Longfuse
Newbie level 6
diy photoplotter
Is the toner in laser printers opaque enough to block out UV light IF used with a laser transparency bought from a stationers, OR does the film have to be ‘special’ in order for it to work with photo board, i.e. does one HAVE to use the transparencies sold by electronics suppliers?
I hope to buy a laser printer soon and it would be easier/cheaper for me to just use the stuff they sell in the local shops rather than order it in, but will it work?
Alternatively, is there any way I can use an inkjet printer to produce transparencies suitable for use with photo board? I’ve tried ‘Jet Star’ for inkjet but it’s rubbish (well, with my printer at any rate). No matter what I try I can’t seem to get the ink opaque enough to work.
Is the toner in laser printers opaque enough to block out UV light IF used with a laser transparency bought from a stationers, OR does the film have to be ‘special’ in order for it to work with photo board, i.e. does one HAVE to use the transparencies sold by electronics suppliers?
I hope to buy a laser printer soon and it would be easier/cheaper for me to just use the stuff they sell in the local shops rather than order it in, but will it work?
Alternatively, is there any way I can use an inkjet printer to produce transparencies suitable for use with photo board? I’ve tried ‘Jet Star’ for inkjet but it’s rubbish (well, with my printer at any rate). No matter what I try I can’t seem to get the ink opaque enough to work.