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socialgiraffe
12-10-2012, 03:08 PM
Last night I went to see another member on this forum as they were having problems with pressing transfers. Turns out that this particular problem was located between the floor and the handle of the press so all good, but we both thought the following post would be a good idea.

For this exercise you will need a heat press, 5 minutes of your time and an infared temperature guage.

Basically I am trying to see what the differences are between heat press machines and also the variances on each platens. To be able to do this we need to all measure to a set standard as instructed below.

Set the temperature of your heat press to 180 degrees (sorry I don't do F)
Measure the temperature at each corner and then in the center
Measure from a distance of approximately 2 inches from the platen
Post your results PLUS the make and model or weblink to the particular heat press you are using.

I am hoping that we will get a load of posts and will be able to see if the Adkins of this world are more accurate etc. and be able to build up a better and more informed opinon on what is good and what should be avoided.

Here are my results to start the ball rolling:

Heat press: http://www.printerowners.co.uk/hardware-equipment/714/df50-40cm-x-50cm-clam-action-heat-press.htm
Measurements: Corners: 177; 177; 175; 175. Center: 182
Variance: 175-182 = 7 degrees


I have no idea if the above is good, bad or indifferent so it would be great to see as many results as possible

quasar
12-10-2012, 03:33 PM
Anything else I can use if I don't own an infrared temperature gauge?

socialgiraffe
12-10-2012, 03:41 PM
If you have a built in temperature guage in your fingers yes, if not I doubt it.

Would highly recommend one. WDR put me on to one on ebay. Only cost £10.00 and has been worth every penny, very useful when you have a problem as they tell you exactly what temperature you are pressing items at.

GoldRapt
12-10-2012, 04:01 PM
If you have a built in temperature guage in your fingers yes, if not I doubt it.

Would highly recommend one. WDR put me on to one on ebay. Only cost £10.00 and has been worth every penny, very useful when you have a problem as they tell you exactly what temperature you are pressing items at.

A link would be appreciated if you can share it.

quasar
12-10-2012, 04:05 PM
Checked on eBay and there are lots but none for £10. Do you have a name?

socialgiraffe
12-10-2012, 04:11 PM
Mine was from this guy and it was £9.99 last week (see jpg screen shot). You may want to email the seller as he is now advertising it at £30.99!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271070501119?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

This one is £10.99
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-with-Laser-/200664753577?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item2eb88d25a9




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GoldRapt
12-10-2012, 05:01 PM
Got one, £10:99 free postage

quasar
12-10-2012, 05:05 PM
I also got one, so will test once it arrives

Craig
12-10-2012, 06:57 PM
Mine is http://www.printerowners.co.uk/hardware-equipment/513/8-in-1-combination-heat-press.htm and results were
Corners 177,177,176,175
Middle 178

Justin
12-10-2012, 08:44 PM
Are these the single laser models? Only ever used the twin lasers from work, will have to get one of these. I did mine a while ago but will post once I have done it again.

pisquee
13-10-2012, 11:47 AM
Be also interesting to test the same model of machine owned by different users, to see the consistency across supposedly similar machines ...
We just moved 300 miles north, from London to County Durham, so everything a bit disorganised at the mo, but I am definitely interested in taking part in this - we have a pile of presses (Chinese, Jarin's, Insta's, Adkins, PressMech...) from badge press size up to the big Adkins which is somewhere between A2 and A1 size

mrs maggot
13-10-2012, 12:48 PM
might also be useful if the post title is changed to "heat press temp guide test" or something similar for future use - will get and test my geo knight and add it on






edit: thanks whoever did this, will be very interesting to see everyones results

Dave271069
13-10-2012, 03:41 PM
I think you must have shares in the laser temp company as I've just purchased one also. Lol. When it arrives Monday or Tuesday will give you my results from a Chinese clam press from signzworld.
Back soon
Dave.

Reg
13-10-2012, 05:03 PM
I have a C.G. a4 swing away press with analogue temp gauge right side 203 back 195 front left side 196 back 188 front middle 190

socialgiraffe
15-10-2012, 10:20 AM
Keep em coming guys

In about a couple of weeks time I will collate the data and post it as a seperate post showing temperatures, make and model and the variance.

