DaveK Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 O.K. this sounds to good to be true... A good friend of mine swears that he saw a new printer product in a magazine. From what he says, the printer will take any scanned image & apply Ink or Paint to ANY product you want at PHOTO quality He said the examples that they used were cakes (images on frosting), Canvas, and WOOD! Has anone heard of such a product? I don't even know where to begin searchin the web for such a product If it exists...what a way to do Graphic guitar finishes!!!! Anyone heard of it? Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 I know Kodak has the ENCAD NovaJet® 880 which can handle up to 1/2" thick media for a MSRP of $15,995 I'll keep an eye open for what your talking about as well since I get the trade rags on this type of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted September 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 O.K. more details.... Somehow this printer prints the media on a SHRINK WRAP type of material & you then apply it to you surface Does this help? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 I understand what your saying, just haven't seen anything yet. The old way was pad printing or litho screen printing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Somehow this printer prints the media on a SHRINK WRAP type of material & you then apply it to you surface That's probably exactly what companies like Jackson & ESP use for all their graphics... At least on their "production" models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 a local luthier told me about some companies that doo that, they take one of they're best figured guitars, with the nicest top imaginable, take a picture with some high tech toys then use that shrink wrap stuff to make it look like all the production guitars have these great looking figured tops. kinda cheap if you ask me..... but a great tool for doing graphics i would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 fender called it a fotoflame. nastier necks than usualy fender dreck though.(imho) but they were pretty guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 FotoFlame is probably one of the more commonly used items today. Ever seen any of those OLP "Ernie Ball" wannabes? Or how about those really cheap ESP LTD's? Or how about that re-issue of the Peavey Vandenberg? All of them seem to have these absolutely gorgeous quilted tops. But I think we all know that there is now way in h*ll you could make a guitar with a real quilted maple top for under $200. But these guitars are just using a flat material glued to the top. Like a veneer, but it's not wood. It's man-made. The "shrinkwrap" approach is something completely different. You could make a totally custom looking airbrushed design, on all sides of the body. Let's use a Floral JEM as an example. The design is created, and then printed out on sheets. A prepped body is inserted, and then heat is applied. The plastic "melts", and conforms to the shape of the body. And in the case of a Floral JEM, you then just spray the sunburst and your clear, and you're done. Now repeat... Cheaters......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Thats exaclty the process I was refering to! Now, the question remains... What kind of printers do this & where can I find one!!!!! This is getting to be like finding the Loch Ness Monster!!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 I have no idea where such a set up would be found, but I have a feeling it would be in a price range beyond consumer affordability... Large format printers themselves aren't exactly cheap, and the more advanced or specialized they become, the more expensive they get. The media probably isn't cheap either. But still cheaper than having some dudes airbrushing 300 guitars a month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 I need to drop by the printers tommorrow and I know they just went to a trade show over in Orlando a couple of weeks ago, I'll ask Could end up being just a specialized material to print on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 probably is, next time i'm at my copy center i'll have to ask about it too, i want to do a couple of graphic guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 It would be VERY cool if it were just the material that was needed! Thanks for the help in solving this mystery Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the third eye Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 this could be awesome! <fingers crossed> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsullysix Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Somehow this printer prints the media on a SHRINK WRAP type of material & you then apply it to you surface That's probably exactly what companies like Jackson & ESP use for all their graphics... At least on their "production" models. all of jackson's graphics are traditionally painted, not shrink wrap or screen printing. sully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Somehow this printer prints the media on a SHRINK WRAP type of material & you then apply it to you surface That's probably exactly what companies like Jackson & ESP use for all their graphics... At least on their "production" models. all of jackson's graphics are traditionally painted, not shrink wrap or screen printing. sully even the foriegn models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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