[sdiy] lasertran (was - speaking of drilling... Small drill press recommendations?)

[flightofharmony]

There is one "gotcha" to be careful of with Lazertran: too much handling and
the sheet will distort.
This is a huge annoyance when doing a large panel! I've found that, if you
are worried about precision layout, it is best to apply the Lazertran under
tepid water. This will at least keep any heat-expansion distortion symmetric
and non-localized.
It is also a good idea to use a roller brayer to remove trapped air and
water instead of a squeegee, as the squeegee pulls on the material and will
distort it in the direction you pull.


Best regards, 

~flight
flight at flightofharmony.com
http://www.flightofharmony.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
> bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Scott
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:38 AM
> To: David G. Dixon; Aaron Lanterman; Synth DIY
> Subject: [sdiy] lasertran (was - speaking of drilling... Small drill press
> recommendations?)
> 
> I love it!  Couldn't be happier.  I tried it both ways,  ink side up,
w/out baking,
> and ink side down, baked on.  There was a big difference.  W/out baking
the
> plastic 'decal' material stays somewhat soft, and can be scratched.  W/
the
> toner side down, and then baked so the plastic melts to the aluminum, it's
very
> tough.  Alone, that leaves a very high gloss finish (obviously, as you've
basically
> got a laminated panel), but after spraying w/ a satin lacquer (or I'd
imagine any
> other finish) it looks exactly like a silkscreened panel.
> 
> It's also easy to work with.  Thick enough that you can move it around
w/out
> tearing, and I have had no issue w/ the graphics sticking.  Just follow
the
> instructions, print mirrored, bake for a min to bake the toner to the
lasertran
> sheet, cut the sheet to size for your panel, get it wet and transfer to
the panel,
> then do the slow bake to melt it on.  Basic instructions are on their
site.  I'd be
> happy to answer any questions.
> 
> I just finished re-doing all of my panels w/ this method.  (took a few
months but
> looks great!)
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David G. Dixon [mailto:dixon at interchange.ubc.ca]
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:58 PM
> To: Scott; 'Aaron Lanterman'; 'Synth DIY'
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] speaking of drilling... Small drill press
recommendations?
> 
> I'm going to switch to Lasertran.  The DecalPro thing isn't working for me
> very well.  It's very tricky to do, and even in the best of circumstances,
> little bits of the graphic don't transfer.
> 
> Live and learn!
> 
> 
> > Lasertran, printed in mirror and then baked onto the panels.  Then I
> > sprayed lacquer over the top.
> >
> > Let me know if you need more info than that, and I'll look through my
> > bookmarks for links to the process.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:synth-diy-
> > bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Aaron Lanterman
> > Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:27 AM
> > To: Synth DIY
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] speaking of drilling... Small drill press
> > recommendations?
> >
> >
> > On Jun 27, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Scott wrote:
> >
> > > Here's the first thing I drilled w/ my new press and I didn't center
> > > punch or pilot hole anything (other than a few extra large holes
> > > where I did start w/ a pilot)
> > > http://www.sdiy.org/wicked1/images/seqpanel.jpg
> >
> > Nice! How did you do the labeling?
> >
> > - Aaron
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