ASLCreative
15-10-2012, 10:51 AM
You can also use the infra-red temperature gauge to save you money on your gas/oil bills.

Use it to check the temperatures of your radiators and balance your central heating system (http://www.shadlock.co.uk/energy/heat/chbal.htm).

Dave271069
17-10-2012, 09:11 AM
[QUOTE=socialgiraffe;56050]Mine was from this guy and it was £9.99 last week (see jpg screen shot). You may want to email the seller as he is now advertising it at £30.99!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271070501119?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

This one is £10.99
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-with-Laser-/200664753577?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item2eb88d25a9




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Ordered one last week. Just been sent an email by seller after money has been taken out and I was told it was posted. I'm now being told the items are faulty and it can not be sent. Maybe he had a mass demand for them. I've just seen a similar one in maplin but it's £29.00.

GoldRapt
17-10-2012, 09:35 AM
Mine has yet to arrive and I have had no such email., thanks for the info.

GoldRapt
17-10-2012, 09:44 AM
I spoke too soon, defective batch my .... Funny how the new one's have raised in price to match the demand!!

hidehi
17-10-2012, 09:53 AM
I also received the email this morning mentioning a faulty batch and asked whether I would like a refund. Funny that it was marked as despatched on Monday but its not yet arrived!


Edited to say that I received the 'Your item has been despatched' email on Monday, but having just checked My Ebay, it has now been unmarked as despatched :confused:

GoldRapt
17-10-2012, 10:08 AM
I am not amused but at the same time do not know what to do. mY purchase of this item is recorded by ebay as thus
Non-Contact IR Infrared Digital Thermometer with Laser (200664753577)

Paid on 12-Oct-12
Dispatched on 15-Oct-12
Price: £10.99, Quantity: 1 £10.99
I received the usual ebay email advising me of this at 12:35hrs on Monday 15th october.
I received the offer of a refund on a faulty(?) item that was posted at 04:50hrs 17/10/2012 on the grounds that they do not have a working batch ion stock. Clearly the re listing of the same item at a much higher price indicates that they do.
Never having had a dispute on ebay, I would like to have advice from my friends here.
What would you do? Complain to ebay, get a refund or insist the sale was honoured with a working item?

socialgiraffe
17-10-2012, 10:10 AM
To be honest, if it was me I would just simply ask for a refund and then look somewhere else for the same item.

Has anyone tried contacting the seller that I purchased from to see why they increased in price by three times? or if it is a mistake?

Dave271069
17-10-2012, 10:12 AM
I also received the email this morning mentioning a faulty batch and asked whether I would like a refund. Funny that it was marked as despatched on Monday but its not yet arrived!


Edited to say that I received the 'Your item has been despatched' email on Monday, but having just checked My Ebay, it has now been unmarked as despatched :confused:

Excatly the same as me.word by word.

GoldRapt
17-10-2012, 10:25 AM
To be honest, if it was me I would just simply ask for a refund and then look somewhere else for the same item.

Has anyone tried contacting the seller that I purchased from to see why they increased in price by three times? or if it is a mistake?

I agree, I can't be bothered with hassle over £10 but there does appear to be a principle involved here, and perhaps a fraud.

quasar
17-10-2012, 10:31 AM
I also received the email this morning mentioning a faulty batch and asked whether I would like a refund. Funny that it was marked as despatched on Monday but its not yet arrived!


Same email received, mine was due yesterday, but never arrived and this morning I received the email offering a refund.

Charlie_
17-10-2012, 10:35 AM
To be honest, if it was me I would just simply ask for a refund and then look somewhere else for the same item.

Has anyone tried contacting the seller that I purchased from to see why they increased in price by three times? or if it is a mistake?


