Screen Printing for front panels?

ericcoleridge · Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 889 Location: NYC

I've been looking-- not too hard -- for a screen printer local to NYC who can screen aluminum panels and not just t-shirts-- without much luck.

Does anyone here know of a service or crafts-person?

I'm not looking for a screen service-- I have no experience screen-printing and I don't have time to learn right now. But I have a bunch of panel designs ready that I'd like to get started on..

toppobrillo · Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:58 am Post subject:

you should talk to a sign shop, they routinely use epoxy inks for permanent signage. only caveat is they're used to much bigger prints of course, and looser tolerances. if you laid a bunch out together, it may be cheaper to print a huge sheet, then shear them after they've dried. there are online signage places that seem to be good too, but it might be better in your case to have more direct communication wth the shop.

there's also Metalphoto of Cincinnati, where I and most all Euro ppl at least get panels, afaik they do offer silkscreen, but i could be wrong. if you panelize the designs, will be cheaper.it's not much more expensive to have them cut all holes too fwiw.

you could always organize group buys to make it more affordable as well- If you're doing Buchla clones, I suspect you won't have any trouble getting a group together Very Happy

ericcoleridge · Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 889 Location: NYC

Topp,

Thanks very much for these suggestions.

I have stopped in a few sign shops around town-- but I mostly get incredulous looks when I show them how small the print is. A few have offered to try though, and I might just give it a shot.

I've heard of Metalphoto from several people, but I was under the impression that they won't do very small runs. I could organize a group buy, but I'd rather not become even more of a pariah among the vintage Buchla community. Maybe I'll inquire w Metalphoto again.

There's gotta be some smaller scale screen printer people around who can help. I must be looking in the wrong places.

toppobrillo · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:56 am Post subject:

delayed · Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 130 Location: TN

How many are you looking to get? And only 1 color? I have done my own with good luck.

rubendelacosta · Joined: Dec 25, 2005 Posts: 153 Location: lisbon

Any similar service/company like metalphoto in europe?

Thanks,
Ruben

rubendelacosta · Joined: Dec 25, 2005 Posts: 153 Location: lisbon

No, not really.
If you find anything please let me now.

regards,
ruben

keninverse · Joined: May 28, 2011 Posts: 15 Location: houston

Fonik did a metalphoto panel of the patchell vocal filter. You may want to ask him where he had the panel manufactured. I think he posted somewhere in the vocal filter thread where this was actually done.

defog · Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 113 Location: Philadelphia

What about alternatives, such as vinyl overlays? They're cheap, and if they get scratched up or anything, you just stick another one on.

fonik · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:38 pm Post subject:

Mooger5 · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:55 am Post subject:

rubendelacosta · Joined: Dec 25, 2005 Posts: 153 Location: lisbon

thanks!

I'l check that shop.

regards,
ruben

fonik · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:44 am Post subject:

i just found out that schaeffer (front panel designer) do metalphoto's too. you will have to send them the fpd and a pdf via email and check the price this way. will try that soon.