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Re: place mats advive

Posted: 06 Aug 2011, 20:29
by Paul
I use my old faulty flat bed heat element :) is flat, heavy and dont take much space. ooo... and is always cold so is cooling blanks down very quick to ;)

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 07 Aug 2011, 14:08
by JSR
I find UniSub placemats warp even if I stack two boxes of mugs on top of them. The trouble comes when you're doing an order of 20 placemats - I don't have 40 boxes of mugs, or the space in which to lay them!

The old non-UniSub placemats didn't used to warp so badly. You would have thought that UniSub have been in the business long enough by now to have sorted this out.

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 09:04
by jennywren
Just a close look at table mat it has a small bevel in it, can I put in back in the press, if so for how long. will the colours bleed, what can I do. Did leave till it was totally cold

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 16:24
by Traynor26
How did you get on Jenny?

I was just about to post on here about place mats, have just been asked to supply quite a few and have ordered some from Martin to play with, are there any other makers other than UNISUB?

Thanks in advance,

Lee

(Now all settled in Germany):rolleyes:

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 17:37
by jennywren
I did put heavy books and other stuff on the place Waited till it cooled then had a look the image was good, smack in the middle, with a lovely shine on ( I got these from subli supplies as it was then now subli metals. On closer inspection it had a slight bevel in it, and still wondering if I can put it back in the press for 20 seconds. If I could solve the small bevel in it, I would offer it to my customers, but in 4 with the option of coasters, but I would need to find suitable boxes with a clear top to finish it of. Or maybe there is another way of package them, any ideas.

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 19:00
by Traynor26
Got my samples through, (thanks Martin) what templates do people use? not having much luck with the ones on the Unisub website, call me stupid, but how do i open them in Photoshop??

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 19:22
by Paul
I think unisub templates are only in vector. But correct me if iam wrong...

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 19:54
by Matt Quinn
Paul;27606 wrote:I use my old faulty flat bed heat element :) is flat, heavy and dont take much space. ooo... and is always cold so is cooling blanks down very quick to ;)
Slow response I know... :redface:

That's a VERY interesting point Paul. - An old 'dead' press; if you took the electrics off it for tidiness (and it take it out the PAT testing loop) could have many uses in a craft workshop - laminating - veneering - pressing flowers! (should you be so inclined)

The element in this case will act as a heat sink... which is a very positive thing!

So a dead press is a very useful tool!

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 20:38
by Paul
:) yes it is in my case :D
I use it to cool metal sheets too :)

Re: place mats advive

Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 20:58
by bms
Traynor26;27907 wrote:Got my samples through, (thanks Martin) what templates do people use? not having much luck with the ones on the Unisub website, call me stupid, but how do i open them in Photoshop??
Which products are you trying to get a template for?