Agrees mine was only 9.99 including postage and delivered next day from this seller

quasar
17-10-2012, 10:43 AM
Found this from same people while searching for another one - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-Laser-/280855420925?_trksid=p4340.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D 1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D2800816846765529343%26pid%3D 100009%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D121000857304%2 6
Seems to have gone up to £110.95

hidehi
17-10-2012, 10:54 AM
I am not amused but at the same time do not know what to do. mY purchase of this item is recorded by ebay as thus
Non-Contact IR Infrared Digital Thermometer with Laser (200664753577)

Paid on 12-Oct-12
Dispatched on 15-Oct-12
Price: £10.99, Quantity: 1 £10.99
I received the usual ebay email advising me of this at 12:35hrs on Monday 15th october.
I received the offer of a refund on a faulty(?) item that was posted at 04:50hrs 17/10/2012 on the grounds that they do not have a working batch ion stock. Clearly the re listing of the same item at a much higher price indicates that they do.
Never having had a dispute on ebay, I would like to have advice from my friends here.
What would you do? Complain to ebay, get a refund or insist the sale was honoured with a working item?

I've requested a refund as I personally can't be bothered with the hassle, time and energy. Just my tuppence worth

hidehi
17-10-2012, 10:55 AM
Found this from same people while searching for another one - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-Laser-/280855420925?_trksid=p4340.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D 1%26asc%3D29%26meid%3D2800816846765529343%26pid%3D 100009%26prg%3D1013%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D121000857304%2 6
Seems to have gone up to £110.95

How much!????!!!!!:eek::eek:

GoldRapt
17-10-2012, 11:11 AM
I've requested a refund as I personally can't be bothered with the hassle, time and energy. Just my tuppence worth
Yes that will be my route, can't be bothered with the hassle but he can have some deserved negative feed back

hidehi
17-10-2012, 11:14 AM
Yes that will be my route, can't be bothered with the hassle but he can have some deserved negative feed back

Yes, I've never had to leave negative feedback before, but I guess theres a first time for everything!

hidehi
17-10-2012, 12:00 PM
Have now recd a msg confirming the refund, whilst at the same time the item has been marked despatched again...

WorthDoingRight
17-10-2012, 12:42 PM
Probably find that the seller is using a dropshipping supplier and the supplier is out of stock. You will see that a lot of sellers put their prices sky high for out of stock items instead of removing the auction listing - especially if their listing is for say 30 days and they expect the item to be back in stock during that period.

pisquee
18-10-2012, 12:20 AM
are these alternative options...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MH-1-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-/180998729844?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item2a245d7074

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infrared-Non-Contact-Thermometer-/130783257015?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item1e734a21b7

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Thermometer-Gun-LCD-50-to-380-UK-SHIP-/110963028892?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item19d5e9739c

WorthDoingRight
18-10-2012, 01:07 AM
are these alternative options...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MH-1-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer-/180998729844?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item2a245d7074

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Infrared-Non-Contact-Thermometer-/130783257015?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item1e734a21b7

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Thermometer-Gun-LCD-50-to-380-UK-SHIP-/110963028892?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Test_Measurement _Equipment_ET&hash=item19d5e9739c

All of these go up to 220c+ so should be fine. The third link is however to the model that I bought and that I have recommended to others (and it has a wider measuring range if you needed one)

ASLCreative
18-10-2012, 10:26 AM
I had the same email this morning.

Bought another one off ebay - actually cheaper than the original one - it seems as if the latest seller is using a drop shipper fas some of their products can be posted to N. Ireland others can't. Hope the drop shipper doesn't run out.

mgibbs
18-10-2012, 12:24 PM
I don't have an ebay account for use with my business so I've just ordered this from Amazon @ £15 inc delivery:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GM550-Non-Contact-IR-Infrared-Digital-Thermometer/dp/B007Q87J3U/ref=pd_cp_ce_0

Mark

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 10:52 AM
Just got a further email from the seller this morning.
My payment will be refunded in two working days.
So not only did they not answer my question as to why the delivery email was sent out two days before the recall notice, the Cheeky beggers will have had my money in their account for 7 days before I get it back !
I mean they could have just sent me the refund in the same time it took to send me the mail.

pisquee
19-10-2012, 10:56 AM
PayPal takes about a week to refund if there are no current funds in the PayPal account, unless they've sped up the process since I last had to use it.

