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| pope |
 Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:41 pm |
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| Which one is better and why? ANYONE????? |
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| livi-skater |
| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:59 pm |
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| Transfer is easyer and quicker. silkscreen is more of an art, i prefer it |
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| pope |
| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:40 pm |
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| Do they make special platens or machines where you can heat transfer onto the deck? If so, where can you purchase something like that? Also do you know where I can purchase a silkscreen frame for skateboards? |
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| livi-skater |
| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:01 pm |
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| I would guess you could get a heat press made to fit a skateboard. A simpler way would be to print the ply with a flat heat press then laminate the board |
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| pope |
| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:06 pm |
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| ok cool, how exactly does that work?? |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:25 am |
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Livi - That wouldn't work. The transfer would be damaged.
There's a broad range of quality in transfers -the high quality stuff is awesome.
Now here's the thing, the inkjet will not print large areas of colour well -but it's good on detail. So, what the smarter manufacturers do is spray the base on the deck, print the detail with the inkjet (not a regular inkjet) on the transfer and then silkscreen the transfer (super quality as the transfer is flat). Then it's applied to the decks after it's dried.
[ This Message was edited by: slob-air on 2003-10-31 08:30 ] |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:29 am |
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| The heating unit for applying the transfer is two semi-flexible wheels. The deck passes through them and the combination of the heat and pressure bonds the transfer to the deck. |
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| pope |
| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 10:22 am |
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| Illy, Thanks for the info. So basically you need some loot if you wanna do this shit to buy the machines in all. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2003 3:02 pm |
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| Big loot - the proper printer is plotter size. You still need your silk screen machine and the heat roller... not cheap. |
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| pope |
| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 10:15 am |
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| Guess I'd better get my Bonnie and Clyde in..... |
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