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    adkins studio one users, your thoughts please?

    i've had both cheap and more expensive but still Chinese made mug presses over the years, the last being a BMS one, and all have had their little quirks with the main ones being a general lack of consistency from print to print and not being able to get too close to the mugs edges.

    i now need to buy a new mug press and i'm thinking about looking for a used adkins in the hope that it will give me more consistent prints and a larger safe print area.

    why i'm wondering this is that i had a mid priced chinese vinyl cutter that was ok, it did the job, but when i bought a gcc machine i could not believe the difference.

    so can anyone who has an adkins, or has used one, give me their thoughts on them please, basically is one worth a 200quid spend for a used bit of kit compared to 170 for a new bms one or cheaper yet from ebay.

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    I have the Studio Twin and its a nice bit of kit. But annoyingly just when I had a big order one of the elements stopped working and Adkins have run out of replacements and are not sure when the new ones will be in. I ended up having to buy a Genie ( with the extra elements ) from Listawood to get the order done.
    Adkins are very good and at 200 quid and if its working its worth it.

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    I’ve got the studio twin too. I’ve had a BMS press and also 2 of the freesub presses. Nothing compares to the Adkins. I used to throw away about 6-10 mugs a week due to inconsistent prints now I probably have 1 every few weeks and that’s usually my fault for not putting the transfer on properly. I don’t regret spending the money on the Adkins press because it’s saved me so much stress and money on wasted mugs

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    I have 2 single head Adkins presses here but since having my oven no longer use them at all.

    Certainly the best kit you can buy new.
    Membership scheme now available - Just £10 per year - Regular Supplier Discounts and Special Offers!

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    Adkins all the way. We currently use 5. Although we have an oven it is quicker to do a box of 36 we find with presses. Excellent consistent results although not for close to handle mind.

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    I've used all of the presses. Sometimes you will find the odd Chinese press which is great, but to be honest most don't last beyond a few months, I've lost count how many I've had to dump. So I upgraded to four Adkins mug presses and these have been great, consistent results and very reliable. I've since upgraded to a large oven as I tend to do big wholesale orders. So I'm in the process of selling two of my Adkins..which you can find in the For Sale section by the way!

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    Did you see there is one for sale with new element in the Buy/Sell section?
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    thanks all, much appreciated, an adkins it will be then. i'll have a look at the buy sell now.

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    needless to say if anyone is selling an adkins studio press please do message me.

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