[sdiy] Cut Aluminum

[Andre Majorel]

On 2007-07-12 03:37 +0200, karl dalen wrote:
> --- Andre Majorel <aym-htnys at teaser.fr> skrev:

> > I would settle for venilia-type adhesive plastic that can be laser
> > printed and then applied to the metal. Make it satin, Akai
> > grey/beige and I'm happy. My only worry is durability (would the
> > toner rub off ?).
> 
> The toner sticks like hell to the polyeten sheets!
> 
> Companies like Adamant can easily do adhesive plastic (they
> print it in a standard ink or laserjet printer)he also told me
> on the phone that they sell A4/A3 vanilla-type adhesive plastic
> in 20 or 100 sheet packs, the 100 sheet of A4 cost 1100sek,

Ouch ! Then again, that's about 0.4 EUR per panel...

> im 99% sure you can get it cheaper from other places as well.And
> he cut labels in multi colored thin sheet adhesive aluminium to!
> 
> I asked him on the phone if warnising could seal these
> vanilla-type adhesive plastic so to sturden the edges, he put
> down the phone for a second or two, fetched a can of warnish,
> and sprayed on a sheet, he said it worked well! :-)
> 
> I also asked him if it it was possible to cut these polyeten
> sheets in a standard office paper cutter, he ran away and
> fetched one, i could even hear the cutting sound on the phone
> that it worked out nice and dandy! :-)

To clarify,

1) "Vénilia" is a brand of adhesive film which is a bit of a
genericised trademark in France. It's inexpensive and widely
available but not suitable for laser printing.

2) "satiné" is the French term for a surface aspect which is
halfway between matte and glossy. According to my dictonary,
translates as "satiny, satin-like, with a silk finish".

Thanks for the tip, Karl. Steve Ridley also pointed to

  http://www.megauk.com/quicklaser.php

No light grey or beige, though.

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