junior Press 40cm x 40cm
http://www.xpres.co.uk/p-8246-studio-au ... -40cm.aspx

or

2. XP7053 Studio Auto EZ Clam Press 40cm x 50cm
http://www.xpres.co.uk/p-8248-studio-au ... -40cm.aspx

Both seem to be well built. I like the heating plate mount in XP7053 (Auto EZ one) but don't know why case has many holes ?
The XP7051 looks even better but is a bit smaller and a bit more expensive.

Could You help me choose better one please ?

I'm also considering STAHL Hotronix MAXX 38cm x 38cm.

Any sugestions ?

Regards.

Adkins are pretty much the industry standard press in the UK, personally I would go with an Atkins swing-away, this is because Clam presses struggle to exert the pressure required for some of the laser papers available.

Thanks for quick reply.
I was thinking about swing-away but I don't have enough space for it. That Auto EZ has 4 springs which I think helps evenly distribute the pressure at each corner. But these holes looks weird to me
I will print on RICOH ink printer. Will use flex/flock too.
I have to choose one from these 3 above I'm afraid.

Hi,

All are very good presses, from these 3 I would go for the one with largest platen size.

Hi

Find the space! The swing away will last you for year's, we have had one 10+ still going strong and it gives you the flexibility to print everything.

Find the space! The swing away will last you for year's, we have had one 10+ still going strong and it gives you the flexibility to print everything.

I agree with this, I had a cheap clam shell one which although very good was not up to pressing everything I needed it to. So I purchased a swing away from The Magic Touch and just made sure I had the room for it. Superb machine

Find the space! The swing away will last you for year's, we have had one 10+ still going strong and it gives you the flexibility to print everything.

That's what I just did. The swing-away is on the way now

Thanks lads for your help.

Regards

Well done, you will not regret it. These Adkins presses are at the top end of the price scale for a reason, they are 1st class, never let you down and there is a full UK spares back-up to replace the items that do wear with lots of use. Happy printing.

Thanks again

Which one did you buy in the end and how is it working out?