Plastisol inks and heatpress curing

[Hoffman Fisher]

Hi all, I'm about to inch into screen printing and was thinking of using plastisol inks, but was wondering if a heat press would do the job of curing or what other method is best outside of buying a flash dryer or if a flash dryer is the only way has anyone any ideas on how to build a homemade infrared one. Also, if a heat press is grand for the job what temp should be best. All advice is welcome.

[Paul]

heat press will do the job. But if you have swing away then its even bette, as you can hover the press above the print.

[Hoffman Fisher]

Yes, swing aways the job, great tip I wouldn't have thought of it. Many thanks again.

[Josh205]

Cheap and effective way is just to buy a heat gun, usually get them online for under £20. Use them all the time on small run jobs.

[weecstar]

I use a flash dryer and heat press. For the heat press settings I put it to 155 for 20 seconds. If you want a shiny finish use a Teflon sheet but if you want a Matt finish use grease proof/ baking paper.