[Jewelry making - Article 00235] - Re: [Orchid] PMC printing

[Courtney Graham Hipp]

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    Here's what I sent someone else on the list who asked for more info: 

    It's something I used to do myself, and it was useful when I needed
    to make a comp on some kind of paper (like cardboard) that wouldn't
    fit through the printer. Also very helpful for making birthday cards
    and such. We'd just print a mirror image of the design using the
    laser printer. Then you turn it upside down on top of the paper you
    want to use and either tape it down or hold it very still while
    carefully soaking the back of the original paper with the marker,
    applying gentle pressure so they toner will stick to the paper below.
    You don't want to rub too vigorously or you'll blur the image. You
    can carefully peek at the paper below to see how it's working. 

    I've mostly used this for type, but I imagine it could be used for
    high-contrast images. Or you could use a large screen size (maybe
    screen print or larger) to get big "dots" to transfer. It just seems
    to me that there's no reason the toner wouldn't also transfer onto
    PMC. I'm curious to try it myself, now. 

    Here's a link to a picture of the marker. The picture is of a black
    marker, but the number at the top of the page refers to the colorless
    blender. I believe they can also be found with a fine tip, but that
    maybe a trick of memory. 

    http://tinyurl.com/6cpk9 

    Good luck! I hope the marker formula hasn't been radically changed
    because of cancer-causing chemicals, rendering this information
    useless. 

Courtney 

Courtney Graham Hipp
cgHipp Jewelry Designs
http://www.cghipp.com

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