We got our hands on the VEVOR Heat Press Machine. It is a sublimation transfer machine that can work on a variety of materials to make occasional gifts to friends and family. Small business owners can also use this machine to make and sell custom t-shirts. This is the review of the VEVOR Heat Press Machine. We are writing this review after properly using and testing the product. Read along to find our thoughts on the VEVOR Heat Press Machine. There is also a minimalistic user manual sheet with some specifications, instructions and troubleshooting steps. Take the heat press machine out of the protective package, plug-in the power cord into an outlet and you are good to go. The other end of the handle has the digital control box fixed in a vertical position. Its display and control buttons face up while there is ON/OFF switch on the side. Another important aspect of heat press printing is duration of applying the heat. The controller also allows you set the timer for 0s to 999s. As soon as you turn on the machine, the top plate starts to heat to the set temperature. So, don’t touch the plate. Now, we have to set the temperature. On the display of the digital controller, the top section shows the current temperature reading while the bottom part shows the timer. Once you enter the necessary temperature, press the TEMP button again to set this value and exit the temperature setting mode. Again, using the UP and DOWN buttons, set the desired timer and once done, press the TIME button to lock the timer and exit the time setting mode. An LED at the bottom of the display indicates whether the plate is heating or not. Wait for some time until the heater turns off (when it reaches the set temperature). If you removed the sponge-pad from the bottom plate, place it once again. You don’t have to take out the pad at all. Now, place the product (t-shirt or bag) on this sponge-pad. Take the design element and place it on the product with the ink or vinyl touching the product. Close the heating plate using the handle and make sure that it is fully closed. Also, you have to experiment with pressure setting of the heating plate. Before working on the main products, use the machine on test / sample products to set a proper pressure. After the heater element is off, we measured the temperature of the heating plate using a good quality thermometer. The reading was 154 °C. Moving on to the actual heat press, we tested the VEVOR Heat Press Machine with ink and paper as well as Vinyl sheets. In both cases, the performance of the machine was very good. The vinyl sheet also had a good adhesion to the t-shirt. Both ink transfer and vinyl sheets also came out good in our washing test. The integrated digital controller allows you set the precise temperature and timer depending on the type of material you are working with. Although the calibration of the temperature sensor is slightly off, you can manage with a handy IR Thermometer. With VEVOR Heat Press Machine, you can adjust the pressure of the heating plate on the subject. The build quality of the entire machine (except the digital control box) is very good. You need a significant amount of room to place and operate this machine. The large work surface is one of the advantages of VEVOR Heat Press Machine. You can work on t-shirts, trousers, bags, pillows, aluminum cards etc. If you are looking a decent heat press machine for t-shirt printing and other similar jobs, then the VEVOR Heat Press Machine is a very good choice.
