An Acetate experiment update?
It has finally happened today with some interesting results indeed. I arrived in good time today so that the technician can have a go at printing some of my sample acetate to see what happens to it once it has been printed.
And… Ureka!
There were some very interesting results at the end of it all and it was the kind of result that I had expected to see. Compared to the poor result with the university’s acetate, the dealer’s sample actually proved to be a total success in the end with a high standard in print detail. I was very happy with how it looked so smooth without the gaps within the image, not like the other university acetate printout. every detail was printed according to what I had visioned inside my head so it was a very good outcome for me today.
Decision making time!
Now… I have some decision making time to think about… The university has put in an order for a role of the very same acetate that I managed to get from my dealer which has now made me think twice about what to do… I have to make sure that the prices are fair from the university and I have worked out that it should come to £10 or less to make it worth my while.
If I order the 30 sheets of the A2 Acetate they will proximately come to about £3 each ordering from my dealer and then £7 for the inkjet printing at my university so £10 altogether, which is not bad for doing one or two layers on each sheet.
So when the university orders the role of 30 meters of acetate, I am hoping that they will only charge me £10 or less. Otherwise I will just stick to doing what I had planned originally and just order my own acetate instead and pay for the printing at the university.
What is the next part of the process?
What happens now is that I should just sit back and wait for the price list from my university of how much each printout will cost for the acetate and ink. If it does not come to a reasonable cost for me, I will just stick to plan A to what I was originally planning with a do it myself job because as a student, I also look for a fair price and do not want to be ripped off!
Please enjoy this short 6 minute video of my end result!
