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Plastic etch printing???

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From: Larry Seiler (lseiler_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 08:16:16 PDT

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Okay...my turn to ask a question. I have some background in intaglio, which in your typical high school environment you cannot do due to the acids, exhausts, etc; so...we printer wannabe's enjoy drypoint etching on acrylic plates.

At my last high school...we made some very nice and fine prints. I think we have the same el 'cheapo press too, which is just a table top.

Problem is...I'm about to have my kids start etching plastics, but ran an old one of mine thru just to have a print for demo purposes. Eeegads...it didn't print out. Made an impression from the pressure I turned up on the press, but very little of the inked lines came out.

I'm wondering if perhaps there is a "right" felt to have on the press for pressing paper down into the lines of the plate, and perhaps if my felt is not just a common utilical felt for general printing purposes. Perhaps I have the wrong paper, but I'm confident the stuff I tried is an etch paper. Maybe not...but thought it was. I'm about to put a kabotch to this project and save the plastic for next year until I can figure this out. Thanks for any input!!!

Larry Seiler
lseiler@laona.k12.wi.us

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<i><font size=+1>Okay...my turn to ask a question.&nbsp; I have some background
in intaglio, which in your typical high school environment you cannot do
due to the acids, exhausts, etc; so...we printer wannabe's enjoy drypoint
etching on acrylic plates.</font></i><i><font size=+1></font></i>
<p><i><font size=+1>At my last high school...we made some very nice and
fine prints.&nbsp; I think we have the same el 'cheapo press too, which
is just a table top.</font></i><i><font size=+1></font></i>
<p><i><font size=+1>Problem is...I'm about to have my kids start etching
plastics, but ran an old one of mine thru just to have a print for demo
purposes.&nbsp; Eeegads...it didn't print out.&nbsp; Made an impression
from the pressure I turned up on the press, but very little of the inked
lines came out.</font></i><i><font size=+1></font></i>
<p><i><font size=+1>I'm wondering if perhaps there is a "right" felt to
have on the press for pressing paper down into the lines of the plate,
and perhaps if my felt is not just a common utilical felt for general printing
purposes.&nbsp; Perhaps I have the wrong paper, but I'm confident the stuff
I tried is an etch paper.&nbsp; Maybe not...but thought it was.&nbsp; I'm
about to put a kabotch to this project and save the plastic for next year
until I can figure this out.&nbsp; Thanks for any input!!!</font></i><i><font size=+1></font></i>
<p><i><font size=+1>Larry Seiler</font></i>
<br><i><font size=+1>lseiler@laona.k12.wi.us</font></i></html>

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