Dekrahl

My clamshell heat press pops open!!

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Any ideas why it is doing this? I have adjusted the pressure as high as I can and it still does it. I got hit in the face with it once and it busted my lip and put a dent in the wall behind it... any advice would be appreciated 

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Over center setting. Should be on the handle near the top platen.

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PS spamming this all over the forum will just cause all but one to be deleted - most regular member watch all new post

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Post a pic it might help too. Some of the cheaper presses have weak pins and they wear out relatively quickly if not lubed well. If yours are worn it could effect the over center ability to the point it won't allow it to lock again. I have heard of people drilling the pin holes out and installing larger ones to get a tight fit again. 

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Okay sorry it took a while for me to post pics... 

I can see on one side of the part that hold the arm to the top plate where it looks like the other end of the bolt thing is missing.

Could this be what I am looking for? Any ideas on how to fix?

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looks like 1/2 of a specialized shoulder bolt is missing -  I would call support to see if they have any

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Well I picked the press up to mow it and found the miss bolt. I am putting it back on now to see if that fixes the issue 

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On 1/1/2019 at 12:08 PM, Dekrahl said:

Well I picked the press up to mow it ...

Curious, what sort of grass grows on your press? :lol:

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