Pad printer

[Mugshots]

Looking at getting one of the above. Watched a few videos on youtube but none show how the design gets put onto the metal plate to start with?

Anyone shed any light please?

[gorgall2]

Google "How to make pad printing cliche"

[Mugshots]

Thanks very much

[John G]

We used to use Nylo plates on the pad printer we had.
The method to make a plate was to produce a positive, tape that to the plate and expose on a lightbox, the same lightbox we use to expose screen printing screens. Once exposed, the plate was washed in an alcohol solution bath, dried off and then attached to a magnetic cliche, ready for printing.
These types of plates are easily scratched if the doctor blade isn't set up correctly - once scratched, they're knackered. They're ideal for short to medium runs - but treat carefully, you could get 10's of thousands of prints off one plate.

[Mugshots]

Hmmmm. More homework required me thinks. Thanks John.

[webtrekker]

Just wondering, are you after a pad printer to stamp the bottom of mugs, or for more generalised use?

[Mugshots]

Generalised use. We are going to be pushing more towards promotional stuff soin so was looking at other ways than sub