Has anybody printed on wood? I have a friend that wants some wood business cards. He can get the blanks, (looks like some sort of birch veneer). I'm guessing a fine mesh screen and ink made for plastic signs? Any thoughts or advise would be appreciated.
On something like thin balsa, sure, but most wood would be heavy enough not to need it. Business cards do seem like a grey area though... my guess is no, but you might.
Has anybody printed on wood? I have a friend that wants some wood business cards. He can get the blanks, (looks like some sort of birch veneer). I'm guessing a fine mesh screen and ink made for plastic signs? Any thoughts or advise would be appreciated.
1. Your wood needs to be very smooth, which I assume it is.
2. 230 - 300 mesh
3. Conventional ink like the Nazdar 7200 series
4. Lots of ventilation
5. Flood strokes but do not let the ink pile up on the screen. A sheer flood stroke is needed.
6. Sharp hard squeegee
7. Print about 4 a minute to help keep the ink from drying in your screen.
8. Air dry for 20 - 30 minutes before touching.
9. Clean up immediately upon finishing
10. Lots of ventilation
Also if your ink is thin enough, you won't need a vacuum table. If it starts to thicken, use a spray bottle and thinner and spray it lightly to thin it down again. If it thickens to much, a light wood will stick to the bottom of your screen.
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You should be able to print them with a hard goods release paper using color laser printer. This should work fine as long as you do not need white. We printed a bunch of alderwood plaques recently with the release paper and they turned out wonderful.
Printing on wood 
