[Hallicrafters] RE: Beldecal Wet Transfer Decal System **PRINTING WHITE**

[Ron]

I also use an ALPS printer to print white.  I buy every ALPS printer I 
can find.  There is a demand for these printers and  they demand some 
good prices.   I have had no problem using  the ALPS with  XP.  If I 
remember right XP reckonizes the ALPS and  thats all there is to it.   I 
do  believe there  might be other printers using the  technic that ALPS 
used but not sure who they are.   The ribbons are a little expensive but 
for doing white transfer decals is probaby the cheapest way to go.   Yes 
silkscreening would be nice but the cost of a one time use is way to high.

Ron  WA0KDS 






Ian wrote:

>It is possible to make white decals with an ALPS printer.
>
>I did some "playing" several years ago and about then ALPS effectively went
>out of the printer business.  Unfortunately they also stopped producing a
>driver that for me anyway would work with any operating system beyond WIN
>2000.  Some reported that it would work on XP but I never could get it to
>work successfully.  An ALPS printer WILL PRINT WHITE with the appropriate
>cartridge.
>
>My printer and a goodly supply of the cartridges for various colors are
>packed away and I suppose sometime I might get around to installing a second
>older operating system and seeing if I can get the printer to work again.
>However too many other projects keep coming up.
>
>******I'd suggest if you want to explore that method of making decals, a
>good HOBBY SHOP is a place to start.  When I last was playing with it there
>were a lot of people who ran small businesses making decals for model
>airplanes, boats, trains and the like.  There was and may still be a YAHOO
>list catering to ALPS printers if you're serious about it.  In a reasonably
>complete hobby shop there's bound to be somebody who can point you to a
>local person in a large metropolitan area who will make custom decals,
>including white.  If not they should be able to suggest hobby publications
>where you can find that information.
>
>You can get on the ALPS mailing list using this URL:
>http://members.tripod.com/~aravm98/alpsdecal.htm
>
>
>Here are links to look at if you're serious about wanting to make white
>decals or have them made FOR YOU.
>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=alps+decals&btnG=Google+Search
>
>
>Ian, K6SDE
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Tripp
>Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:37 AM
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] RE: Beldecal Wet Transfer Decal System
>
>All that below sounds great Bill, but do they have a way to make white
>letters?  Black is easy based on your description, but the ability to do
>white would be nice also.
>
>Jim/wa6dij /S-38/S-38A/S-38B/S-38C/S-38D/S-38E and a few more.
>
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