cyrano said:I once bought a boatload of meters from a local kit manifacturer that stopped doing business, so, yes I do.
I do have a colour laser, but I stopped trying DIY in this case. I use a digital printing service. They can print on most anything, including thin aluminium. 20 vinyl labels cost me around 12 €, if I do the artwork myself. One label costs 10 €...
The main reason is that the thin vinyl I could do reliably, was rather stretchy and not very handy to apply. It also was a bit translucent, so the original scale shines through. And the printing service cuts them to a very precise form, even with rounded corners. Beats cutting them by hand.
My laser (Samsung) also doesn't lay a thick enough toner layer to get deep colour.
cyrano said:The meters or the scales?
I don't have any pics of scales and they're all out in the wilderness now.
I do have some pics of the meters, but they're not online atm.
weiss said:Thanks for your replies.
What digital printing service do you use and what specific options am i looking for?
can i also just use my own printer and use some transparent foils or something?
I am asking myself what material is used for this typical yellow background of the scale..
cyrano said:It's "Digital print" in Antwerp. I notice now they went broke in 2015. Their domain has been recuperated by a printshop in A'dam.
They offered several "vintage" looking vinyls. From "broken beige" to marbled.
Seems I'll have to look for another one... :
Makes sense. Thx!cyrano said:You don't need to use vinyl.
I only used it because it's available with adhesive back, can easily be cut and had the right colour. The service I used back then doesn't offer adhesive paper with the right color. Typical paper labels come in "hard" colours, like white, blue, red, black...
Phrazemaster said:I had really good results with thick yellowish cardstock, printing with a decent laser jet. Then I cut out the scale and it looks good to me. What am I missing about the need for vinyl?
Sorry no - I just went to an office supplies store and asked the copy guy for a few sheets of thick manilla card stock...rackmonkey said:Do you have a brand name/type or a source for the card stock you used? I’ve tried this, but the paper I used never quite looked right to me.
warpie said:So, do you guys totally replace the original scale or you just attach the new one on top?
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