Fancierstudio Digital Heat Press 15 x 15 Sublimation Rhinestone Heat T-Shirt Machine15x15 B/BLK

I have had a Cricut for about 3 years, but have always used a household iron to apply my iron-on/HTV (heat transfer vinyl) designs. It was ok for awhile as this is a hobby for me - not a business. However, there was no way to regulate temperature and pressure and you could sometimes see a difference in the finish of my completed projects - places where I had to lift my iron and move it to a different part of my image when my iron didn't cover my entire image all at one time. When you spend a lot of time creating and cutting a design to gift to someone, it's frustrating to see imperfections resulting from the application process (the last step)! My best friend and I actually purchased this heat press together and we have set it up in a craft room I have at my home. I taught her how to Cricut and so she does all of her crafting at my home with my Cricut Explore. This is the first time either of us have ever used a heat press and we are very happy with our purchase. It was very easy to use right out of the box and our HTV projects have a much smoother, nicer appearance upon completion. I have an old dresser that I removed the mirror from and we set up the heat press on top of the dresser and organized all of our vinyl supplies in the drawers. It doesn't take up too much space (about 1/3 of the dresser top) and we use the extra space as work space - we are able to lay out our design pieces prior to pressing them, lint roll our fabric before doing any pressing, peel the liner from our designs after pressing them, etc. It's so convenient and easy! Ware SO glad we purchased this heat press and highly recommend it to others. Also - instead of using sheets of thermal paper like we used to (the paper you put on top of your design prior to ironing it or closing the heat press and pressing it), we were able to purchase an elasticized sleeve made of the thermal paper that you can put onto the top plate of the press (the one you lower down when pressing). It stays on the press at all times and now we don't have to use sheets of thermal paper! Outfitting our press with this thermal paper sleeve has eliminated that step of the process. The sleeve stays on the press and your project is protected at all times! No more buying thermal paper, cutting it to fit your design and then storing it between uses. The sleeve fits this press perfectly! The only other thing we purchased was a roll of heat safe tape. We use the tape to keep everything in place when pressing a design with multiple pieces. It's also handy for marking the center of your design space. We are crafting more than ever since purchasing this heat press!!

I am in a costumed heavy metal band and wanted to make our own shirts to give away at our shows. We sell screen printed more expensive T's but wanted to make some heat pressed T's to throw from the stage. This was not available for Prime shipping but surprisingly arrived in only 3 days after ordering. It's heavy and the box is a bit awkward. The box had some pretty ugly damage so I was worried at first. Opening the box top I could see that the protective foam was busted and was really worried now. Pulling the foam from the box I could see that machine is actually very well protected. It had no damage whatsoever and looked great. I set up a sturdy work table and powered it up. It heated up quickly to 250 degrees. I changed the setting to 350 and placed a T shirt on the press. You should be very careful to not touch the shirt tag to the top hot plate at any time. The tag will stick to it. The t shirt tends to get caught on the front corners of the bottom plate and the rubber piece will lift up. After a couple attempts you will get good at avoiding this. I placed the transfer in the center chest area and placed the included Teflon over it. You want to be careful not to burn your hand but still get the Teflon over the transfer without bumping the transfer out of place. Also make sure the Teflon is all the way to the back, covering the shirt tag from touching the hot plate. I adjusted the tension a bit tighter and closed press. The timer was set to ten seconds, I went 15 and opened it up. Peel the transfer backing off quickly and it tears don't fight it. Simply place the Teflon back over it and heat it up again, then peel that piece off. It won't affect the uncovered area of transfer, in fact it will remove any wrinkles making it nice and smooth. When removing the finished shirt do not let the transfer touch itself or it can stick together and peel parts off. If your transfer is crooked you can stretch the area in the direction you need by pulling the shirt in the direction needed to level it out. Notice on most t shirts there is a center line down the middle for lining up your transfer. This heat press was $209 and appears to be the least expensive of this type on Amazon. The others are $250 + and not much more improved, so I highly recommend this one. I hope it lasts a long time, so far it has worked perfectly.

I have been reading reviews and watching videos about heat presses for months before I decided on this one. First of all, I'm a crafter, not a business. I make things for family and friends and when I charge it's usually for materials only. So that being said, I also want to say in the picture you will see my very first project with htv vinyl AND a heat press. I've never done an iron on/htv vinyl project nor have I used a heat press before now. This heat press was SO easy! Settings were extremely easy and my project on a canvas bag turned out awesome. All you basically have to do is turn it on, set the heat to desired number, set the timer to desired number, put your bag or shirt or whatever on the pad, push the handle down and when it's done it will beep. Release the handle, let the fabric cool for a minute and then peel off the layer of plastic and your transfer is there! I also used the parchment paper that came with the press to place over the bag. I've seen people use this without it in videos, but I chose to use it since it came with the press. Overall this is a great little machine. Doesn't come with a lot of instructions, google will be your friend when it comes to setting temperature and timer depending on fabric and type of vinyl. ALSO there's a flyer in the box with Fancierstudio Facebook page. They have videos that I watched before I attempted to use this heat press, plus they have troubleshooting videos with easy fixes. I'm completely satisfied with this purchase!

