OWJones 1,981 Posted June 8, 2012 I'm just getting ready to dip my toes into the Dye Sub pond and need some suggestions on a decent, starter heat press. When I dipped my toes into vinyl cutting, I bought an el cheapo vinyl cutter through Sign Warehouse and within a month knew that I wanted to upgrade, which I recently did - and I got a Graphtec CE5000-60 from US Cutter. I don't want to make the same mistake with a heat press - buy a cheap one and regret it real soon - but I also don't want to buy one that is more heat press than I need. I have a "real" job that pays my bills and everything else I do as part of my hobby/business is just to have fun and possibly make some extra money. I will not be needing anything that lets me do 500 presses a day, or is capable of withstanding a nuclear explosion. Just need something that will allow me to cover most of the variety of dye sub items of various thicknesses, and if it will let me do heat-transfer vinyl (they all will, right?) that's a bonus - but not a necessity. I will probably not be doing more than 10-15 presses a week. I'm guessing that a swing-away model is more versatile than a clam shell model, at least on what I've read in various forums? I'd like to keep it in the < $750 range if at all possible. Bells and whistles are nice, but I'd rather have something reliable and sturdy than something with lots of flashly LEDs and doo-dads. Does anyone have any opinions on the Geo Knight 12" x 14" Jet Press Swinger JP14? I thought I read that Geo Knight was a good brand and that seemed like a decent size and a decent price, but the one review on US Cutter didn't sound very promising. If not that one, which one(s) would you recommend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
