Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by jellybelly » Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:12 am

there are a few different options

reverse print clear vinyl like i do and other do

have the screen printed which works out expensive for small amounts

of have someone with a flat bed UV printer print directly onto glasss

all processed have there pros and cons

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by VeteranGamer » Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:34 pm

jellybelly wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 11:12 am
there are a few different options

reverse print clear vinyl like i do and other do

have the screen printed which works out expensive for small amounts

of have someone with a flat bed UV printer print directly onto glasss

all processed have there pros and cons
Thanks....

This is for a home made option...

I think even your not doing it yourself and are outsourcing the printing....
Which also cost more than doing it at home (but obviously the quality is gonna be slightly better as well)

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by rodocop » Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:00 pm

Hmmm. Interesting. I have a 3.2" spi screen i was thinking of using in a build. I'll keep an eye on this thread!

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by VeteranGamer » Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:11 pm

rodocop wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:00 pm
Hmmm. Interesting. I have a 3.2" spi screen i was thinking of using in a build. I'll keep an eye on this thread!
it a screen worth considering, you'll get the same results as a mintyPi but with just a larger screen (and in a Gameboy form factor)....
http://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=4302

once I've fine tuned everything....
I'll post a blank screen surround template.....
and I've also knocked up a screw bracket (which I'll also post)


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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by rodocop » Fri Nov 24, 2017 5:58 am

VeteranGamer wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:11 pm
rodocop wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:00 pm
Hmmm. Interesting. I have a 3.2" spi screen i was thinking of using in a build. I'll keep an eye on this thread!
it a screen worth considering, you'll get the same results as a mintyPi but with just a larger screen (and in a Gameboy form factor)....
http://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=4302

once I've fine tuned everything....
I'll post a blank screen surround template.....
and I've also knocked up a screw bracket (which I'll also post)


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That's great. Keep us posted.

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by abrugsch » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:42 am

Hmmm... I have some ideas... thanks veteran! I have access to a silhouette cutter so some experimentation is definitely in order! :D

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by VeteranGamer » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:02 pm

abrugsch wrote:
Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:42 am
Hmmm... I have some ideas... thanks veteran! I have access to a silhouette cutter so some experimentation is definitely in order! :D
you can have look at my first attempt in a build....

http://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php? ... 473#p52473

its not 100% as i would like it....
but i used my antique inkjet, and only used an exacto knife for cutting and trimming.....

for me the hard part was not the cutting, but the applying...
i'm gonna have a few more goes, i think i can get it nailed to where it looks very decent.......


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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by CrogDog » Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:17 pm

I'm not sure if this might help you, but my brother told me about it and I used it when applying a screen protector to my cell phone. If you apply the vinyl while in your bathroom after having taken a hot shower, you'll have a virtually dust free environment to work in!

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Re: Screen Surround - printing techniques ?

Post by abrugsch » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:41 am

That was an old trick for opening up hard disks to try and window them!

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