Thanks for the info. I've got some of those iron on tshirt sheets. I wonder how much of an edge those would leave....hmmmm. I know what i'll be playing with tonight.
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I figured printers (and copiers) use heat to set the toner, so maybe heat would work twice. I did the type in Pagemaker, flipped the image and printed it on my LaserJet 4 - a toner, black-only printer, not a jet printer. I placed the type side down on the wood and heated the back of the paper with a model aircraft covering iron, set about 3/4 of the way up, pressing down and moving the iron around. It works!
I used the same technique on my Little Gem and El Ropo, and large areas of black don't seem to transfer all that well for some reason (see "Photos"). Luckily, I don't mind a kind of worn appearance. There are transfer sheets available for putting images on fabric, probably those would work better than just paper; occasionally tiny paper fibers transfer also and stick . Research continues.
I use Tru-Oil to finish instruments (except violins); the transferred image might look a little gray at first, but gains a little darkness from the finish. If you rub the first coat on with too much zeal, some of the toner will pick up and smear, and soak into the wood; I found it impossible to remove. As they say, "Test in inconspicuous area." The El Ropo images were done on bare wood, Little Gem was done over well-dried Minwax stain, Sortacaster was applied over one light coat of Tru-Oil.
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Let me know how they work out, will you? Thanx.
I figured printers (and copiers) use heat to set the toner, so maybe heat would work twice. I did the type in Pagemaker, flipped the image and printed it on my LaserJet 4 - a toner, black-only printer, not a jet printer. I placed the type side down on the wood and heated the back of the paper with a model aircraft covering iron, set about 3/4 of the way up, pressing down and moving the iron around. It works!
I used the same technique on my Little Gem and El Ropo, and large areas of black don't seem to transfer all that well for some reason (see "Photos"). Luckily, I don't mind a kind of worn appearance. There are transfer sheets available for putting images on fabric, probably those would work better than just paper; occasionally tiny paper fibers transfer also and stick . Research continues.
I use Tru-Oil to finish instruments (except violins); the transferred image might look a little gray at first, but gains a little darkness from the finish. If you rub the first coat on with too much zeal, some of the toner will pick up and smear, and soak into the wood; I found it impossible to remove. As they say, "Test in inconspicuous area." The El Ropo images were done on bare wood, Little Gem was done over well-dried Minwax stain, Sortacaster was applied over one light coat of Tru-Oil.
That's all I know.