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

This Heat Press was very sturdy and easy to use. Not very noisy but you will hear the beeping and the lever when lifting after press. Heat level is satisfactory and even presses on the puffy vinyl ( just cover with wax paper). Motion is as expected, goes up with ease but you do have to put a muscle into when closing because it presses tightly. Works well with sublimation, vinyl, shirt, pants and bag presses. This product is definitely great for beginners who are looking for a long term piece of equipment with little to no maintenance.

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.

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!

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.

Works flawlessly!! It is very heavy so you dont just move it around easily but it is very heavy duty and gets the job done every time!!

The Fancierstudio Heat Press arrived quickly as I anxiously waited it's arrival so I could heat set the tea towels I had printed and get them into my sales booth. The box was very heavy, and it was a chore to get it up the stairs to my craft room and onto a small folding table by myself. But, I was determined to put it to work immediately. And, I feel the weight makes it more stable. The press heated up to 320 degrees Fahrenheit in about 20 minutes while I was getting my supplies ready to work. I was very pleased that the timer started each time as soon as I lowered the press, and beeped when the time was up. Since I was just heating to heat set ink, I did not lock handle down each time because it is very difficult to get the handle to release. Plus when the handle goes into lockdown, it clangs against the bolt underneath it which will make it difficult for me to use it when someone else is in the house. The heat thermostat temperature is close, but runs a little hot as measured by my laser heat gun, so I just turn the temperature down a bit. Overall, I am pleased as a beginning hobbyist screen printer to have this heat press at the price. I felt like I was getting a more functional heat press than buying the Circuit hand held press for about the same investment. If anyone can help me figure out how to keep the handle from clanging each time it goes into a locked down position, and how to get the press to release easier from lockdown, I will will 100% happy with this heat press model!

I was using the Cricut heat presses, but needed something when doing large orders. This machine did the trick! I've used it on blankets, t-shirts, sweatshirts, zip up hoodies, canvas totes and even a few things for sublimation. I use parchment paper to keep things from bleeding through and messing up the heat plate and bottom pad. When using it for sublimation, I use heavy duty cardstock as a barrier, under the parchment paper. The time and heat setting are easy use, to set the pressure you turn a knob and it's easyish to figure out. It has no auto shut off, and needs to be on a plug by itself. It is worth the price. It's quality is good and the website has learning and troubleshooting tips for you to use. I'm glad I added this to my crafting adventure.

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!!