Hello Casey.

The article Mr. Huderle is speeking of is in RM 12/1 pg. 16.


Tight Wraps.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

Joe Vanfossen Wrote:
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> Casey,
>
> Take a look at papilio.com. They sell a variety
> of decal media, white, clear, metallic, peel and
> stick, water slide, magnets, static clings and
> more. For rod blanks I use the white vinyl and
> the holo, silver and gold metallics. The
> holographic metallic media will really make things
> pop when done with an ink jet printer. I tend to
> keep my decals pretty simple, but you can get
> great results with an inkjet printer and the
> various media. The only issue to remember that if
> you are working with clear decal media that the
> ink is not opaque and you will need to paint,
> under wrap, or do something else to see the decal
> on a dark blank. When working with the white, or
> metallic media, it becomes a nonissue. Your only
> limits are your ability to use software to create
> your labels, which can be done using anything from
> a word processor to Photoshop.
>
> Bucky,
>
> My Epson printer didn't work well with the
> original holographic decal paper (great with all
> other media), but I haven't tried it on the newer
> holographic paper. I pulled an old 4x6 HP photo
> printer out of storage to use at the ORBS
> Gathering and it would have worked great if I had
> adjusted properly for the thickness of my paper.
> Murphy's Law was at work that day to say the
> least. I can't say that I've heard of too many
> having issues with lower priced HP printers. If I
> were buying one now to dedicate to decals, that's
> the direction I'd go.
>
> Joe


So for the metallics I assume you just print on one side then stick the entire decal onto the rod. Or is there some way that only the lettering is transfered to the rod blank. Much like the way its done using the pulsar system.

Casey,

I print and put the whole decal on the rod. The letters can be cut out. One option is to use a computerized cutter to do the cutting. In the scrapbooking section of craft stores, you'll find the Cricut. My wife has one, but I haven't personally used it for decal making, but I believe some have. She doesn't have any fonts that really appeal to me for rod building.

Joe

Joe Vanfossen Wrote:
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> Casey,
>
> I print and put the whole decal on the rod. The
> letters can be cut out. One option is to use a
> computerized cutter to do the cutting. In the
> scrapbooking section of craft stores, you'll find
> the Cricut. My wife has one, but I haven't
> personally used it for decal making, but I believe
> some have. She doesn't have any fonts that really
> appeal to me for rod building.
>
> Joe

Gotcha... Im pretty familiar with plotters as I used them back in my graphic design days. Im betting that for fine lettering they would not work all that well. Or at least from my experience they dont. Now if someone wanted to make a larger logo type decal, they would probably work well.

We are in business. Just received a copy of Corel Draw 14... Now time to brush up on my old graphic skills...