Heat Press Maintenance – Use heat strips to make sure your heat press temperature is correct. They are relatively inexpensive and I would suggest using these one a month, or at least once a quarter. Place them in all 4 corners and one in the middle and press as if you were pressing your most common item (as long as the temp is in the strip range) to make sure it is actually at the correct temp. Press for 10 seconds and then verify the temperature is the same as the readout.
Quick Tip December 12th, 2014 by Aaron Montgomery
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