Back to the Future

Onkelpsycho said:
I wonder how you get always the plastic cards printed?!? I wish I had a source for cards like this...
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I buy plastic white blank ID cards on eBay. I then print on a nice thin paper. I then clear coat the paper with triple thick glaze, for a nice gloss look. Then I spray mount the back of the paper, attach it to the ID card, then trim. I leave excess around the edges where I trim, then take a nail file and gently sand off the excess so it is flush to the card. This method also allows to slightly taper the edge of the paper so it blends right into the edge of the card and Yiu cannot tell there is paper on the top.
 
Moviefreak said:
I buy plastic white blank ID cards on eBay. I then print on a nice thin paper. I then clear coat the paper with triple thick glaze, for a nice gloss look. Then I spray mount the back of the paper, attach it to the ID card, then trim. I leave excess around the edges where I trim, then take a nail file and gently sand off the excess so it is flush to the card. This method also allows to slightly taper the edge of the paper so it blends right into the edge of the card and Yiu cannot tell there is paper on the top.
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I've never thought of that before. Does it have to be a blank ID card or would it work with one that has print on it like a school ID?
 
Moviefreak said:
I buy plastic white blank ID cards on eBay. I then print on a nice thin paper. I then clear coat the paper with triple thick glaze, for a nice gloss look. Then I spray mount the back of the paper, attach it to the ID card, then trim. I leave excess around the edges where I trim, then take a nail file and gently sand off the excess so it is flush to the card. This method also allows to slightly taper the edge of the paper so it blends right into the edge of the card and Yiu cannot tell there is paper on the top.
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sounds like science...

Normally I laminate many of the cards... Before that I glue them to thicker paper, so it lokks good in display, but of course plastic cards would be better...

I know there are printers out who can print on CDs, isn't there a printer with ID Card function?!? :lol
 
youngpaddy1 said:
This started out fun but got quite dull after repeatedly going over and over.
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If you see anything that needs changing let me know.
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That's really good. Though my only complaint is that with the thickness of the lettering, it looks like it was written with a marker instead of pen. But since it's taken from screen caps it's very accurate.
 
Onkelpsycho said:
sounds like science...

Normally I laminate many of the cards... Before that I glue them to thicker paper, so it lokks good in display, but of course plastic cards would be better...

I know there are printers out who can print on CDs, isn't there a printer with ID Card function?!? :lol
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there is but it'll cost about 1G
 
Sounds like fun to play around with... But one of the typical machines which make props better and more easiert to make...

like CNC...

I thought about to get a A3 printer... Would be helpful for all the book or magazine covers...

Hey, btw: Hows it going with the BTTF3 frame?!?
 
hello little that reproduce the logo on the battery " marvin berry and the Starlighters " because I have a concert in France BTTF is urgent
thank you in advance
if possible in large format


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