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'''1. Prepare your design as a vector graphic and export it as PDF.'''
'''Machine specificationː [[Poli-Tape_PT-06]]'''


Don't forget that if you use text in your design, you need to mirror the words (flip it).


''( Getting started in Inkscape : [[Inkscape_tutorial#Changing_image_to_vector_using_trace_bitmap_option|How to convert an image to vector]] )''




'''1.''' Prepare your design as a vector graphic and export it as PDF.


'''2. Cut out you design with the vinylcutter.'''  
'''Don't forget that if you use text in your design, you need to mirror the words ( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAwGQobJaec video instruction] ).'''  


When cutting you need to use the poli-tape vinyl, not the regular vinyl !
 
 
'''2.''' Cut out you design with the vinylcutter using material suited for the heatpress.


''( tutorial Roland_GX-24: [[How_to_use_the_Roland_GX-24|How to use the vinylcutter]] )''
''( tutorial Roland_GX-24: [[How_to_use_the_Roland_GX-24|How to use the vinylcutter]] )''
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'''3. Prepare your sticker.'''
'''3.''' Prepare your design by peeling away the background.
 
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Peel away the background. Leave the pieces you actually want to transfer.


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'''4.''' Turn the machine on.  


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'''4. Turn on the machine.'''


Flip the big green button on.  
'''5.''' The right display is for setting the temperature of the heatpress.  


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At the bottom of the right display there is a 'start/stop' button. Press it once to start heating. (icon starts blinking)






'''5. Let the machine heat up.'''
You can use the arrows to the press to a different temperature.  


At the bottom of the right display there is a 'start/stop' button. Press it once to start heating.  
The green numbers are the set temperature, the white numbers are the actual temperature of the press.


As you can see one the display (in green numbers), it will heat up to 160 degrees. (you can set a different temperature with the arrows if needed.)
[http://www.poli-tape.de/en/products/textile-graphics/poli-flex-premium/ See here for recommended temperatures]


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'''6. When machine is has beeped, open it up.'''
'''6.''' When the machine is heating up, keep the press in it's open position. (it takes about 5 minutes to heat up).
 
Pull gently on the big handle. Be aware that you don't burn yourself on the heated top plate of a 160 degrees!


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'''7. Place you fabric on the plate, then place your design on top.'''
'''7.''' Place you fabric on the plate, then place your design on top. The design should be placed with the sticky side on the fabric.
 
The design should be placed with the sticky side on the fabric.


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'''8. When ready, push the machine closed.'''
'''8.''' When ready, push the machine close. Wait for the machine to beep.  


Wait for the machine to beep. (on the left display you can see the timer counting down).  
(the left display is the timer. You can set up the timer like with the temparature display).  






'''9. When machine has beeped, open it up.'''
'''9.''' When ready open the press. Wait a bit for the fabric to cool down, then remove the project from the press.  


And gently peel away the plastic layer. The Poli Tape vinyl should now have melted onto the fabric.  
You can now gently peel away the plastic layer. If the design comes off the fabric again, repeat process and adjust timer and/or temparature.


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'''10. Remove your work from the machine and turn it off.'''
'''10.''' When done, turn machine off and let it cool down in it's open position.


Let the machine stay open, so it can cool. (Make sure people don't accidentally touch it.)






[[Category:Tutorials]] [[Category:Machine_Tutorials]]
[[Category:Tutorials]] [[Category:Machine_Tutorials]]

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Machine specificationː Poli-Tape_PT-06



1. Prepare your design as a vector graphic and export it as PDF.

Don't forget that if you use text in your design, you need to mirror the words ( video instruction ).


2. Cut out you design with the vinylcutter using material suited for the heatpress.

( tutorial Roland_GX-24: How to use the vinylcutter )


3. Prepare your design by peeling away the background.


4. Turn the machine on.


5. The right display is for setting the temperature of the heatpress.

At the bottom of the right display there is a 'start/stop' button. Press it once to start heating. (icon starts blinking)


You can use the arrows to the press to a different temperature.

The green numbers are the set temperature, the white numbers are the actual temperature of the press.

See here for recommended temperatures


6. When the machine is heating up, keep the press in it's open position. (it takes about 5 minutes to heat up).


7. Place you fabric on the plate, then place your design on top. The design should be placed with the sticky side on the fabric.


8. When ready, push the machine close. Wait for the machine to beep.

(the left display is the timer. You can set up the timer like with the temparature display).


9. When ready open the press. Wait a bit for the fabric to cool down, then remove the project from the press.

You can now gently peel away the plastic layer. If the design comes off the fabric again, repeat process and adjust timer and/or temparature.


10. When done, turn machine off and let it cool down in it's open position.

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