I want to LASER CUT NEWSPRINT stencils to use for silk-screening. Note that all the DXF files for laser cutting can be downloaded from *THIS FOLDER.*
This newsprint stencil is the simplest silk-screening method that Michael Roman taught me at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco. The advantage here is that one does not have to burn a screen to make a serigraph print. This was one of the techniques that Michael used to silk-screen shirts for Carlos Santana.
Michael Roman's Serigraphs
Preparing the Stencils
Note that this software uses millimeters only, so I have to convert inches into mm:
- Cut
- Speed 50
- Power 20
A) Turn the laser cutter on. The water cooler goes on automatically, but it might be a good idea to see if it's red light is on. Wait for about 10 minutes for the water to run through the whole machine.
B) Hit "Download" button at the lower right corner of screen. The following dialog box will show up:
C) "Del all" to delete all files in the system
D) " Download CFG" sends configuration instructions to the laser cutter
E) "Download current" sends your file to the laser cutter
10) It took just over 30 seconds to cut through several layers of newsprint:
- I heard that Matsui water based silk-screen inks are pretty good
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