Yes, and no it doesn't work. The copper apparently draws away heat to
quickly, and Alps wax thermal transfers by heating the head elements.
And it is -very- sensitive to the exact temperature.
However... some ribbons take higher temperatures than others to
transfer, for instance the metallic, metal foil, and white ribbons. So
if a lower temp ribbon (like black) had a white ribbon sticker put on
it, maybe it would compensate for the heat sink action of the copper.
BTW, there is also
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alps/Steve
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Has anyone looked into the possibilities of the alps type printers?
>
> Being film based, they might make some things easier...
>
> Here's a Yahoo group:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alpsdecal/
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ballendo