[sdiy] US Industrial Silk Screener Recommendations

[Tony Rolando]

I've used the Toner Transfer method to make some very nice DIY 
faceplates. I follow the same steps as one would for making PCB, except 
that I transfer to the aluminum and then do not etch, instead I spray a 
couple coats of lacquer over the printing. The results are sharp (if 
your laser printer is nice) and have last many years (some of my panels 
are over 5 yrs old and still look great).

With the aluminum it helps to hit it with a very fine sand paper to 
remove oxidization before the toner transfer.

Tony


David G. Dixon wrote:
>> You could also look into companies that offer a relatively new process
>> of direct printing onto unsealed anodized aluminium subtrate and then
>> sealing afterwards. No masks are required as in silkscreening..its
>> literally just like printing. The printers themselves are probably
>> hideously expensive..but do seraches for companies offering direct
>> aluminium (or 'aluminum') printing.
>>     
>
> I've often fantasized about taking a screwdriver (or perhaps a sledgehammer)
> to my HP Inkjet printer so I could slip aluminum panels through it.  Do you
> think that would work?  :)
>
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