What is hot press printing ?

A heat press is a machine engineered to imprint a design or graphic on a substrate, such as a t-shirt, with the application of heat and pressure for a preset period of time. While heat presses are often used to apply designs to fabrics, they can also be used to imprint designs on mugs, plates, jigsaw puzzles, and other products.

Both manual and automatic heat presses are widely available. A new style of press that is semi-automatic has entered the market as well, allowing for a manual closing process with an automatic opening. Digital technology in newer machines enables precise control of heat and pressure levels and timing. The most common types of heat press employ a flat platen to apply heat and pressure to the substrate. In the "clam shell" design, the upper heat element in the press opens like a clam shell, while in the "swing-away" design, the heat platen swings away from the lower platen. Another design type a "draw style press" allows for the bottom platen to be pulled out like a drawer away from the heat for preparation of the graphic. Vacuum presses utilise air pressure to provide the necessary force and can achieve high psi ratings.

How To Use A Heat Press To Print Shirts:

1. first make your design in illustrator or paint, then flip it so that the writing and picture is backwards

2. print it out(make shure your transfer sheet is inkject or lazer) and use the right printer for the paper

3. now cut out your design(as close to the edge of the design you can get

4. now turn your press on, To turn it on there is usually a red or green button/switch, put the heat at 187 C, and wait for it to heat up (keep lid down)

5. when its hot, open the lid, place a silicone sheet(or a peice of parchment paper) down on the press mat, now place your shirt down, and place another peice of parchment, put the lid down a press for 5 seconds

6. put the lid up and take off the top layer of parchment, lay your design down(design facing toward fabric), and place parchment paper over, put lid down and press for 25 to 30 seconds

7. then remove lid, and parchment, the pull the design off(from the left hand corner slowly to the right)

8. now turn off your press(only if pressing one shirt), take tshirt and hang over a chair, design facing the chair to cool

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHvnyKszbYY

Cyberbully (2011) (TV) - Words can hurt

Cyberbully follows Taylor Hillridge (Emily Osment), a teenage girl who falls victim to online bullying, and the cost it nearly takes on her and her family. Taylor is a pretty 17-year-old high school student but a little awkward, and painfully aware of it. When her mom gives her a computer for her birthday, Taylor is excited by the prospect of freedom and the independence of going online without her mother always looking over her shoulder. However, Taylor soon finds herself the victim of betrayal and bullying while visiting a social website, and afraid to face her peers at school, including her best friend (Kay Panabaker), she is pushed to a breaking point. Taylor's mom, Kris (Kelly Rowan), reels from the incident and takes on the school system and state legislation to help prevent others from going through the same harrowing ordeal as her daughter. 

21 out of 28 people found the following review useful:

An Important Lesson,
Author: randybuchler from United States

"While I would agree with some other people's comments that the girl being bullied would likely be popular in real life, the movie as a whole makes a very important point, cyber bullying is a legitimate problem. Technology has made it easier to bully and no matter how hard we try to protect our kids there is no escape from it as the movie points out. It also makes the strong point that many people don't realize there is no such thing as absolute free speech (and there shouldn't be). Words that involve defamation and libel invade one's rights to privacy and this movie points this out effectively. If nothing else it challenges parents to do more and realize kids (and even some adults) are struggling with many emotional issues due to this cowardly form of bullying. It also though not naming any sites should remind us that many kids are attracted to sites like Facebook and those types of sites should do more to stop cyber bullying. It should also remind us there are other sites such as Topix that do not absolutely nothing to curb the problem of cyber bullying and that is a real problem. "

Disgusted with people, 19 July 2011
Author: Speakxkatelyn from United States

"The fact that people are giving this movie a negative review because the plot is unrealistic need to pay attention to the words at the end of the movie. It states that non of this would have been possible without the work of tina Meier and (I can't remember what) but they bring up Megan meiers name. Megan meiers was a 13 year old girl who was friended on myspace by a fake profile named Josh Evans. He told her how perfect she was and lured her to tell him her secrets. He then turned on her and released all the secrets to the people on myspace and called her a fat ugly slut and that the world was better off without her. (to put it short) Megan then hung herself in her closet. It was later found out that the fake profile was created by her ex best friends mother in order to make her pay for falling out with her daughter. The movie is based on a true story, with changes obviously made to make it still appropriate. They're not gonna have then main killer actually commit suicide. Look it up. The entire story may seem unrealistic to you, but to the meier family, it's reality. Do your research before you criticize. "

Worth a watch, 7 August 2011
Author: mickharris from United States

It was a lazy Sunday and I was tired of watching the news so I tuned in. A couple of times, I changed the channel because of a commercial break, yet changed back in time to pick up after that break. I thought this was just going to be another watered down ABC family movie; not that there is anything wrong with that. But I was wrong. This movie is well done and at times very painful yet motivating. When I was in the 2nd grade I (with a friend) called a classmate fatty, not even realizing what I was doing. I just knew that it was getting me attention and a rise out of the kid. He pushed me and I ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks. I learned early and had a major lesson that formed my values today. This movie stirred those actions and emotions and it is worth a serious watch. The acting is good and believable and, hopefully, the message will ring true to others who find it a hobby to bully others. Unfortunately, most bullies will either not bother to watch and take action or simply laugh at it. The seriousness could be devastating. This movie might be one of many, but it ranks tops. I suppose I gave it a high rating because I want this movie to be noticed! Give it a try. 

Full movie link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRtgTTr4yho