Thumbs up for rice paper!

An old conversation: I just made a lam(logo) by using an inkjet printer to print on rice paper and was delighted to see how well it worked. I taped a small piece of rice paper onto a piece of printer paper and used a HP Deskjet to print the logo. The lam worked well with resin, the ink didn’t run, and the rice paper was invisible when it was wet out. Two thumbs up!

I agree. I used the “Silky Medium” paper recommended by Tom Sterne and it worked very well. Bu the way, forgot to thank you, Tom…

De nada Deeb. Glad it worked out for you. I got in hurry on a couple of my last lams and printed them as my HP cartridge was going out. The lams were light and look thin, maybe fading more quickly over time. I suspect as Steve has posted, that the different color inks will fade over time. Some more quickly than others. I can’t remember or not where I sent you for the “silky” material. Here is where I buy mine. They have lots of specialty shaping/glassing supplies, and are also the owners of SunCure products. www.suncure.com Have’em send you their small catalog as it has more stuff than shown online. Didn’t get in on the backslapping thread last week…good job! Both boards look great. Tom > I agree. I used the “Silky Medium” paper recommended by Tom > Sterne and it worked very well. Bu the way, forgot to thank you, Tom…

An old conversation: I just made a lam(logo) by using an inkjet printer to > print on rice paper and was delighted to see how well it worked. I taped a > small piece of rice paper onto a piece of printer paper and used a HP > Deskjet to print the logo. The lam worked well with resin, the ink didn’t > run, and the rice paper was invisible when it was wet out. Two thumbs up! Personally I am a fan of Nadar inks and home silk screening. Cleanup is messy for only a few lams. Do a bunch while you are at it. However, printer lams are good too for one offs or for many I guess. Screening is cheaper in the long run. One can of black Nadar 6100 series for simple artwork will last ou a lifetime and it is 10 to 15 bucks a quart. The silky paper is inexpensive. Buy a screen and have the artwork burned into the screen. Take care of it and it will last a lifetime too. Stick to one color logos(I didn’t, have five colors, good looking and non busy logo believe it or not, but the fricken clean up and registration. I’ll post some of my boards later this month. PS. I’ll try to keep everyone posted on the new planer comoing out soon. A shaper’s dream tool I hear. One comment made by the guy who did the drafting for the final design, “The Skil will really become obsolete.” So for now I will use the disposable razor(Hitachi) and work my Power Kraft to death. Happy shaping. ShhhhhHAkA!