I was looking at the seminar schedule for the ARA Las Vegas show and one of them is using your laser to make rhinestone heat transfers for embellishing awards.........is anyone doing this already? If so, can you shed some light on how it is done?
I was looking at the seminar schedule for the ARA Las Vegas show and one of them is using your laser to make rhinestone heat transfers for embellishing awards.........is anyone doing this already? If so, can you shed some light on how it is done?
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Steve,
It could be anything with such a simple description as what you provide, but...
What I've seen in the past was using the laser to create a pattern of holes in a sheet of flexible plastic. Rhinestones are poured onto the sheet and spread around by hand, filling each hole with a single rhinestone. All extra rhinestones are wiped off, and an adhesive sheet is applied over the top (or it's already under the plastic sheet). Plastic sheet is removed, and you're left with your rhinestone pattern on the adhesive sheet, ready for application.
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Steve.
I am not doing it personally, but I looked at it and I can tell you how it's done. It's actually pretty simple. Most people that do it cut sandblast mask on a plotter. The rhinestones have heat activated adhesive on them. You cut the design into the masking material, basically rake the rhinestones into the hole pattern you have cut. Put the thing down on a garment, or whatever, and heat press it. If you look at the t-shirt forum you will find many many posts about this. Lots of things you can do with it besides garments too.
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This guy has written Corel Macros for creating the templates. While the process is fairly simple, it can get complex fast when using various size stones, fonts and filled patterns.
http://sites.google.com/site/lnfortunspages/Home
Neal
Steve,
I'll buy ya one of these and you can save on the class fee...
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Hi-Tec Designs, LLC -- Owner (and self-proclaimed LED guru )
Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
Freeware: InkScape, Paint.NET, DoubleCAD XT
Paidware: Wacom Intuos4 (Large), CorelDRAW X5
Actually there is better software out there than Corel for this operation. WinPCSign is one of them. http://www.signmax.us/Film/Vectorrhi...ctorRhines.htm
or http://www.signmax.us/Film//Centerli...eword_demo.htm
Last edited by Larry Bratton; 02-03-2011 at 9:32 PM.
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We have the WinPcSign, works great. We make T-shirts and other apparel with Rhinestones. Cut the stencil material on laser.
Dave
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