stencil with fax machin

[Ta2edPJ]

Hello all, first time post here.
I was wanting to know if it would be possable to creat tattoo stencils using a plain paper (not therm) fax machine copier. And if so what kind of paper should I use?

[Ladedeth]

Depends on what kind it is. If it's just a laser printer/copier/fax..no. You have to have a printer that has pins that actually touch the paper. Not just spray the ink on.
I use a dot matrix printer to make my stencils.

[Ta2edPJ]

thanks for the reply, I havn't really had much of a chance to take a look at the fax machine. I know if uses a ribbon type cartrage to print. I thing that is also how the dot matrix works right?

[Ladedeth]

If it uses a ribbon, you can probably use it to make stencils. Because for a printer to have a ribbon..it has to make contact with the ribbon to print.
Try it out and see how it works.
Is it just a fax machine? or a printer too?

[Ta2edPJ]

its just a fax machine

[Pigment Pen]

You'd be better off getting a used dot matrix printer from ebay. They do a great job using spirit master and they're cheap. That way you could print your stencils from your computer. If you have a scanner, you can scan any of your designs or your customers drawings and print them right to the stencil.

[thew750]

It wont work.

Here is what you need.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6803590776&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT

Or just get the real deal.

http://cgi.ebay.com/3M-TRANSPARENCY-MAKER-THERMOFAX-THERMO-FAX-TATTOO-FLASH_W0QQitemZ5617058848QQcategoryZ33918QQssPageN ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[wangoriley]

I have a thermofax but cant get any stencils out of it
please advise ?

[PCfuzz]

Okay guys, i'll give you my secret...enjoy.

Use a ink jet printer with tracing paper and Dettol.
Apply it within 1 minute and your all set.

I've done it 100's of times and found it really hard to get the stencil off.

Try it and tell me i'm wrong. :wink:

[wangoriley]

You have lost me there how would I use ink jet paper & stencil paper
And in what type of printer ?