Ian Walruth on mon 24 may 04
I've used decal materials from Bel, Inc. in several different laser
printers. The web site is www.beldecals.com
Ian
Steven Goldate on tue 25 may 04
Hi Clayarters,
I have been trying to do some research on laser printing decals. Les
Lawrence's site http://www.printandclay.net
offers some information, but I think some of it is out of date, in
particular regarding paper brands. The problem is that a lot of so-called
'decal' papers are only suited for a limited number of COLOR laser printers.
Yeah, like who's got one of those??? I'm just trying to find a decal paper
that will work with a black and white laser printer, in the same way as Les
Lawrence has done in the past. The problem is that the b&w printers have
hotter rollers, so you have to make sure the paper can withstand the heat. I
have discovered one product called TTF:
http://www.pulsar.gs/1-tts/c_pcb/pcb_frames/frameset.html. Has anyone had
any experience with this decal paper? Or any other suggestions?
Thanks for any help.
Best,
Steven
May Luk on fri 28 may 04
Hi Steve;
Have you found the brand of laser printer that contains the pigment for
firing? I have not have any luck with that.
I found a way to transfer printed image onto bisque clay;
There's this glue that is used for transfering laser image onto fabric. Like
a home heat transfer Tshirt product. You can get it at a craft store in
fabric dye dept. What you do is; you print your image mirror image on paper.
Cut out the excess. Glue it down and leave it to dry, then carefully wash
off the paper with a wet sponge. The image will be glued to the bisque. It's
a bit expensive and not as easy as decal. But could be interesting
alternatives in small batches. I reckon white glue could do the job too. But
I haven't found a printer/copier that gives me the staining power. My images
all got burned off in the kiln.
First you need to test and see if your printer toner has the iron oxide [I
think] Perhaps just fire the print out on some clear glaze and see if it
leave any major marks in your tile/bowl?
Regards
May
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