We created this Essential Guide to help you succeed using the PNW Deluxe press!
Please remember that there's a learning curve with the PNW press like any new thing. You have to learn to crawl before you can walk.
Remember, this is supposed to be fun! If at any time you are frustrated, stop, walk away, search the group for your issue as your question has probably already been answered, and try again later.
Anna and Elena
18. VERY IMPORTANT: Your environmental conditions like room temperature, weather, and humidity, the blanks you use, the paper and ink you use WILL affect your results! The combination of ink, paper, and the brand of your tumblers will affect the settings as well. There are so many variables! What works for us for time and temperature may not work for you. IT MAY BE DIFFERENT FOR YOU!
Nevertheless, start with our baseline cheat sheet in the group just as a STARTING point and adjust according to your Strip Test: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pnwblanks/permalink/1378820599203312.
19. Change only ONE thing at a time when trying to dial in your settings. If you change everything at once, you won't know what worked and what didn't. Sublimation is science. Treat it like a science experiment. 5 degrees or 5 seconds at a time. Keep records of the changes so you have something to reference.