heat press temp guide test

[socialgiraffe]

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]

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]

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]

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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]

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]

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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]

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]

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]

Hiya! Just ordered a Digital, none contact, IR, thermometer from Amazon.... but not ordered my heat press yet.

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
Nigel.

[Greybeard]

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