John Saunders posted a video showing one technique to make a filled brass plate:
If making steel plates, you can use printed circuit board techniques. Reverse laser print on a transparent material and iron it onto the plate. Put some resist coating on the back side and dip in some ferric chloride solution till you get to the desired depth of etch. You can get ferric chloride from most electronic component stores.
For a printed plate, I have thought of printing on a t-shirt transfer sheet and applying that to the plate. I have yet to try it so I can't confirm whether this will work or not. You would need to apply a clear protective coat afterwards.
You can also get laser and inkjet printable decal sheets. Same as above, have the material but haven't tested it.
Of course all of these depend on having a cleaned up graphic of the original plate.
bob
If making steel plates, you can use printed circuit board techniques. Reverse laser print on a transparent material and iron it onto the plate. Put some resist coating on the back side and dip in some ferric chloride solution till you get to the desired depth of etch. You can get ferric chloride from most electronic component stores.
For a printed plate, I have thought of printing on a t-shirt transfer sheet and applying that to the plate. I have yet to try it so I can't confirm whether this will work or not. You would need to apply a clear protective coat afterwards.
You can also get laser and inkjet printable decal sheets. Same as above, have the material but haven't tested it.
Of course all of these depend on having a cleaned up graphic of the original plate.
bob