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-We make most of our stickers at home.   +We make most of the stickers in our store at home.
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-I am personally not anal about stickers I make, buy, and use being weatherproof for 50 years laminated with the thickest industrial plastic.  +
  
 +I am personally not anal about stickers I make, buy, and use being weatherproof for 50 years laminated with the thickest industrial plastic.  And the weather and sun destroy everything no matter how tough it is.  I've seen store-bought professional stickers fade and turn blue in a year!
  
 I sorta LIKE when stickers will eventually fall off, disintegrate into nothingness, and die.  Plus less plastic in the world. I sorta LIKE when stickers will eventually fall off, disintegrate into nothingness, and die.  Plus less plastic in the world.
  
 +Most homemade/handmade stickers inkjet are not going to be totally waterproof anyways. I've found with most laminates + paper combos I've tried, water eventually seeps into the sides and melts the color on the edges.  You're gonna have better indestructible results with [[https://wiki.scumsuck.com/resources:stickers#manufacturing|outsourcing to professional sticker printers with $10,000 machines]].
  
-Most homemade/handmade stickers inkjet are not going to be totally waterproof anyways. I've found with most laminates + paper combos I've tried, water eventually seeps into the sides and melts the color on the edges.  You're gonna have better indestructible results with [[https://wiki.scumsuck.com/notes:stickers#manufacturing|outsourcing to professional sticker printers with $10,000 machines]].+You can also directly draw/paint on label paper to make stickers.  This article will focus on printing stickers from a file, so you can have multiple designs to give to your friends.
 ===== Process ===== ===== Process =====
   - Print sticker on sticker paper.  (currenty use [[https://www.koalagp.com/collections/photo-sticker-paper|koala]])   - Print sticker on sticker paper.  (currenty use [[https://www.koalagp.com/collections/photo-sticker-paper|koala]])
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 ===== Printer ===== ===== Printer =====
  
-There are two main types of printers: Inkjet and Laser.  +There are two main types of printers: Inkjet and Laser.
  
-Inkjet is what you'll see for sale most of the time in person.  They use either dye or more expensive pigment based ink.  Dye-based ink will go runny underwater, while pigment ink is more solid.  It's easier to get decent looking color blending with inkjet in my experience.+Inkjet is what you'll see for sale most of the time in stores, because they make bank on selling ink refills rather than the machines.  They use either dye or more expensive pigment based ink.  Dye-based ink will go runny underwater, while pigment ink is more solid.  It's easier to get decent looking color blending with inkjet in my experience.
  
 Laser is what you'll see at most offices, copy shops, and print shops.  They use powdery toner for printing, and the noxious powder can and will find its way into your lungs if you use it in a tight, closed enviroment.  It's harder to find a good cheap laser printer, because the cheap ones are often lower DPI and streaky/obviously halftoned with color.  Laser printed stickers are usually waterproof ENOUGH.  Because the color does not run like dye-based inkjet. Laser is what you'll see at most offices, copy shops, and print shops.  They use powdery toner for printing, and the noxious powder can and will find its way into your lungs if you use it in a tight, closed enviroment.  It's harder to find a good cheap laser printer, because the cheap ones are often lower DPI and streaky/obviously halftoned with color.  Laser printed stickers are usually waterproof ENOUGH.  Because the color does not run like dye-based inkjet.
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 If you are going to choose your own printer, here's some specifications to look out for with inkjet printers: If you are going to choose your own printer, here's some specifications to look out for with inkjet printers:
  
-  * How many color tanks?  CMYK = 4 by default.  The more color tanks, the easier it is to match colors to your screen. +  * **How many color tanks?**  CMYK = 4 by default.  The more color tanks, the easier it is to match colors to your screen. 
-  * How easy is it to find ink refills?  I've heard some Canon Pixma 200's are very difficult to find even official ink for, and you'll have to pay out the ass for a few prints, for example. Some other models can be jail-broken to accept manually refilled cartridges, though this voids the warranty. +  * **How easy is it to find ink refills?**  I've heard some Canon Pixma 200's are very difficult to find even official ink for, and you'll have to pay out the ass for a few prints, for example. Some other models can be jail-broken to accept manually refilled cartridges, though this voids the warranty. 
-  * How big can they print?  8.5x11 is the default for USA copy paper size.  13x19 is the biggest format I've seen for cheap ($200).  You may want to print really huge things, who knows! +  * **How big can it print?**  8.5x11 is the default for USA copy paper size.  13x19 is the biggest format I've seen for cheap ($200).  You may want to print really huge things, who knows! 
-  * Does the brand have shitty "protection" like HP and Brother that only allows you to use official NEW inks with some stupid chip to scan whether it's good enough to use? +  * D**oes the brand have shitty "protection"** like HP and Brother that only allows you to use official NEW inks with some stupid chip to scan whether it's good enough to use? 
-  * How big/heavy is the damn thing?  The Canon Pixma series will take up an entire table by itself, and I'm a scrawny weakling who needs help to move it around. +  * **How big/heavy is the damn thing?**  The Canon Pixma series will take up an entire table by itself, and I'm a scrawny weakling who needs help to move it around. 
-  * Also, try to buy single-purpose printers, rather than all-in-one printer/scanner/fax machines.  The all-in-one machines will often do each thing in worse quality, and if one part of it breaks you can't use the other functions.+  * **Also, try to buy single-purpose printers,** rather than all-in-one printer/scanner/fax machines.  The all-in-one machines will often do each thing in worse quality, and if one part of it breaks you can't use the other functions.
  
  
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 Occasionally you may NEED industrial grade stickers to put on your car or water bottle or something.  Here's some printers I know of: Occasionally you may NEED industrial grade stickers to put on your car or water bottle or something.  Here's some printers I know of:
  
-^ Company                          ^ Price for 3"      ^ Pros                                          ^ Cons                                                   ^ +^ Company                          ^ Lowest Price for 3"  ^ Pros                                                                                        ^ Cons                                                   ^ 
-| https://www.stickerbunnies.com/  | $0.45             | By artists for artists, Low MOQ               | Long wait.  Have heard of them being 1-2 months late.  | +| https://www.stickerbunnies.com/  | $0.45                | By artists for artists, Low MOQ                                                             | Long wait.  Have heard of them being 1-2 months late.  | 
-| https://stickerguy.com/          | B&W: 250 for $65  | Monthly color specials, bumper sticker sizes  | High MOQ, must order full color in 1000+ bulk          | +| https://stickerguy.com/          | B&W: 250 for $65     | Monthly color specials, bumper sticker sizes                                                | High MOQ, must order full color in 1000+ bulk          | 
-| https://pochomochi.carrd.co/     | $0.80             | By artists for artists, Low MOQ               | A bit pricy                                            | +| https://pochomochi.carrd.co/     | $0.80                | By artists for artists, Low MOQ                                                             | A bit pricy                                            | 
-| https://buttonsbykino.com/       |                   | Shaped buttons (hearts, coffin, cat)          |                                                        |+| https://stickerbeat.com/         | $1.44                | * Can ship from Canada \\ * New discount codes every week \\ * discounts for bulk ordering  | A bit pricy if you don't need 1000 stickers.           | 
 +| https://buttonsbykino.com/       |                      | Shaped buttons (hearts, coffin, cat)                                                        |                                                        |
  
 Don't use Stickermule cuz they'll spam your inbox with awful political propaganda, and their acrylic charms are very poor quality. Don't use Stickermule cuz they'll spam your inbox with awful political propaganda, and their acrylic charms are very poor quality.
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