Ryonet and Riley Hopkins Launch Lee Stuart Signature Series Press
Ryonet and Riley Hopkins release the Riley Hopkins 250 Lee Stuart Edition, a press that features the Riley Hopkins 250 6×4 press and multi-station press cart “with a Lee Stuart-sized update.”
Stuart is the owner and founder of Rogue Lab along with being a YouTube creator. According to Ryonet, “The Riley Hopkins 250 Lee Stuart Edition is the Riley Hopkins 250 on steroids.” The Lee Stuart updates include:
- A slick gloss black finish
- A functional upgrade to the bearing gate
- The tilt lever has been upgraded from plastic to metal
The press also comes with aluminum platens instead of wood, increasing the productivity and longevity of the platens, states the company. The platens come pre-notched, allowing printers to know where dead center is every time they load a shirt or line up a print.
“When I designed this press, I was thinking of every single one of you [decorators],” said Stuart in a press release. “It’s made to be easy to use, space-saving, and portable so that you can start off printing in a bedroom, garage, or basement like I did. It has enough features and packs a punch far beyond that into a commercial space space, into live printing, whatever you need to do. This press can take you there.”
Additional Accessories
Beyond the press and cart, the Lee Stuart Signature Series Kit includes six EZ Grip Lee Stuart Signature Edition Squeegees. Years of motocross and freestyle riding had damaged Stuart’s fingertips all the way to his shoulders. Pulling a squeegee had been painful. According to Stuart, the EZ Grip Squeegee’s ergonomic, two-handle design reduced stress and pain in his wrists. “It converted me from a pusher to a puller, which means my print quality and consistency went way up,” he said.
The kit comes with one more offering: a private one-hour coaching session with Stuart.
“It’s crazy to think how far things have come. From filling my basement with print equipment and not having a clue how to use it back in 2018, to now having my own signature press that I helped design that people are going to use to build businesses with; it’s unbelievable,” said Stuart.
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