Cricut Hat Heat Press is one of the latest Cricut heat press machines. As the name suggests, it's specially designed to produce customized hats. This heat press has a curved surface with a ceramic coating to ease the process of making customized hats. The machine is compact and easy to set up. It lets you set the temperature and time with its digital display. The lever present in the hat press lets you easily open and close the machine and remove the hats.
Plus, you can use this machine on a variety of hats like baseball caps, bucket hats, etc. The hat press is so versatile that it can handle a huge range of materials such as cotton, polyester, and others. Hence, there is room for creativity that helps you to create hats with various designs and colors. Even beginners will feel easy accessing this.
Also, Design Space provides you with ready-made designs to use on your hats. Once you understand the setup and working of the hat press, you can easily access it.
What Do You Get Inside the Box?
Every machine comes with some necessary accessories with it. Similarly, Cricut Hat Press has some accessories included in the box. Let's see them.
- Your Brand new Cricut Hat Heat Press
- Hat form
- Safety base
- Strong Grip heat tape
- Instruction manual
- Iron-on design
- Safety and warranty information
By using all these accessories, you can create customized hats very easily. Don't forget to check all of them before activating your machine. You can contact the vendor if you find something missing.
How to Install/Activate the Cricut Hat Press?
You will have to use the Cricut Heat app to get started with your heat press on your iOS or Android. After you connect the machine to the heat app, you can send it the command to set the right temperature for the required time. Then, following the step-by-step instructions, you can complete the Set up. Have a look at the complete Set up of the installation of the hat press.
- Start by unboxing your machine and removing all the protective coverings from it.
- Then, plug your heat press into a power outlet and click the temperature button to power it on.
- When the temperature button flashes white, it indicates the activation of the heat press.
- Now, download and install the Cricut Heat app from the App Store/Google Play Store and sign in. If you don't have an existing account, you can create one.
- The heat press pair with your device via Bluetooth. You don't need to do it manually. Just power on your machine under 7 feet of your device with Bluetooth turned on. Then, it will automatically connect.
- To activate the machine, go to the Cricut Heat app and click the Set Up option.
- You will see "Connecting to Hat Press" on your screen.
- After that, the heat app will ask you for the confirmation of Cricut Hat Press and the registered email address you access your machine.
- Tick the box to accept the terms of use and privacy policy.
- Press the Activate button.
- You will see a status bar saying that the hat press is activating. After the installation is complete, a confirmation message will appear showing that the press is all set to use.
The machine will start heating up, and you can command it to heat your hats. In the next section, we will learn how you can use the hat press.
How to Access the Hat Heat Press via Cricut Heat App?
This is the step after installation. When you successfully activate or set up the machine, it's time to send commands to get heated up at the desired temperature for the accurate time. See the process.
Select the Material for Your Hat Press
- To set them, follow the given instructions:
- Connect your machine to a compatible wall outlet and turn on the power button to start the machine.
- Launch the Cricut heat app.
- Choose your machine under My Heat Presses. Then, click Start New Project.
- Then, choose your base material and transfer material on which you will apply the press. After that, tap Next.
- After selecting everything, click Send Settings to Hat Press and go with the on-screen prompts to get your project done.
Set Temperature and Time
In this step, you will set the required temperature and time to heat your hat. Follow the given instructions to do it.
- Launch the Cricut Heat app.
- Choose Cricut Hat Press under the My Heat Presses, then move to the time & time option by scrolling down.
- Then, select the appropriate temperature and time. After that, click Send Settings to Hat Press.
You can also choose an option to pre-heat your blank. Doing this, you can make your work easier.
Load the Hat Blank Into Hat Press
Now, load your hat blank into the hat press and ensure the surface is smooth and wrinkle-free.
Secure Design With Heat-Resistant Tape
Heat-resistant tape is included in your machine's box. Use it to secure your design onto the hat blank. Then, pre-heat the hat press for a few seconds.
Apply Heat to the Blank Hat
Now, load the hat with the design on the pressing form and ensure that it's aligned in the middle. Then, close the press and let it finish the process till the set time.
Finally, you have learned how to make a customized hat using a hat press. Try to follow all these steps carefully to avoid any mistakes and protect your hat press from damage. That's all for the Cricut hat press.
