Printing Directly to Sintra

[rdm01]

Is it possible to print directly to 1mm sintra? It seems to be the same thickness as magnetic, which people print to, and is lighter for sure. Is this a possibility, has anyone given it a shot. I don't want to just haul off and try it for sake of screwing something up, but if it is feasible, it could save alot of time on some of our projects.

Thanks!

 

[D&Tgraphics]

I don't want to say to go ahead and do it, But, I know a guy who used to print directly onto 1 mil Sintra with his Soljet. Worked pretty good too. But, I'm not telling you to do it, just in case.

 

[rdm01]

It is a bit scary, which is why I posted here. But when I think about it, nothing pops out at me that seems like it would be a huge problem. I may continue to do it the long way, but I really want to give it a whirl.

 

[steveimage]

We have a solvent flat bed and solvent (true solvent) does bite into Sintra and works fairly well. However, my concern would be how to keep the material flat and avoid head strike. As well, will the pull rollers feed it through consistently?

 

[rdm01]

The heaters would need to be turned down/off to keep from warping for sure. I don't think the rollers would have a problem once you got the step adjustment set right.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Grimco sells a printable PVC it's called Briteline 10 mil PVC. I dont know if thats to thin for ya or not.

 

[steveimage]

Yah, that is 10 mil rigid pvc (made by GE). It is calendared, not the same as Sintra.