Printing on veneers

nrgboards · Post by **nrgboards** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 5:43 am

Heres a board I built in the last month and its direct printed to veneer with an Epson Stylus 1400 with a cis ink system.Sorry for the grainy pic it was taken using my phone.

chrismp · Post by **chrismp** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:35 am

awesome! i really have to get some veneer to print on! where do you buy veneer that wide?

nrgboards · Post by **nrgboards** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:18 am

I purchased that veneer off ebay it came in a 40ft roll by 19" wide it comes out of Hayward WI and its pretty cheap and they always have some on ebay I kinda wait till I see a roll fairly cheap. I think if I remember right I paid around 40$ including shipping. It runs thru my printer great I dont even need to help it like I do with other veneers Ive used.

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:37 pm

That's printed on wood veneer? Unbelievable!

nrgboards · Post by **nrgboards** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:54 am

Here is a test I did for a buddies board

Here is a pair I just built those are shovels on the right ski and the snow pile that they're stuck in on the left ski.

I apologize for the poor pic quality

hallvardaase · Post by **hallvardaase** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:12 pm

Wow! I didnt expect printing on verner to be suitable for
that large and colorful graphics.

Awsome-looking board and skis. Thanks for sharing!

Brazen · Post by **Brazen** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:04 pm

What did you seal them with? And don't be sorry for the picture quality, be sorry for that BEER

nrgboards · Post by **nrgboards** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:15 am

Hahahahaha lmao I have'nt sealed them yet Im looking for good suggestions I want to spray them, was thinking of using Helmsman spar urethane but dont know how it sprays? And for the beer lol I gotta drink cheap I have three daughters!!!!

amidnightproject · Post by **amidnightproject** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:34 am

Damn dude, those look phenomenal! Awesome Idea! Guess I'm ordering some veneer to try in my epson 1400. I've got a CIS as well. Best $100 ever spent

And for sealing, check out my ski journal thread. I seal with a coat of epoxy, then spar urethane. Looks damn good IMO.

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:53 am

nrgboards wrote:Hahahahaha lmao I have'nt sealed them yet Im looking for good suggestions I want to spray them, was thinking of using Helmsman spar urethane but dont know how it sprays? And for the beer lol I gotta drink cheap I have three daughters!!!!

Nice catch brazen, hahah lmao. NRG I know the feeling I have 2 daughters, but I would have said, "I'm saving my money for more ski material"

Great boards!

nrgboards · Post by **nrgboards** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:11 am

They'll look ten times better once I topcoat and spray the sidewalls so they pop, cant see it in the crappy pic but they have neon green sidewalls and black/pink tip/tail spacers. Just beveled the sidewalls last night and when they're completely done I'll post in them in the journals section Ill take better pics too.

Dtrain · Post by **Dtrain** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:04 pm

I'm bringing back this thread because a few people were interested about printing on veneer. Did my first full veneer print today. An ode to my old hound Benjamin.
Printed on white oak. 12x70. A few lined at the bottom. Think this was due to the weight of the veneer hanging out of the tray off the table. Next time I'll support it better.
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gozaimaas · Post by **gozaimaas** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:58 pm

Sweet job!

chrismp · Post by **chrismp** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:31 pm

Nice work...the lines definitely look like a feed issue. Shouldn't be a problem if you take the load of having to hold the veneer in the right place off of the printer.

rockinB · Post by **rockinB** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:37 pm

Does anyone still have the hack for banner printing on the Epson 1400? The link in the dahmer photography is now dead and I'm hoping someone here may have the file saved somewhere. I'm thinking of purchasing the printer for veneer printing but don't want to waste the money if I cant print with a user defined print size.

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