Geo. Knight vs. Might Press Digital

[maineventringwear]

Well, you guys have sold me on getting a press with digital temp control. My problem now is... which one. I am looking at a Geo. Knight and a Might Press Digital.

here are the links for each particular model at bestblanks

http://www.bestblanks.com/geoknightdk20heatpress.html

http://www.bestblanks.com/mightypressdigital16x20.html

any opinions? experiences? or is it just ford vs chevy? pepsi vs coke? am i just worrying too much?

 

[flisk]

Personally I'd go with the Geo Knight. I used them before, and have never had issues with them.
However, I'd consider stepping up to the DC16
http://www.bestblanks.com/geoknightdc16.html

If for any other reason so you can get other attachments as you need to. Yes, the drawback is that the DC16 is a 14"x16 whereas the one you posted is a 16"x20".

I just like the idea of being able to do hats and mugs (don't care about doing plates or cubes).

But that's just my opionion on it.

 

[Air Art Girl]

By all means, get the auto open if you are using for T-shirts. IMO the swing away works better for dye sub objects as the heat platen lowers straight down onto the item but for t's look for the auto open. I have a Hix and Geo. Knight swing away and a Phoenix clam auto open. Geo. Knight has the best technical support. They can keep those things running forever.

 

[njsigns]

I just went through the same decision making process that you're going through. I have owned a Geo-Knight press for several years now, but I felt it was time to upgrade. My old GK press had a temperature dial and no timer. It didn't give accurate temperature readings and as a result I have trashed quite a few shirts. I know my press is older technology, so this may not be an accurate comparison. I will admit I was reluctant to take on larger orders, where if I had too many "mistakes" it could hurt my profit margin, or worse, cost me money.

I too was looking at the Mighty Press, but ended up buying a Hotronix instead. I really like the auto-open feature and the digital temp controls / timer.

I spent the few extra bucks - and I feel confident in my equipment.

Gene

 

[MrKoob]

Here's some info on the Geo Knight DK20-AR on Signwarehouse's page. It has the Auto Release. They give a brief video demo, which may or may not help.

http://www.signwarehouse.com/SE-K-p-SE-DK20-AR.html

 

[SignManiac]

I have the swing away G.knight and we use it a fair amount with no problems and use a stand alone mug press.