Hot Foil Printing Machines
There are many styles of manual
hot foil printing machine on the market, both British
and foreign made. Although appearances differ, each
is based on one of two designs, the platen press or
the flatbed press.
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Platen Hot Foil Printing
Machines
The platen press action is similar
to that of a book opening and closing. The machine
table is set open at an angle of around 45 degrees.
When the handle is pulled it rises to a vertical
position to close on the print head and an impression
is made. With the machine table in full view it is
easy to feed in goods for printing.
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Flatbed Hot Foil Printing
Machines
These presses - also termed
horizontal bed, vertical action or upright machines -
can give a quality print with as much ease as the
platen. The print head is situated above and over the
machine table. Either the head comes down to meet the
table or vice versa, depending on the individual
flatbed design.
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Most hot foil printing machines are built to last and will give faultless service for many years. As a result there is quite a large market in used
machines. If your budget will not stretch to the price of a
new machine, then buying second-hand is a serious option to
consider. Second-hand machines can be purchased from some
machine dealers, or you could buy privately. But remember if
buying from a private individual, you will not receive the
warranties or guarantees that might be expected if buying
from a dealer. A popular place for buying and selling used
machines is on eBay. You can go directly to the hot foil
printing area of eBay
here.
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