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 10:59 AM
Takes me seconds to send someone money by paypal, However having never cancelled a transaction via paypal that then requires them to pay the money back is something I have never done so you may be right.

pisquee
19-10-2012, 11:27 AM
If you send money to someone on PayPal it is normally pretty instantaneous. But, for some reason, if you are a seller and refunding a buyer (in part or full) and your current PayPal balance is £0 (because you needed to transfer your money into your actual bank account where it is more usable!) then PayPal draws the money from your bank account through what they call as e-cheque, and this takes 7-10 days to get from your bank account to the PayPal account you are trying to refund.
It is really annoying and frustrating, both for the seller and buyer. The buyer is usually already not happy, and then you have to tell them that they can have a refund, but they have to wait 7-10 days for it. They don't understand why this is, cause when they pay for something or send money through PayPal it is instant, so they then think the seller is trying to pull one over on them.
Thankfully I haven't had to do many refunds, but I always dread if I need to do one, and my balance is at zero - it usually works out quicker to wait for the next sale to come in to give you funds, than wait the 10 days.
I did phone PayPal about this, and they said that I could send the payment as a separate transaction, and not use the refund process, but this could cause problems with the buyer saying they hadn't actually been refunded, and then raising a claim against you.

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 11:39 AM
The last part negated the question I was going to ask :-)

socialgiraffe
19-10-2012, 11:44 AM
Hi Pisquee

I used to have this problem but then Paypal sent me a PP Debit Mastercard. This means I can leave the money in the PP account and if I need to make business purchases outside of PP I just use the PP card. Means any refunds can be made straight away.

Might be worth you investigating.

Regards

Simon

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 11:49 AM
Well, now the same seller (UK-BID) has emailed me to say that the item has been dispatched.
Maybe he/she has received a new stock at the old price?

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 11:54 AM
Hi Pisquee

I used to have this problem but then Paypal sent me a PP Debit Mastercard. This means I can leave the money in the PP account and if I need to make business purchases outside of PP I just use the PP card. Means any refunds can be made straight away.

Might be worth you investigating.

Regards

Simon

What are your costs operating such a card please Simon?

socialgiraffe
19-10-2012, 12:00 PM
None

You get charged £2.00 if you draw cash out. But apart from that it works exactly like a bank debit card.

Since having this I have never once transferred money to my business account as there are always items that need to be purchased that I can pay using the card.

S>

GoldRapt
19-10-2012, 12:30 PM
None

You get charged £2.00 if you draw cash out. But apart from that it works exactly like a bank debit card.

Since having this I have never once transferred money to my business account as there are always items that need to be purchased that I can pay using the card.

S>

Yes it certainly looks like a very good idea and beats the waiting game normally associated with paypals bank transfer arrangements.
I would like to vote this as the best tip of 2012

socialgiraffe
19-10-2012, 12:50 PM
I will second that nomination :redface:

hidehi
19-10-2012, 01:25 PM
Well I've just received my refund so they will have had my money 6 days. Not much I can do about it but at least its sorted now. Also, I've ordered another cheaper thermometer so we'll see if that one arrives!

bms
19-10-2012, 01:57 PM
Yes it certainly looks like a very good idea and beats the waiting game normally associated with paypals bank transfer arrangements.
I would like to vote this as the best tip of 2012

PayPal transfers are almost immediate now into most UK bank accounts rather than waiting days (they are with us anyway).

pisquee
19-10-2012, 05:16 PM
It seems random at the moment as to whether the transfers are instant, or whether they decide to hold the money for 24 hours while they "review if for security reasons" but once you get to the last page of the transfer, if it says they are going to review the payment, hit the back button, and try again - 2 or 3 goes and you will get around the review!

bms
19-10-2012, 05:36 PM
It seems random at the moment as to whether the transfers are instant, or whether they decide to hold the money for 24 hours while they "review if for security reasons" but once you get to the last page of the transfer, if it says they are going to review the payment, hit the back button, and try again - 2 or 3 goes and you will get around the review!

Do you get 2 or 3 times your money as well?😃

pisquee
19-10-2012, 06:27 PM
if only! .

