pocket platten cheap or diy?

[jason-23]

Any body have a good source for one or a good diy for one?

[Denis Kolar]

http://www.pnwcnc.com/

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Before I clicked the link, my thought was DIY, since I've made them before many times.

They are easy to make.  Cut out from MDF, a piece of Formica, some contact cement, your wife's rolling pin to roll out the air bubbles when putting down the Formica, and a router to trim the edges.

After clicking the link, that sure looks like a no-brainer.  Unless they kill you on the shipping charges.

It would be hard to pass up $15.

What I want to know is.............................

Why do they have a link on their site to T-Shirt Forums......and not here?

[tpitman]

I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.

[jason-23]

I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.

got a pic?

[tpitman]

It's sitting in my storage unit. I'll fetch it tomorrow and take a pic.

I used an older Vastex platen bracket (the ones with two hand screws instead of the single one on the corner underneath) and built up with a couple of pieces of MDF or particle board. You need exactly 1-1/2" to reach print height comparable to the standard platens. I welded up a nicer long sleeve/leg platen, but the short sleeve/pocked one is short enough so there's virtually no flex using wood materials.

[sweetts]

I agree with Dennis   http://www.pnwcnc.com/ very good prices

[jason-23]

I agree with Dennis   http://www.pnwcnc.com/ very good prices

Nice price but does it have a bracket and will it work on a vastex?

[3Deep]

Looks like to me you buy the platen and use your own brackets....I might have to buy one and see how well they work...wish they would fit an auto.

Darryl

[Prosperi-Tees]

No they don't come with brackets. But they are good quality for what they are and the will custom cut any size/configuration for you as well.

[tpitman]

I have a homespun short sleeve platen that I added a piece of 1/8" aluminum to that I hacked out with a sabre saw, with sort of a "tongue" sticking out on the front, 4" wide and about as deep, to slip a pocket over. Works great.

got a pic?

Here ya go:

[jason-23]

thanks for the pics. awesome work

[tpitman]

Pockets slip over the thin part, short sleeves over that or the wider extension behind it.
Obviously, as you know, Vastex platens are a bit different than most others, and homespun platens are a bit more difficult to cobble up. Vastex does sell just the base for DIYers.