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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #165 on: July 12, 2011, 09:16:41 PM »
i was planning in July to take it to the printer, but i am not sure yet due to holidays of my collegues that i can make it in july , so if you can deliver better shots , i can still make that.



I just spoke with my employer and the new date is 5 october 2011

if nothing comes in between, i will visit the printers this date.

Thanks for your understanding

Etienne

PS. this means that the closing date for new orders will be extended to 31 of august, as long as there is space in the sheets that i already have here.

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #166 on: August 09, 2011, 01:26:49 PM »
hellu

Got this sticker on the back of my Battle Shark, i´m in no need of a sticker, but if someone is, they have a chance (maby) that you would vectorize it??


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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #167 on: August 09, 2011, 02:14:56 PM »
What are the dimentions ?

oh and  i know you live in the UK now, i still want them in millimeters not inches  ;D

ps. i have seen that "electrocon" font before  ::)

does anybody know what it is ?
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« Reply #168 on: August 09, 2011, 03:39:38 PM »
hehe, i don´t use inches, and will properly never will...  :lol:

The hight is 62mm
The width is 68mm

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #169 on: August 10, 2011, 08:48:24 PM »
ps. i have seen that "electrocon" font before  ::)

does anybody know what it is ?

MagneticCardWide

http://www.azfonts.net/load_font/magncw.html or http://www.fontpark.net/en/font/magneticcardwide/


I'd like to get a few of these stickers myself, since the deadline's now extended.  Can you put me in for two of the #2 Atari Irish stickers?  Let me know if you'd prefer a PM. Thanks!

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #170 on: August 10, 2011, 10:06:32 PM »
No probs, ill add you to the list

estimated time to print is 5 october if nothing gets in the way

i have a free day reserved at work, and i have the confirmation of the printer that that date is ok with them to visit and bet there while they print it


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« Reply #171 on: August 10, 2011, 10:29:52 PM »
i have another one for "the vector que", etienne! :arrow:



doesn't look like it, but it is indeed an alu sticker found on the back of sega / gremlin cabs. is the photo good enough? of course those hand-written numbers for the european cabs would have to be inserted at the right spot. i stilll have to get the measures ...
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #172 on: August 10, 2011, 11:03:53 PM »
@ Ully
I think i can work with it,

Also i dont have any "order" from you, so i will vector this, and you got time to see what you want and the measurements of this

MagneticCardWide

Its the font that Robotron 2048 used on screen too   :)


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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #173 on: August 14, 2011, 07:18:50 PM »
i have another one for "the vector que", etienne! :arrow:



doesn't look like it, but it is indeed an alu sticker found on the back of sega / gremlin cabs. is the photo good enough? of course those hand-written numbers for the european cabs would have to be inserted at the right spot. i stilll have to get the measures ...

note to self:
10.2 x 5.1 cm
 

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« Reply #174 on: August 14, 2011, 07:30:31 PM »
@ Ully
Also i dont have any "order" from you, so i will vector this, and you got time to see what you want and the measurements of this

you do!!! and you already wrote it down somewhere ...
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #175 on: August 14, 2011, 08:34:15 PM »
@ Ully
Also i dont have any "order" from you, so i will vector this, and you got time to see what you want and the measurements of this

you do!!! and you already wrote it down somewhere ...

 :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:   1000 apologies, i found it in my email.....

i simply forget to put it on the first page, so thats where i was looking ...

i will read your order carefully tomorow, and add it to the first page, the you can verify if its correct ok ?

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #176 on: August 15, 2011, 09:13:16 AM »
Ok Guys..

I have carefully added all the things that i could imagine to the production sheets.

Although i think i did everything according to the orders you gave me, i would strongly suggest to take a look at this post :

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=2454.msg30561#msg30561

Check if your order is correct, and if not, let me know !

I am also human after all, and mistakes are human as you know...

so please check the status, and let me know if there is anlything wrong so i can ajust it before taking it to the printers 5 October.

Thank you !

