38 x 38 Heat Press

[Imme]

A swing away is easy to use but they are hard to find bigger that 15" so we have to use a clam for A3 sized items.
I was wondering about the drawer press Justin, but was advised that when you lay up a design then slide it under the press it can move ruining you layout.
Does anyone here uses a drawer press and know if the advice I was given was right or wrong?

[Martin cull]

I bought a 40x50 swing away from coral graph some time ago, it seemed incredibly cheap at £190.00 but it has worked brilliantly every time. When it arrived it did have a small amount of rust on some of the bolts, but we cleaned them up and gave them a touch of paint and it's all good.[TABLE="class: FbOuterYukon, width: 100%]
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[Dezignwar]

Just ordered one of these from coralgraph, as still not able to get mine fixed.. will let you know how i get on tomorrow when it arrives.

[bigj2552]

talking about coralgraph.....
whats happened to his hardware stock ????

he used to have at least 4/5 mug press's & 3/4 diff flat & combo press's

[Martin cull]

talking about coralgraph.....
whats happened to his hardware stock ????

he used to have at least 4/5 mug press's & 3/4 diff flat & combo press's

I also got a mug press from them, it wasnt listed on the webiste but I phone up and they talked me through the options.... I think they just get variable stock when its available.

[purpledragon]

are these cheap presses false economy though? my love cut press has given up the fight i think its the thermostat . it was a great press for 2 years and cheap too but tomorrow i recieve delivery of a stahls, built like the proverbial and back up to go with it and as someone told me "it depend what you want , if you dont think you'll be in business in 2 years buy cheap but if your in for the long haul buy quality" cant wait

[Dezignwar]

In the past i have see a few times people discussing which is better.. Clam press or swing away??

[mrs maggot]

swing away if you have the room for it, gives you more workspace on the platen for laying out designs, and also its is gentler(is that a word) when you release it, which can be vital for some work

[JSR]

are these cheap presses false economy though? my love cut press has given up the fight i think its the thermostat . it was a great press for 2 years and cheap too but tomorrow i recieve delivery of a stahls, built like the proverbial and back up to go with it and as someone told me "it depend what you want , if you dont think you'll be in business in 2 years buy cheap but if your in for the long haul buy quality" cant wait

I guess it depends on the price. If you buy a £200 press that lasts two years, and someone else buys a £500 press that lasts five years, and a third person buys an £800 press than lasts 8 years, then all three are presses that cost £100 per year.

It's the same with printers. If you buy a £500 printer than lasts 10 years and someone else buys a £20 printer that lasts just one year, who's made the best deal? The guy who spent £20, not the guy who spent £500.

Swings and roundabouts.

[bigj2552]

I guess it depends on the price. If you buy a £200 press that lasts two years, and someone else buys a £500 press that lasts five years, and a third person buys an £800 press than lasts 8 years, then all three are presses that cost £100 per year.

It's the same with printers. If you buy a £500 printer than lasts 10 years and someone else buys a £20 printer that lasts just one year, who's made the best deal? The guy who spent £20, not the guy who spent £500.

Swings and roundabouts.

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Swings and roundabouts.

Did you get that brother 5910dw printer while its on offer ?
i just snapped up another one last night for a back up before they go back up in price lol
delivered on monday coming...local store ran out of em