Trev,
I wouldn't call Pulsar cynical. They just found a way to make a profit in a
niche market. That's just good business practice.
The key is to be a smart consumer.
Myc
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 8:33 AM, trevwhite74 <
trevor.white100@... > wrote:
>
> > For example, the "green' film is a standard heat transfer foil. You >have
> probably seen the gold version used to hot stamp stamp jewelry >boxes. If
> you remember the early days of laser printers, before >inkjets came out, you
> could buy (and still can buy) "laser foil" to > add metallic colors to
> certificate.
> >
>
> This is very interesting information. I have been looking at the Pulsar
> product. I am new to toner transfer but find it very interesting. Anyway,
> once you said laser foil I found the following link which has product at
> least 1/3 the price of Pulsar.
>
>
> http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/products-Laser-Transfer-Foils_LASFOILPROD.htm
>
> > Dextrin is a very cheap starch used in papermaking as a "sizing / ? >
> coating on paper to bind it together and make the surface smoother.
>
> Then this on Dextrin.
>
> http://forums.makezine.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=1825
>
> What a difference a few key words make. I did not know a lot about the
> materials used. I also assumed that maybe they had put a lot Pulsar had
> maybe put a lot of effort into perfecting the technique. If their product
> are just rebadged well good for them. But if you are saying they are doing
> nothing special then it seems a little cynical of them really. I wonder if
> they read this and might have a comment to make on the subject?
>
> Great information though, thanks
>
> Trev
>
>
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