Disky
09-04-2015, 12:39 AM
Well today has been a huge step into the unknown for me,,, but, it has been fairly rewarding.
Firstly, my heat press arrived..................... from ebay, i had ordered it before i read reviews here :(
its from Heatpress Online and its 38cmx38cm, bigger than i thought it would be............. quite funny watching the delivery driver try to get it out his van lol
Anyhoo, plugged it in and away it went, got the infrared temp gun out and it goes from +4 degrees to -6 degrees in the corners :(, but after the full thing had warmed up for about 10-15 mins the temps stabilised to about 5 degrees variance across the platen at 180 degrees. Not tested it on fabric as yet.
THEN
Got a text from, wait for it............ ARGOS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, package delivered on the day it was meant to be....... thats a good start.
It was my Liyu SC631 Non laser eye model as i heard the optical isnt actually an optical but a non efficient guide only....
First impressions, well i was waiting for it to be rubbish build quality as its a cheap Chinese machine and to be honest, after reading here i wasnt expecting it to be any good.
Well must say, i was pleasantly surprised by the build quality and initial weight of the cutter, quite substantial and very well packaged.
Did have issues getting it up and running, however You Tube can be a great help ;) loaded some vinyl and even got the test cut done, had to increase the pressure slightly from recommended............. currently on 400 speed and 125 pressure. tried to cut a name in Sign Blazer and woo hoo, after setting the usb correctly, it worked, i was like a 5 year old at Christmas lol.
Tomorrows job will be to build the stand, try to find a decent graphic and try to plot with a pen holder,,, thinking a roll of white lining paper may do the job.
Also bought some t-shit paper from MDP and cutting mat, knife etc etc.......................
Got SignCut Pro in the bundle, but not looked at it yet, but can anyone shed some recommendations on software that can print t-shirt paper and also registration marks so i can try some contour stuff ?
Many thanx, great resource, and loads of help here :)
Raymond
Firstly, my heat press arrived..................... from ebay, i had ordered it before i read reviews here :(
its from Heatpress Online and its 38cmx38cm, bigger than i thought it would be............. quite funny watching the delivery driver try to get it out his van lol
Anyhoo, plugged it in and away it went, got the infrared temp gun out and it goes from +4 degrees to -6 degrees in the corners :(, but after the full thing had warmed up for about 10-15 mins the temps stabilised to about 5 degrees variance across the platen at 180 degrees. Not tested it on fabric as yet.
THEN
Got a text from, wait for it............ ARGOS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, package delivered on the day it was meant to be....... thats a good start.
It was my Liyu SC631 Non laser eye model as i heard the optical isnt actually an optical but a non efficient guide only....
First impressions, well i was waiting for it to be rubbish build quality as its a cheap Chinese machine and to be honest, after reading here i wasnt expecting it to be any good.
Well must say, i was pleasantly surprised by the build quality and initial weight of the cutter, quite substantial and very well packaged.
Did have issues getting it up and running, however You Tube can be a great help ;) loaded some vinyl and even got the test cut done, had to increase the pressure slightly from recommended............. currently on 400 speed and 125 pressure. tried to cut a name in Sign Blazer and woo hoo, after setting the usb correctly, it worked, i was like a 5 year old at Christmas lol.
Tomorrows job will be to build the stand, try to find a decent graphic and try to plot with a pen holder,,, thinking a roll of white lining paper may do the job.
Also bought some t-shit paper from MDP and cutting mat, knife etc etc.......................
Got SignCut Pro in the bundle, but not looked at it yet, but can anyone shed some recommendations on software that can print t-shirt paper and also registration marks so i can try some contour stuff ?
Many thanx, great resource, and loads of help here :)
Raymond