Craft Express 12L Sublimation Oven Machine – Light Blue Tumbler Heat Press for Sublimation Blanks – Convection Oven for Tumblers, Mugs, Cups – Ideal for DIY Personalized Designs and Small Business

I began my sublimation journey using a toaster oven, but this sublimation oven is a much better option. It is larger than my toaster oven yet still manageable. It heats evenly, so I no longer worry as much about my images not transferring correctly. I also have tumbler presses now, and I must be very careful with wrapping them to avoid flaws. This oven is a great choice for anyone starting their crafting adventure.

This Craft Express sublimation oven is lightweight and an appealing pretty color blue. The interior is small, but can still accommodate four mugs and possibly two tumblers in one heating session.The instruction manual is informational, well written and easily understood.The oven heats up fairly quickly. Faster than a countertop air fryer/convection oven I previously used to create my tumblers.The control panel is easy to understand. The last used setting is automatically saved. The countdown begins after a few seconds of pressing start and there is a beeping tone at the end of the set time.One feature I haven't seen in other heat presses is a button to either pause or cancel the current heating session. That could prove to be handy over time by keeping the project timer continuing and prevent overheating a substrate.The instruction manual has a comprehensive list of time/temp recommendation for many of the most popular substrates for reference at hand.While this is a bit small, it gets the job done with great results. I would recommend this for the home hobby crafter for space saving and efficient sublimation heat transferring.

So I've been doing a lot of sublimation lately and this is my first oven based machine. First and foremost, it's just very different from what I am used to. Normally I've used the press versions which I've used for bottles, mugs, and more. This unit, you literally put you sublimation designs on it and then it essentially utilizes the heat to shrink / dehydrate them to attach your designs to your element of choice.I'm not quite sure which I like more but I will say, this is quite a bit more efficient from a time perspective because I can put the items in the oven and walk away whereas on the press versions you're consistently pressing and watching the timers like a hawk.All in all, the verdict is still out as to if it's a major improvement or just another gizmo and gadget but as of right now, I'm happy with the performance but it has taken me a bit of time to get used to using it.