Which transparency film should I get?
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Tom white TW Designs sell it and the transfer solution too ,works great.
Got a link? Nothings coming up on google.
finally found it.
TW Designs
We build The famous diamond power hone by TW Designs, Transfer Magic pattern transfer supplies. NOW OFFERING PRINTED PATTERNS
twdesignshone.com
wasn’t coming up when searching tom white. Had to add “transfer solution “
GreatGot a link? Nothings coming up on google.
finally found it.
TW Designs
We build The famous diamond power hone by TW Designs, Transfer Magic pattern transfer supplies. NOW OFFERING PRINTED PATTERNS
wasn’t coming up when searching tom white. Had to add “transfer solution “
Just make sure your printer uses pigment ink then your transfers will work
Ah bummer, it’s a laser. So complicated.
A laser printer you don’t need film just print on paper reverse your image first , then just apply a damp cotton swab of acetone to the back of the paper and it will transfer it to your work.
rweigel
Elite Cafe Member
I laser-print reversed on grease-tight sandwich wrapper paper and get wonderful transfers on dammar varnish.
Very cool! I’ll check this out
rweigel
Elite Cafe Member
Important details:
the sandwich wrapper paper is flimsy and warps at high temperature. I make my designs (often multiple printouts of the same design) in A6 format. I print first such an A6 design on a sturdy A4 cardboard (200-300g/m2) to mark the position, and use this as carrier for my transfer printouts. The design printed onto the cardboard marks the position where I tape a piece of sandwich wrapper paper with painters masking tape. I use some big steel washers to weigh the sandwich wrapper down while tapeing the corners doon, and add some tape at the sides. Short sections of tape suffice. Then I print again, and have the design on the sandwich wrapper. The cardboard secures the transport through the printer and minimizes warping.
Have fun trying! I use a brother laser printer, acetone transfers do not work well with their toner.
the sandwich wrapper paper is flimsy and warps at high temperature. I make my designs (often multiple printouts of the same design) in A6 format. I print first such an A6 design on a sturdy A4 cardboard (200-300g/m2) to mark the position, and use this as carrier for my transfer printouts. The design printed onto the cardboard marks the position where I tape a piece of sandwich wrapper paper with painters masking tape. I use some big steel washers to weigh the sandwich wrapper down while tapeing the corners doon, and add some tape at the sides. Short sections of tape suffice. Then I print again, and have the design on the sandwich wrapper. The cardboard secures the transport through the printer and minimizes warping.
Have fun trying! I use a brother laser printer, acetone transfers do not work well with their toner.
tdelewis
Elite Cafe Member
I laser print on baking parchment paper. search this forum there are good directions as how to do it. You must sand the edge of the paper where you tape it over the image. If you don't the tape won't hold because of the silicon on the paper. After transfer heat with a heat gun. That will stop it from smearing. This method will transfer 100% of the toner on the project. Search the forum. It has been discussed many times.
rweigel
Elite Cafe Member
I tried the baking parchment for transfer. The results varied a lot. Sometimes part of the toner still stuck to the paper (brown rectangular precut paper, folded in it‘s package) after transfer, sometimes the toner stuck to the hot roll inside the printer (no-name and branded white baking paper from the roll). Then I read the „grease-tight“ advertisement at the sandwich wrapper and tried a no-name and a branded product, both worked to my complete satisfaction. Brother toner is wax based. Other‘s companies toners might behave differently.
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B&H Photo and Video. NY
Pictorico Ultra Premium Transparency Film
I have used it exclusively for a lot of years with ink jet printers. At the moment I am using a HP Envy 6000 series printer/ scanner. Between $70. & $90.
I use the isopropyl alcohol and damar varnish solution. On dark surfaces I use white “marking fluid” sold by McMaster - Carr supply.
Pictorico Ultra Premium Transparency Film
I have used it exclusively for a lot of years with ink jet printers. At the moment I am using a HP Envy 6000 series printer/ scanner. Between $70. & $90.
I use the isopropyl alcohol and damar varnish solution. On dark surfaces I use white “marking fluid” sold by McMaster - Carr supply.
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