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I joined the forum 18 months ago when I was looking to start offering small volumes of mugs, but never got as far as any kit (just soaked it all in) as the lovely socialgiraffe was local and I figured I may as well outsource, like all my other print.

However for a couple of reasons I had a look again at getting a press, and picked up a Ricoh and Adkins studio on eBay for £130 so thought it worth a go (Simon, anything 12+ on a run is still yours as I'm not that dedicated, and the delivery costs are worthwhile!)

It came with some TMT paper and some Orca mugs, and 5 later, I *think* I'm already sussed on timings - 200° and 130 sec was preset (for these mugs at least), and it's bringing out decent colours and a clear print.
However the limitations in my process are with my trimming, I'm not getting the trim straight enough at top/bottom so one or other is a bit skew-whiff. I've got a Rexel Classiccut which isn't great I feel.

So, is it worth trialling some pre-cut paper, or is there a trimmer you guys recommend? Obviously, it's more difficult to line up the artwork to mug when you can't see it.

TMT don't do pre-cut from what I can see, and I've seen you all talk about the Trupix paper but I can't find that precut.

Try the transfer press :-;

I picked up a little Avery A4 trimmer, lightweight and decent enough for quick mug transfers. I also have a Dahler A3 for larger work.

Awesome, thanks both

I use a cheap metal guillotine from ebay. I print crop marks on my designs in Photoshop so that I get accurate cuts. I personally wouldn't pay for pre-cut wraps for a few reasons ...

1. I like to size the wraps myself depending on the dimensions of the mugs I'm currently using.
2. The money saved buy cutting my own pays for the guillotine and the small time required for trimming.
3. I'm not tied to particular brands of paper.
4. The guillotine is useful for a multitude of other jobs.

Cutterpillar Crop

Ive got a small Fiskars trimmer, works beautifully.

technick;125757 wrote:Cutterpillar Crop

I'm liking the look of the pro version

matzy;125860 wrote:I'm liking the look of the pro version

They are brilliant. Takes a little while to get used to. I went with the crop as I only work with a4 but it is saving me lots of time over a guillotine.

Hi Chris

Listawoods will cut Tru Pix paper to any size you require. So worth chatting to them, it is also worth looking at their Genie Three mug press which is blisteringly fast. I purchased one to have a play with and was very impressed.

That coupled with the fact that they sell (in my opinion) the best mugs and are just down the road from you makes them a serious main supplier contender for you.