This class is kinda seldom so fills up fast…can we start a waiting list for those of us who seem to keep missing out? I signed up for a class and showed up…only to find the site misled me and told me I was in when in reality I was supposed to have gone to Eventbrite or something. So i showed up but missed out
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This class is kinda seldom so fills up fast…can we start a waiting list for those of us who seem to keep missing out?[/quote]
Our calendar system does not currently support a waiting list. Maybe the instructor will post advance notice of the next class here?
I went back and looked. The most recent dye sub classes were Mar 10 and 11. Both required payment of $5 through the calendar system as part of registration, not through Eventbrite. You should not have been able to complete registering without paying. You may have those classes confused with something else.
Not confused ask Cary. One of the first classes mistakenly allowed us just to rsvp and this was incorrect. I was sent an email notification to my work email address and I rsvp’d to a posting that failed to mention Eventbrite. So I was turned away at class time. Oh well
Hey Lisa! Do you have any classes coming up? Would love to take dye sub asap 
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At the last Creative Arts Committee Meeting we voted on getting a better heat press and 3D vacuum press. I believe we are getting the better heat press first, then look into purchasing the 3D vacuum press. Since there will be some differences in how to use the new flat press, I realized it would be better to wait until we have the new one so I can teach how to use the one that members will be using going forward. Since I believe the 3D press will be coming later, I will probably set up an advanced class for it at a slightly later date. Once we have the new equipment, I would like to have a couple classes per month - at least as long as there is demand for them. 
@uglyknees @missydee1206 @Nick ~ do we have an estimated delivery time on the new flat heat press yet? Am I understanding the plan regarding the 3D vacuum press?
Thanks!
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I wrote Nick and Ken to get the paperwork process started a week ago. Nick turned in the receipt. Nick has been basically held hostage at the hospital for the last week or so.
I’m pushing Devin to seek board support on the 1k vaccume press. But it’s up to her - we have the funds but that’s a big hit and would take 20 classes to crawl back from - which I realize would happen but it would be a length of time.
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Thanks for the clarification! I hope Nick gets feeling better soon!
I understand there may be a delay until Nick feels better. Let me know when the new press is scheduled to be delivered, then I will begin scheduling more Dye Sub classes.
Thanks again!
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New press! This is music to my ears!! I cannot wait!
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I would help teach. I couldn’t commit a lot of time, but I could do a class or 2.
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Will this allow us to make custom t-shirts?
I’d love to make one with a photoshopped picture and some of this writing.…
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Yes. Pretty much anything that can be printed with an ink jet printer can be printed to sublimate on the appropriate material (primarily polyester or items specially coated for sublimation). There is no “white” ink and the colors are translucent, so sublimation works best on white or very light colored material.
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What’s the largest size? Can this be done on aluminum?
Here is information about our current 8-in-1 heat press:
We will be getting a different one soon. If I understand correctly, it will be the Stahls’ Hotronix MAXX 16x20 (https://www.hotronix.com/heat-press-maxx-clam). @Nick ~ can you confirm?
As far as what size material that you can sublimate, it depends not only on the heat press; bu t, also the design. Many people successfully sublimate items larger than the bed of the heat press by applying the dye sublimated sheets in sections.
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Can this be done on aluminum?
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It can be done on specially coated aluminum. I believe that @CaryF300 may have some advanced classes coming up in the near future. He may be waiting for the new press to come in, I’m not sure.
I have pretty much dropped the ball. I don’t use anything on talk/hangouts etc. as a to do list. Too much flow by.[quote=“Nick, post:43, topic:17834”]
Just waiting on the check.
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Just keep waiting brother! 
We’ll get it processed tomorrow.
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AWESOME ~ Thanks!
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I believe so, still in bed 5am. It is the largest of the maxx line.
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Yes, aluminum has to have a special polymer coating. Dye sublimation does not work on raw aluminum. Coated aluminum comes with a white coating, or with a clear coating on brushed silver, brushed gold, or brushed bronze metal.
For really high-end work, I’d recommend the Chromaluxe panels, which come in several sizes and shapes, but can be pricey.
For a more reasonable price you can get brands like DynaSub and UltraSub from JDS Industries, Johnson Plastics, Conde, etc., in various sized sheets and cut it down to the size that you want. I usually buy 12" x 24" sheets and cut it with my metal shear, which DMS also has.
Currently the printer we have at DMS can print on paper as large as 8-1/2" x 14". While you CAN piece together a larger transfer from smaller prints, you run the risk of overlaps, which will be visible since the ink is translucent, or gaps, which tend to be highly visible.
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