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Heat Press Accessories
Teflon Pad - This slips tightly onto the bottom platen of a heat press, like a mattress cover. The pad provides two useful benefits when imprinting garments.
First, it is very easy to slide garments on and off the press. It is very difficult to slide fabric across the heat resistant rubber on the bottom of a press. Second, the porous rubber on the bottom of a heat press has a tendency to collect dust, inks from colored shirts and other grunge.
Over time, this
buildup can cause the backs of white shirts to look dingy. While it is difficult
to clean the rubber, it is very easy to wipe off the Teflon pad.
Teflon Sheet - A single sheet of Teflon is used to place on top of your transfer and garment and is sized to completely cover everything on your lower platen. An upper Teflon sheet is one of those things that is better to have and not need it, than it is to need it and not have it.
First, the sheet
keeps any possible dyes from colored garments and residue from your transfers
from getting on the upper heater block. A heater block can be wiped off, but it
is much easier and simpler to wipe off the Teflon sheet.Second, some transfer
times and temperatures are very close to the scorch point of fabrics. A Teflon
cover sheet helps to prevent possible scorching
Heat Resistant Felt (Nomex) - This high-temperature resistant material is only needed for ceramic (tiles, ornaments, etc.) sublimation. It is not needed for anything else.
Placing tiles face down on the press and heating them from the back does the best ceramic imaging. This procedure provides more saturation and image richness. Here's how it is done.
The yellow felt (Nomex) is placed on the rubber of the bottom platen. The sublimation transfer is placed on the felt, face-up (and slightly off-center, towards the back). The tile is centered on the image, facedown. A Teflon sheet is placed over the tile and transfer. The heater block is then shut, for the heating cycle to begin.
The felt serves two very important functions. First, ceramic tile edges are slightly curved. When the heater block is closed, the tiles are pushed into the felt, which in turn pushes the sublimation transfer tightly around the edges.
The second important function of the felt is to keep excessive wear and tear off the black heat resistant rubber on the bottom of your press. That rubber is expensive and difficult to replace. If you do very many tiles, directly on the rubber, it will wear quickly and can even become permanently "indented" from the extreme pressure.
Note
- If you purchase felt, get at least two pieces. The material is only manufactured
one-eighth thick (because it is usually sewn into clothing as a fire retardant
measure) and you will need at least a quarter-inch thickness. We actually provide
four pieces with our exclusive heat press "The Tile Master".
If you want to learn more about ceramic tile sublimation and actually see how the felt is used, visit another of our web sites, TheTileMaster.com.
| ITEM
| SIZE |
COST | Online
Purchase | |
Teflon Pads | ||||
|
9x12 | $30.00 | |||
|
14x16 | $44.00 | |||
15x15 | $44.00 | |||
| 16x20 |
$51.00 | |||
Felt
( Used for doing Ceramic Tiles ) | ||||
|
9x12 | $17.00 | |||
|
14x16 | $25.00 | |||
|
15x15 | $25.00 | |||
|
16x20 | $30.00 | |||
|
18x20 | $35.00 | |||
Teflon
sheets | ||||
| 9x12 |
$15.00 | |||
|
14x16 | $18.00 | |||
|
15x15 | $18.00 | |||
|
16x20 | $21.00 | |||
|
18x20 | $24.00 | |||
| If
you need something not on this list, just call and we will try to get it for you.
800-908-9916 | ||||
Misc.
Accessories | |||
| Teflon
Pantyhose Insert | NA |
$36.00 | |
| Youth Cap Platen
| 2.75x5.25 |
$51.00 | |
| Golf Cap Platen |
3x5.5 | $51.00 | |
| Ball Cap Platen |
3.75x5.8 | $51.00 | |
| Teflon Blanket Bracket (cap press) |
NA | $51.00 | |
| Shuttle Attachment for N-840 & C-800 | NA |
$550.00 | |
| Shuttle Pad Protector |
NA | Call | Call
to Order |
|
Water Separation Trap (for N-840) |
NA | $37.50 | |
| Rubber Pad Replacement |
13x13 | $51.50 | |
Rubber Pad Replacement |
15x15 | $70.00 | |
Rubber Pad Replacement |
16x20 | $107.00 | |
| High Temperature
Adhesive | N/A |
$16.95 | |
| If
you need something not on this list, just call and we will try to get it for you.
800-908-9916 | |||