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Subject:	Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:20:09 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Tommy Armstrong wrote: > If you can photograph it, you can get it printed directly onto a LEGO piece in 4 > color 2400 dpi printing. > There are limitations to this method in that it has to be printed onto a white > part. But for exmaple I can print the whole brick red and just have the white > showing through. > Comments welcome. Thanks, Tommy. So, it is a 4c process but needs to be printed on white elements only? Is that correct? If so, is there a 5c process available where the 5th color could be white and the 4c printing would print over it? Another question: Why couldn't the 4c printing be done on another color brick? Is it just a matter of the reproduction being wonky due to show-thru of the brick color? I look forward to your reply. Best, Jonathan

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		Re: Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
(...) They do indeed have a 5 color process that prints white also, but it uses UV light to cure the white "basecoat" and then prints to the white and uses a uv cure for that also. With that process they can achieve higher film builds since UV will (...) (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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		Official New Service Announcement From The BrickEngraver--LONG
As of September 15th The BrickEngraver will offer a service that will further add to the customization market for AFOL's. From the guy who brought you engraved bricks for badges and all kinds of things y'all come up with, comes BRICK PRINTING. I (...) (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade) !

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