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marquee on the cheap
« on: July 23, 2003, 05:12:40 pm »
My project is running a little over budget but its starting to get to the finishing/artwork stages, i've got a pretty decent hp inkjet, would i be better off printing my marquee on photopaper and sandwhiching it between two pieces of plexi or getting a transparency and doing the sandwhiching, or is there some third route that would be good and can be done with a standard high quality inkjet.

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Re:marquee on the cheap
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2003, 06:08:47 pm »
You plan on printing in sections and sticking it all together? What's the size of the marquee?


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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2003, 07:00:24 pm »
i havent made it yet, but it will be something like 8x24, ive heard you can get longer sheets of photopaper, else ill make it in 2 or 3 pieces.

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Re:marquee on the cheap
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2003, 11:06:43 pm »
The banner paper does exist.  Try to get that and then put white tagboard behind it, so the light shines through properly.  It should look just fine.

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Re:marquee on the cheap
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2003, 03:36:34 pm »
Where can you buy such paper? Does it only work with specific printers or will any inkjet printer work?

I wonder if it would feed properly through the laser printer at work...


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Re:marquee on the cheap
« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2003, 10:44:13 pm »
I think almost any office store would have it - like office max.