T-Shirt Heat Press for Dry Mounting

Vlad Soare · Jan 28, 2011

Hello,

Can a heat press made for inscribing T-shirts be used for dry mounting prints?
Finding a dedicated dry mount press locally is next to impossible, but there are lots of T-shirt presses around. They have a large enough surface, and a temperature adjustment feature. Would they work for mounting FB prints?

Thanks.

Ian Grant · Jan 28, 2011

It may be sufficient, modern tissue need less heat, you need to get two sheets of card to press between and warm them well first to dry them. Usually warm them & remove, a few times to let the steam/water vapour escape. And dry ther mount card as well.

Ian

Vlad Soare · Jan 28, 2011

Thanks, Ian. I think I'll try one out, then. I've found a relatively cheap one.

chioque · Jan 28, 2011

Hah this is the exact same question I asked here: (there was a url link here which no longer exists) . I think it might work.

holmburgers · Jan 28, 2011

If it works well, please report back. It could be a good, cheap alternative.

Ian Grant · Jan 28, 2011

holmburgers said:
If it works well, please report back. It could be a good, cheap alternative.

It's possible to use a domestic iron, I have and 40 years later the first images/mounts are still fine. It's not ideal but it worked.

I'd suggest the OP (or anyone else) finding someone who has a T shirt heat press first and ask if he can try it for dry mounting (you go to it).

Ian

bobwysiwyg · Jan 28, 2011

Ian Grant said:
It's possible to use a domestic iron, I have and 40 years later the first images/mounts are still fine. It's not ideal but it worked.

Ian

I started doing the same thing about 30 years ago and they are all fine. I don't mount that many and they were limited to 8x10 prints. So far, my wife hasn't minded sharing her iron.

holmburgers · Jan 28, 2011

What's the best way to use a household iron? Admittedly, that's probably the cheapest way to get the job done.

patrickjames · Jan 28, 2011

I have used an iron too. I don't drymount anymore, but that was how I used to do it. Put watercolor paper over the print.

holmburgers · Jan 28, 2011

So, if I have an iron, a piece of watercolor paper, dry mount tissue and archival board, I'm in business, right? I'm new to any idea of mounting, but I figure if I want to use fibre paper at some point, I ought to learn.

Ian Grant · Jan 28, 2011

holmburgers said:
What's the best way to use a household iron? Admittedly, that's probably the cheapest way to get the job done.

There was a lot in magazines etc about it when I started, "Summer of 69"

Brown paper, I think I used another bit of card to maintain pressure where I'd just heat mounted it's a long time ag That's what I did a cuple of years ago.

Ian

T-Shirt Heat Press for Dry Mounting

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