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Re: Silkscreening parts
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lugnet.parts.mod
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Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:22:17 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.mod, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> > Silk-screening is a process that will directly print a given design onto a given
> > object (passing ink/dye/paint through a screen/number of screens). I presume
> > Mike means printing directly on the torso after removing any previous design
> > first. I don't see the point in silk-screening to an intermediary medium
> > (decal, paper, film, etc.) when that can be done easier through existing
> > techniques (mostly Paintshop and an ink-jet printer).
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> You guys could always make jigs and templates, then use airbrushes to paint
> the desired decal colors. A different part of a design could be made for
> each color. When you spray each color/template, then the full design would
> be revealed. That's how we did it on a silk-screening (only with screens
> and not templates) tee-shirts last year.
Mike was talking about a $30 mini-silk-screening machine (what make/model
Mike?). I shudder to think what my compressor and double-action air brush would
cost today
-->Bruce<--
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 | | Re: Silkscreening parts
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| (...) That's right, I'm trying to think of ways to duplicate the look of actual Lego printing as closely as possible, and the paper labels are just too jarring - even with photoshop-printed paper labels we have to do a bunch of post-printing work to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
| | | Re: Silkscreening parts
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| (...) I heard back from my friend Lee in email today: In mike's.email.inbox, Lee wrote: (...) Apparently my memory of it costing $30 was from the art school resale boards. I found the product website here: (URL) be a month or so before I have time (...) (20 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Silkscreening parts
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| (...) given (...) presume (...) design (...) You guys could always make jigs and templates, then use airbrushes to paint the desired decal colors. A different part of a design could be made for each color. When you spray each color/template, then (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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