Update #2: I'm now at 4+ years of daily use with this heat press and a weld finally let go. It still works, but jerks very strongly when opened. I'm at well over 100,000 presses and this thing has worked like an absolute champ. When it's time to replace it (probably soon), I'll be buying the exact same one. I had to replace a table that it completely destroyed, but I put a non-slip pad (meant for a sewing machine) under it to protect the table and it's worked great! Update: This heat press is going strong after nearly a year of every day use and 20,000+ shirts pressed. The dial for adjusting the pressure has started "slipping" and adjusting itself (usually up) over time, but it's easy enough to change back. It still heats up quickly and consistently and holds the temperature. It's completely destroyed the table it sits on, but it's easily the best investment I've made in my business, so I'll live with that! I make t-shirt blankets and each shirt needs interfacing. For 15+ years, I've ironed the interfacing, taking 2+ minutes per shirt. With this heat press, the same job takes 12 seconds and the results are so much more consistent. I was intimidated when I took the press out of the box, but I did some research on time and temperature and was up and running in less than 10 minutes. Having this heat press has sped up my business turn-around time and increased the quality of my product. The only tiny negative is that it's heavy (~45lbs) and very awkward to move, and if it slides during use, it scratches the surface it's sitting on.

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I received this press the other day, and out of the box, the handle was not screwed in all the way. It also gives off a really strong burning smell when you turn it on for a couple days now. Which is kinda…expected, but a little scary too. I have pressed about three shirts so far at 350 degrees for 18 seconds, and the HTV seems to be adhering really well, evenly distributing the heat. The one thing I found very difficult to do is trying to position the shirt onto the bottom plate, the design does not give you a lot of room to do so. With the top platen sitting at 350 degrees, you need to be extremely careful when placing the garment and removing the carrier sheet. I have already burned the back of my hand pretty good and I believe it won’t be the last time either. So heat gloves will be my next investment for sure. When you clamp down the handle, you hear a lot of sounds. Creaking in the handle assembly, and it’s a really loud clang. Temp does drop a few degrees I have noticed when the platter is clamped down and pressing. Went from 350 to 340 in 18 seconds. Not sure if that is normal or not. The machine looks to built ok, the mat on the bottom says it was glued into place, but it is already loose and coming up after only three presses. I mean for 200 bucks, not a bad starter press, I don’t know how long it will last, but we will have to see. Would I recommend this, I think so. I only had it a couple days, so we will have to see in the long run how it holds up. Press is pretty heavy, so make sure you put this on a solid and sturdy table or surface. Wood would be better than plastic I am guessing. Something that does not wobble. Control panel is pretty easy to operate and the it heats up pretty quickly. I recommend when you first get this machine, set it up, turn it on, set it to 350, and let it go for like 2 hours. Just so you burn off that chemical smell, you don’t want that in your garments. Make sure you also use the Teflon sheet that comes with it, every single time you press. To protect the platen and also your garment. If you are using a thin HTV material, I pre press the garment for about ten seconds, at 350, and that seems to set it up pretty good, then put your HtV in place, and Teflon on top, press for 18 seconds at 350, pull off the carrier sheet as soon as possible, and in one quick motion. Then for the heck of it, I put the Teflon on the design I just did, and press for ten more seconds. Just to make sure I got in pretty good. Just my experience so far. Good luck with it, but it and see what you think. They have a return policy, so there is no risk at all if you don’t like it. You can always return it.

This works perfect and heats up quick and evenly. Very pleased.

Bare bones, sturdy and easy to use. It’s been doing a great job so far. It’s not fancy or pretty but it absolutely does the job.

Loving it so far. I have had no problems with pulling the leaver up and down like some folks have said. Heats up fast. Would love a handle to pick it up and move it as there isn’t anywhere to get your hand under it to lift. During one sublimation project you could see where the hot spots were as the ink transferred better in some spots.

Très content de mon achat, semble bien fait, chauffe rapidement , aucun regret

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Works well. Solid build. Used it to do 350 dtf jackets with 2 applications and did a great job. Not flimsy like the one on here that comes with hat and mug attachments.

I followed all the recommendations upon using this heat press. I noticed that this unit does not hold a consistent temperature. I set it to 295, will reach 295,but the temperature automatically will drop to 290 go up to 300 and vice versa. The handle is hard on the shoulder too even if the pressure is not too tight. I used it for 2 days, my shoulder was still sore 2 weeks after. Not for me. I returned the unit after.