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Re: Silver Stickers
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lugnet.build.minifigs
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Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:16:35 GMT
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If nothing at all works, try aluminum foil tape.
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John Morgan <trees@utk.edu> wrote in message news:G7HquI.7ty@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.build.minifigs, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> > In lugnet.build.minifigs, Thomas Garrison writes:
> > > I'm planning on using stickers to make some classic Castle "knight" • minifigs
> > > (belt, silver vest), since for some reason TLC never made them in white • or
> > > yellow. . .I assume designing the stickers should be easy---scan 'em in • and
> > > touch 'em up the GIMP or some other graphics program. What I'm • wondering about
> > > is printing. Are there printers available (say, at Kinko's) that can • print a
> > > decent metallic silver (say on transparent sticker sheets)?
> >
> > There's a process which (I believe) uses heat to transfer foil to toner. • After
> > making copies at Kinko's onto some trans sticker sheets you may yourself • be able
> > to apply some silver foil.
> >
> > I've never tried it, but this place has been selling materials for it for • at
> > least 10 years:
> >
> > Paper Direct (sorry if this link gets cut up):
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> http://www.paperdirect.com/pdi/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Container=
> > com.webridge.entity.Entity%5BOID%5B7CE8DA334CD1D411BD9A00D0B76FE54F%5D%5D
>
> During the time I worked as a Copier Tech, 7 years, I learned toner is
> basically a plastic substance, with other magnetic material conbined. they • use
> about 470 degrees (varies depending on MFG) to fuse the toner to the • paper. So
> the principle of bonding silver foil to toner on transfer sheets ought to • work.
> Make sure you let the tranfers cool after applying the foil or you may • get
> some separation of the foil from the toner. I have never tried this but • the
> concept intrigues me.I dont belive it would work from ink jet transfers as • the
> image on the transfers would be ink and not toner particles. A laser jet
> printer uses toner also so that could be a source to try too.
>
> Let us know what your results are, ok ?
> Have fun!
> John
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| There probablly are places that will print metalic leaf for you. I've even seen printers (I don't remember if it was laser or Bubble jet) that printed metalic gold. they probablly also have ones that print metalic silver but those are alot shinier (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| (...) During the time I worked as a Copier Tech, 7 years, I learned toner is basically a plastic substance, with other magnetic material conbined. they use about 470 degrees (varies depending on MFG) to fuse the toner to the paper. So the principle (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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