Etienne

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #177 on: August 15, 2011, 06:10:52 PM »
Need correction:

12x #4 - 12x #5 - 12x #11 - 12x #12

Reserved space for the orders i have received.

asteroidsNut: 12x #4 [Locked in sheet], 12x #5 [Locked in sheet], 12x #11 [Locked in sheet] & 11x #11a [Locked in sheet]

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #178 on: August 15, 2011, 07:46:31 PM »
The thing is that #12 is originally a white sticker, and not a alu sticker, so thats why i have not put it in the sheet.
I dont have "white" print jobs atm.

do you want #12 printed on alu ?
If yes, i willl add them to the sheet.

please let me know..

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Re: Alu sticker repro run
« Reply #179 on: October 06, 2011, 01:34:20 PM »
Yesterday was the day that i went to the printers..
Private parking for visitors  ::)




Let's enter the building, armed with the sheets that gyruss picked up for me, and Andre transported back to his place, where i could pick them up, since thats on route from and to my job many times in the week.
Thank you guys !  :spaceace:




First thing that i noticed was this cool ceiling that they have printed. cool decoration for a gameroom too !




After some chatting with the owner and a tour through the company, i handed the files to his co-worker who started edditing and verify the files.
In the process he separated the magenta lines that i specified as "cutting lines".




Lets take it to the press  ;D



Now seriously,
The guy finishes the previous job on the printer, and recalibrated the printer for my job.




Calibration in progress..  :P




First file loaded into the printer..




Starting up the printer, it checks its temperatures and that kind of things..




Placing the sheet to the conveyor belt, although the belt sucks the sheet to it by vaccuum, we still needed to tape it down since the corners had some wrinkeling due to transport  :-\




Luckily it was outside of the printing area..  :-*




Loading the next sheet, again same process, lining out and tape it in place..




Printing in progress..




Here the owner is finishing the cutting job he was working on, after that its the alusheet's turn..




now the tricky part, since this is the first time they needed to cut this kind of material, it will be some trial and error...
the material is not supplied by them, and before we made the appointment back in the beginning of the year they already told me it could go wrong.
but anyway, they really wanted to try it and see if they can do it.
so they did all they can to make it a succes, a big plus for the printguys if you ask me.  :spaceace:

they do cut aluminium and other materials, but then they mill it, but this is too thin to mill...
the sheet is in place, and again taped to the conveyor belt..



First test, cutting totally through the sheet, cutterhead is removed to install a brand new knive..




recalibrating the knive, and its time to do some tests...




Don't know if you can see it good here, but we tried a cut first on the side.
(the little square in the right side)




that test gave not the desired result, while cutting, the material gave jaggered edges so cutting through was not an option..




Another test, "slitting" (where another special kind of knive cuts only the top layer), the knive is much more "flat" so it slides better through the material..
after the testcut, carefully removing the testcut...




Hmm, looks very prommising !
straight edges, and a nice sharp cut..  :-*




Contours loaded into the cutting device, ready to start..




Now disatergirl came around the corner...  :twisted:
and after some investigation of the knive, the guy came to the conclusion that after the first testcut, the knive was already dull!
because it is aluminium, the slitting was in fact metal to metal contact, which made the knive dull instantly...  >:(
 


There was ofcourse a possibility to change the knive after every sticker, but at 30€ a knive that would make the stickers very very expensive ! :o
so we decided to cut them manualy...
I have the sheets at home now, and i need to cut them with a utility knive...

But there was one good thing, the cutting machine will be recognised in the future as it is labeled as an Atari !
 


So it was a 50% succes, the printing is done with UV ink which is dried instantly by the two UV lamps in the print head.

I will cut the stickers "roughly" so you guys can make the corners with scissors if desired..

for the final price i need to wait for the invoice, so i can devide it..

It was a bit of a dissapointment for the cutting part, also for the printguys..
believe me they tried everything in they're power to fix it, but it was not doable.

They did give me another tip, which is lasercutting, but they dont have that equipment, and probably will raise the price again..

The only problem now is the etikets with rounded corners, the straight cuts i can do with the utility knive, so it was not all for nothing..

Lets see what will happen...
I need to find me some time to start cutting   :P

Youtube video's of the printing and cutting :

Printing

Cutting
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