Richard J Kinch wrote:
Karl Townsend writes:
Is there any way to lay this all out in some pc program and print it to
something that can be transferred to the sheet metal?
Print the mirror image on a laser printer, make a contact print of the
toner against the metal using acetone or lacquer thinner. Cover with clear
spray lacquer or a laser transparency if subject to wear. I use this
method to label parts such as you can see here in a few examples:
http://www.truetex.com/micad.htm
Not as durable as engraving but nearly as good as silk-screening.
I like the results!
Could you describe the way you make a "contact print" with the laser
printed design. Is it on paper? How does it release from the print media
and adhere to the metal?