Conflicting times for mugs.

[bikertec]

Looking at different times on the web, some say 180 temp and around 180 secs. While others say heat press upto 180 deg place mug in and start press only when temp gets back upto 180 deg then only press for 60 sec. Could any one tell me the correct procedure.

Thank you Mick.

[bms]

Different mug presses operate in different ways hence the different information.

The basic models heat to 180 degrees and have a 'safety' mug in place whilst heating. You put your mug in at 180 and cook for 3-4 minutes.
Other models heat to a lower temp and then you put your mug in. When mug goes in the press starts to heat to 180 and the time starts from when the heat reaches 180. In which case it may only need cooking for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes. You'll need to speak to your supplier for the correct operation of your mug press.

[smitch6]

i found with mine if i put it in anything above 180 the tape burns into the mugs

so i've found 180c for 300 secs works well

although the colours aren't as vibrant as i'd like them to be

i'm going to have a try with a test pic on a mug and see what it comes out like on a waste mug

[JSR]

i found with mine if i put it in anything above 180 the tape burns into the mugs

Have you tried using different tape?

[smitch6]

nope not yet but have been told mugs should be done on 180c

[JSR]

nope not yet but have been told mugs should be done on 180c

I've done mugs at 200°C before (my mug press is old and the blanket's a bit patchy). Tape shouldn't burn into the mugs at these temperatures, unless it's the wrong kind of tape.

[bikertec]

Thankyou for your reply just been trying it. It seems to work better if I let it heat up to 180 deg then put the mug in, it drops to around 150deg then goes upto 180 thats when I set the timers all told it takes around 180secs. So I suppose it doesn't matter if I set it for 3min as I put the mug in.

[swimwivsquid]

I do my mugs at 200 in an oven so I wouldn't think that the temp was too high for the tape. I use the blue and lately the green coloured tape. Both seem to work fine.

[smitch6]

its brown tape i use and what came with the kit
i will get some dif sort soon when i get near the end

but since i have been doin my mugs at 180c they have been coming out loads better
its juts my profile i need sorting now and i have a man helping me

[JSR]

its brown tape i use and what came with the kit
i will get some dif sort soon when i get near the end

If it's the right "brown tape" (of the type sold by Revolution Transfers), then it should be good stuff. I use brown tape and find it's much better than the coloured tapes. I haven't found a definitive comparison chart but my investigations suggest that the coloured tapes (blue, green, transparent, etc) are polyester tapes while the brown tape is polyimide. Polyimide tape resists much higher temperatures than polyester tape and so is much less likely to mark a mug.

I recently bought some of this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0186817512. Just finished doing 100 china mugs with it and it's been great.