hand made ink jet paper..how do i make it?

hey,

anyone know what kind of spray coating to use to make inkjet papers? or
any method of making inkjet papers?
thanks!

 

anyone know what kind of spray coating to use to make inkjet papers? or

You know they sell inkjet paper these days, right?
Do you think you can do it better than Epson?

 

yes. yes. and i thought it would be fun.

 

yes. yes. and i thought it would be fun.

 

Try some water color paper and some spray starch. Starch was used in
older papers to keep the ink from bleeding through. L-o-n-g time ago.

Today you can get several types of paper for inkjet and a lot easier
than making it yourself. If you really want to try something unique.
Make your own inks.



Draco


Getting Even isn't good enough.

 

I don't know, but if you find out post it here - I want to make sheet aluminum
inc jet printable!

 

There are companies selling special (coated?) sheet aluminum that can
be printed on using normal ink. Google should find them for you.

 

Suggest you Google around...try something like "starch coated paper,"
and explore...you'll find things like this:

http://www.si.edu/scmre/relact/specialty_papers.htm

 

Why not start here, and then work out the coatings:
http://store.doverpublications.com/0486264211.html

 

Variation on a theme---

I've wondered what sort of applications one could make using the
transfer papers for making prints on tee-shirts, for example, ironing
the transfer sheet (printed of course) onto various surfaces other than
fabric.

Has anyone tried this, and what works? What's amusing?

 

Really? Thanks for the tip!

I haven't bothered looking for a while since I never found any before.

 

A google search for "ink jet aluminum" turns up
http://www.horizonsisg.com/AlumaJet/default.asp as the second result.

 

Really shouldn't be hard to find because offset printing press image
plates are made of photo-sensitized aluminum, with photographically
"burned" images that hold ink. They have to be wiped down after each
use (and during long runs to make sure the transfer to paper remians
clean) to keep the ink from drying.

 

You might try either of these 2 sites for info
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/ or http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/ink/

 

Not sure of the entire process, but you start by chopping down a tree...