Dave271069
21-10-2012, 09:39 AM
Ok after all the fiasco with ebay seller I decided to go to screwfix and buy one for £29.99 it's much dearer but its a good quality one and if it breaks I can take it back as its in driving distance
Ok
my heat press is Chinese, bought from signzworld, no name will try and add a picture later. Set at 180
bottom lleft = 179
bottom rright 181
top lleft 184
top right 195
middle 193

now this has shocked me. After a while I used the laser temp and moved it around and had readings of up to 194 . Could this be the reason some of my products like iPhone covers are coming out poor?
The middle is reading over 13 -15 c more than it should, this is wot happens when you go down the cheap route I suppose.
dave

Charlie_
21-10-2012, 10:18 AM
Thankfully I haven't had to do many refunds, but I always dread if I need to do one, and my balance is at zero - it usually works out quicker to wait for the next sale to come in to give you funds, than wait the 10 days.
I did phone PayPal about this, and they said that I could send the payment as a separate transaction, and not use the refund process, but this could cause problems with the buyer saying they hadn't actually been refunded, and then raising a claim against you.[/QUOTE]

i had reason to get a refund from currys, they took the money off my debit card instantaneously. But my refund back via my debit card took 14 days to go back into my account.

Charlie_
21-10-2012, 10:20 AM
Hi Pisquee

I used to have this problem but then Paypal sent me a PP Debit Mastercard. This means I can leave the money in the PP account and if I need to make business purchases outside of PP I just use the PP card. Means any refunds can be made straight away.

Might be worth you investigating.

Regards

Simon

Snap had mine nearly 18 months now, no more transfering money and waiting to clear into bank account.

Charlie_
21-10-2012, 10:21 AM
What are your costs operating such a card please Simon?

Tony my costs are zero

Charlie_
21-10-2012, 10:24 AM
PayPal transfers are almost immediate now into most UK bank accounts rather than waiting days (they are with us anyway).

I use my paypal debit card to pay you Martin.......no fees to pay but comes out of paypal balance.

mgibbs
21-10-2012, 02:16 PM
Ok after all the fiasco with ebay seller I decided to go to screwfix and buy one for £29.99 it's much dearer but its a good quality one and if it breaks I can take it back as its in driving distance
Ok
my heat press is Chinese, bought from signzworld, no name will try and add a picture later. Set at 180
bottom lleft = 179
bottom rright 181
top lleft 184
top right 195
middle 193

now this has shocked me. After a while I used the laser temp and moved it around and had readings of up to 194 . Could this be the reason some of my products like iPhone covers are coming out poor?
The middle is reading over 13 -15 c more than it should, this is wot happens when you go down the cheap route I suppose.
dave

It'll be interesting to see if the more expensive presses give more consistant and accurate reults (I hope so after forking out for a George Knight one :) )

Don't forget that the IR thermometers are generally only accurate to +/- 2 degrees C

Mark

PS maybe we should have a Paypal thread to keep this one about heat press temperatures :wink:

GoldRapt
21-10-2012, 06:02 PM
Ok after all the fiasco with ebay seller I decided to go to screwfix and buy one for £29.99 it's much dearer but its a good quality one and if it breaks I can take it back as its in driving distance
Ok
my heat press is Chinese, bought from signzworld, no name will try and add a picture later. Set at 180
bottom lleft = 179
bottom rright 181
top lleft 184
top right 195
middle 193

now this has shocked me. After a while I used the laser temp and moved it around and had readings of up to 194 . Could this be the reason some of my products like iPhone covers are coming out poor?
The middle is reading over 13 -15 c more than it should, this is wot happens when you go down the cheap route I suppose.
dave
Interesting , I have a George Knight but for all I know they are made in china too.
What I seem to recall however is that the operating area of a heat press does not include it's extreeme edges where temp fall off may occur.
ISTR that theopetaing area of say a 9 x 14 inch platen is only 8 x 13 this being a one inch strip around the whole of the pressing area. This being the case can youre do your test at these points and see what results you get please?

socialgiraffe
21-10-2012, 07:43 PM
Hi mgibbs (and everyone else)

I will be publishing the results with make and model number (if available) as soon as I have a good range. Probably need three or four more to get a decent spread of machines.

Regards

Justin
21-10-2012, 08:23 PM
Just awaiting on my digital thermometer so I can post details. I did this a while ago and noticed a +10c variation on my Adkins so I press everything at 185c (reading) now.

