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Is it possible for the Neoflex to print on curved skateboard decks? Are curved substrates even a possibility? I mean it can print on golf balls and such... It'd be awesome if it was capable
Can the Neoflex print on Skateboard decks?
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Peter from allamerican in on the forum...he would be the go to guy for this question
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yes you can if it will fit under the print head. you will need to adjust the print head height "on the fly" so that you keep basically the same distance between the skateboard and the print head.
Maybe print onto a substrate that can then be applied to the deck?
I'm just about to rebrand the bottom of my kiteboard with my new surf brand logo - planning on just printing a sticker on something like a versacamm and applying to the whole surface area. Like a skateboard has trucks, a kiteboard has 4 fins which screw on, so I am hoping these will keep the image adhered to the board during the absolutely sick tricks and crashes I am likely to pull off!
Let us know how you get on,
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printing on vinyl is definitely one way you can do it.
And with a skateboard, once you have wrecked the graphic with rail slides etc, you can remove, (peel/sand) and re-apply a new one so it looks brand new / new graphic design.
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Yes we did it for fun but not as $$$$. I have pictures somewhere but as Shep said once you strike heads,
If you have guts and have to then go ahead. Make sure charge arms and a legs? It is 100% done.
Lower bed, put in board, adjust height, keep you eyes on while it prints, when printer reaches at the end push stop button.About 30" right?
Make sure coated with silicon or something, I forgot the name HomeDepot sells. Prefer to see with solvent head which works great with woods. One of our NeoFamily is using as furniture mfg. big company.
Cheers! Beers are on me always.
Pictures are some where on my pic collection.
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If you have guts and have to then go ahead. Make sure charge arms and a legs
? It is 100% done.Lower bed, put in board, adjust height, keep you eyes on while it prints, when printer reaches at the end push stop button.About 30" right?
Make sure coated with silicon or something, I forgot the name HomeDepot sells. Prefer to see with solvent head which works great with woods. One of our NeoFamily is using as furniture mfg. big company.
Cheers! Beers are on me always.
Pictures are some where on my pic collection.
Pictures by mp19134 - Photobucket
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This print can be done if the print head is capable to print and have the space to fit the skate board under the print head. Skateboard Decks
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I printed this skateboard on a Flexi-Jet.Yes we did it for fun but not as $$$$. I have pictures somewhere but as Shep said once you strike heads,
If you have guts and have to then go ahead. Make sure charge arms and a legs
Lower bed, put in board, adjust height, keep you eyes on while it prints, when printer reaches at the end push stop button.About 30" right?
Make sure coated with silicon or something, I forgot the name HomeDepot sells. Prefer to see with solvent head which works great with woods. One of our NeoFamily is using as furniture mfg. big company.
Cheers! Beers are on me always.
Pictures are some where on my pic collection.
Pictures by mp19134 - Photobucket
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Yes Kevin print skateboard when before I let him go.
Another words, no talent necessary at all.
It is easy task if bed is long enough. Lmao. Solvent printer will give best results.
Another words, no talent necessary at all.
It is easy task if bed is long enough. Lmao. Solvent printer will give best results.
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It's kinda hard to get to the nose and tail area since the rest of the board will have to be where the bed is (at least on the Flexi-Jet) and will have to move up/down to compensate for the curvature of the board lengthwise. As for the convex of the bottom of the board, there isn't that much of an issue since the distance doesn't go that far away, but you will lose some clarity in the print towards the rails.
I think I also taped the edges of the deck to give it a crisp look around the edges.
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I asked to Tigers to print shake board when this post was up but we are/were so back up to find time for it. Few of out Tigers are super talent to print almost any. We will find some time and video it.
Cheers! Beers are on me always.
Cheers! Beers are on me always.
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This is not done by the normal printer. Because the skateboard is not always flat and that is not set under the printer. But for where t-shirts are printed they can do this because they have big print machines but it is hard to print on curved skate board. skate warehouse
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We have used our solvent to print on a skateboard just off the fly.
I'll try to post photos soon.
I'll try to post photos soon.
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You can also make a jig to print on blank wheels with solvent ink to get a full "theme" going.
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