Hi Guys
Those of you who own the Blizzard Convection oven will you share your times and dial settings so we can build up a good picture of what works best. Obviously there are variables but it would be good to get a starting point. I will share mine and tag those who I know have one.
I have only included mugs for now, but I please share anything else, once we have a good collection of items we could produce a new post with a definitive list...
Environment: I have business unit that has no heating. In winter months it does get quite cold and this does have an effect on printing due to the ceramics being considerably colder than normal. This generally adds about 2 minutes to the below times which are based on summer times.
My mug template is 92mm deep and 220 wide.
Always make sure your dye sub paper is wider (or longer if you like) than the mug wrap. Mine is almost touching the handle. I have found this prevents the blue hue which is common in ovens. I tend to have no bleed at the top and 1mm or less at the bottom. I have nothing at the top as I find that the ink can transfer to the inside top, reducing the amount at the bottom reduces the amount of ink that is transferred into a gas with no where to go (except places like the handle).
I clean my wraps about once a month. Ram the oven up to full and when hot chuck all the wraps in for 20 minutes ish.
"Light spots" will either be time or pressure. Increase the time and see what happens, but it might be time to replace the wraps.
1 Mug 7 minutes
6 Mugs 12 minutes
24 Mugs 16 minutes
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