Will post more when I've completed the test.

pisquee
22-10-2012, 03:23 PM
I suppose if people know what their press platen temperature actually is, you could have a look at how the temp read out on the press is actually calibrated and reset it to give you a more accurate reading.

quasar
22-10-2012, 03:28 PM
1252
Digital thermometer arrived. Mine is a no name variety bought from signzworld just over 2 years ago.
At 180 degrees = left back 172, right back 169, left front 175 right front 172 and centre is 180.6

arko
22-10-2012, 05:33 PM
I think the topic of heat temperatures got lost about 5 pages back!.... Maybe someone should prune this thread and make a separate one about PayPal/Ebay disputes?

GoldRapt
22-10-2012, 05:37 PM
1252
Digital thermometer arrived. Mine is a no name variety bought from signzworld just over 2 years ago.
At 180 degrees = left back 172, right back 169, left front 175 right front 172 and centre is 180.6


what size is the platen? how much did it cost?

quasar
22-10-2012, 05:57 PM
what size is the platen? how much did it cost?

14 x 11 and I think I paid around the £150 mark in their ebay shop, has worked really well, mainly t shirts and other garments, but now doing jigsaws and clocks as well.

bms
02-05-2013, 10:36 PM
Yes it certainly looks like a very good idea and beats the waiting game normally associated with paypals bank transfer arrangements.
I would like to vote this as the best tip of 2012

We get PayPal transfers arriving in our bank account within 5 minutes of transferring out from PayPal. I think the waiting is a thing of the past now with the faster payment systems in banks these days.

Gygafo
10-05-2014, 08:14 PM
Hiya! Just ordered a Digital, none contact, IR, thermometer from Amazon.... but not ordered my heat press yet. :wink:

I can get a rough idea from the data posted in the thread as to what seems reasonable (to a noob like me) but I'm sure some solid, readable results would be really useful to newcomers when it comes to making a purchasing decision. This thread is a great idea, thanks socialgiraffe.

I hope to have a press within the next week or so and will provide the details for comparison ASAP.

Cheers :smile:
Nigel.

Greybeard
09-02-2015, 04:14 PM
Hello again.
It's been two years, but now I'm being pushed by circumstances, and I still have some questions !
I thought I had found the answer in this thread title, but alas it seems not.
Did it all fade away, or have some results been posted elsewhere ?
I'll happily start a new thread, but the question would almost be the same, i.e. my printed area is a semicircle 25x50 cms overall(the material can be placed diagonally, and would therefore fit tightly into a 38x41 cms rectangle)how much bigger should I look for in a platen to avoid temperature drop off at the edges ?
John

ArferMo
09-02-2015, 04:23 PM
about 5cm to be sure

Greybeard
09-02-2015, 06:41 PM
Thanks ArferMo, as I suspected, a 40x60 seems to be what I shall have to get.
I'll start another thread for my next question !
John

enkaFG
13-10-2015, 07:16 PM
Hi.

these will be interesting one, so people can see how it looks on cheap NO BRAND heat press ;)

Heat press: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-DIGITAL-SWING-AWAY-HEAT-PRESS-TRANSFER-T-SHIRT-SUBLIMATION-MACHINE-12-X-10-/181003941266?hash=item2a24acf592
Measurements: Corners: 197/196/200/201. Center:199. So 20 over what's set on the clock.
Variance: ONLY 4... but 20 out of what clock says.

mags1892
01-11-2015, 12:46 PM
you wont gvet an accurate measurement with the press OPEN the air temperatre and any movement will effect the reading, get a probe thermometer and measure iwth the press closed.

enkaFG
01-11-2015, 12:56 PM
What's the point of infrared thermometer than sorry?

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mags1892
01-11-2015, 01:57 PM
they are no good with reflective materials like flat heat press elements and the ONLY way to accurately measure a heat press is when its CLOSED , infra red thermometers are not supposed to be used for measuring heat presses at all to be fair. I use a probe style its way more accurate

Callunna
03-03-2017, 12:25 PM
There's quite a wide range of prices on ebay for the temp gauge. Yet they all look similar. Can anyone recommend? How do you know whether they are accurate or not?

LOL - I've just noticed the dates on this thread!
What was the eventual outcome of the tests? Did people use an infrared gauge or a probe?