Hix Hobby Lite Heat Press - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	basehorawards	2 Sep 2005
To:	ALL	1 of 9

1883.1

Does anybody use the Hix Hobby Lite Heat Press? It is marketed as a hobbyist, start up machine.

How about the Geo Knight Jet Press 12. It is marketed the same way.

Both are in the $300 - $350 range. Both have 9" x 12" area and both are swing away. Only advantage I have for the Hix is it is made here in Kansas so would be cheaper to get shipped.

James Smith

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From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	2 of 9

1883.2 In reply to 1883.1
James, The Jet Press and Hobby Lite, are, as you say, entry-level presses, although I know some people who have been using them for years and handling a wide variety of jobs. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	UncleSteve	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	3 of 9

1883.3 In reply to 1883.1
I use the HobbyLite and love it! Reliable, easy to transport and well made. Iuse it for everything from tiles to t's. "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	basehorawards	2 Sep 2005
To:	ALL	4 of 9

1883.4

Music to my ears gentlemen.

I think I will be able to stink my toes into the world of sublimation with one of these presses and my newfound buddies supplying the transfers in the short term.

James Smith

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From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	5 of 9

1883.5 In reply to 1883.4
James, I hope you meant, stick my toes into the world of sublimation! No problem. I can't smell anything from here. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	basehorawards	2 Sep 2005
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	6 of 9

1883.6 In reply to 1883.5
Darn spell check doesn't check grammar. James Smith Basehor Awards & Trophies

From:	UncleSteve	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	7 of 9

1883.7 In reply to 1883.6
Hey, Leave yer Grammer out of this... she's yer Grampa's job to check up on! >.< "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." Josh Billings

From:	logojohn	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	8 of 9

1883.8 In reply to 1883.1
Our asi guy got a Hix Hobby on ebay since it was hard to make a larger investment without knowing if we wanted to get into sublimation very much. Without having anything to compare it to, I say it seems to work well. We have just done a few small jobs so far. But it did work well with the subliplaques and metal so it was good to have an adjustable thickness swingaway. We tested the Magic Touch paper with it to and seems to work. lj http://logojohn.webhop.net/

From:	Pete (AWARDMASTERS)	2 Sep 2005
To:	basehorawards	9 of 9

1883.9 In reply to 1883.1
The Hobby Lite is a great little press as long as the max area you will need to press is not much larger than 8 by 11. Pete James Awardmasters http://www.awardmasters.com

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