Feel better now that they are done and out of my rework box
I then prepped the thin copper bracelets - filed the corners and cleaned the tops in prep for the pnp and placed them in my now conveniently placed heat press
I use unwaxed paper under the pieces - on top of the high temp rubber base (to keep any pnp from sticking to rubber) and for ease of moving them around the rubber base if I need too)
then in this instance I wanted to test just cutting a full sheet to fit over the blanks - (rather than individual ones ) to speed up the process
I took my full sheet 8-1/2 x 11 of my Zentangle Pattern PnP sheet (available on etsy)
cut it down and fit it over the blanks (face down )
I then add more unwaxed paper to help cushion the top - I find the copper bows and is never truly flat and this helps push the film down onto the copper
I then turned on the heat press - in the past I already set it so it would go to 170 degrees F it does not take long to heat up (this is a t-shirt press and works great )
and once to temp I pull down the handle and it puts pressure on and it starts to heat up
so I did my multiples at at one with one sheet - no additional cutting
typically I hold for about 3-4 minutes
but my daughter and grandaughter showed up to go swimming so I cut it a bit short
and as I peeled up I noticed not all the pnp stuck
I'll clean these up tonight (pretty easy - just some acetone and wipe off the pnp )- and try again
what I typically do is check and then move/shift the group to a different section of the press in this case to the left as I see the press hits better there and let it heat again and I am sure it will give me 99.9% results
But if you dont try you will never know how to make it better, easier or faster or give you new idea
Practice Practice Pratice
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