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Looking to print a large poster

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proZach
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Hello, a while back someone was exclaiming that they had a large printer capable of a 4ft x X sized poster. If anyone could find that thread or point me in a better-than-staples direction that would be awesome.

I'd rather not spend ~$60 to get drunk playing a pokemon board game but god knows I will
Mar 13 2015 3:16PM
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SofaKingSick
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well i dont know what level of quality you are needing for your purposes, but have you heard of that type of printing (rasterizing? i think) where it cuts your big image down into many normal paper sized pieces, so you can print them all out and put them together? that would be cheap and doable at home

if you're looking for a higher quality approach than that i can't be of any help

like this
Mar 13 2015 3:45PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
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https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/752708/Making-a-picture-into-a-poster-+k

Is this what you're looking for?...
Mar 13 2015 3:45PM
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proZach
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Titsandwich11well i dont know what level of quality you are needing for your purposes, but have you heard of that type of printing (rasterizing? i think) where it cuts your big image down into many normal paper sized pieces, so you can print them all out and put them together? that would be cheap and doable at home

if you're looking for a higher quality approach than that i can't be of any help

like this


so originally I did that and after a year it's beyond damaged. I want to get a full print, laminate, throw on some plexiglass and meld that shit together

Steezy_IN_KChttps://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/752708/Making-a-picture-into-a-poster-+k

Is this what you're looking for?...


nah, there's another thread with someone advertising having their own printing press thing. Thanks though
Mar 13 2015 3:55PM
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seward
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my office has a printer we use for hard copies of blue prints.

it can print 3' wide x 250' roll.

Mar 13 2015 4:03PM
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Aharrelson358
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Check with any local newspaper or magazine parent company. They have the printers to do it and I can't see them charging as much as a commercial store. If not there then try a local advertising/marketing firm or any graphic designers in your area to maybe use theirs or see who they use.
Mar 13 2015 4:07PM
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Lé.Skiing
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pokemon board game you say? do share. Wish I could help you with finding a cheap place to print a giant poster, but I don't know of such a place. If you do find out though let me know because I am interested in this pokemon game you speak of.
Mar 13 2015 4:10PM
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proZach
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sewardmy office has a printer we use for hard copies of blue prints.

it can print 3' wide x 250' roll.



so would you be interested in printing me a poster? Shipping tubes are $5+shipping per staples lol

Lé.Skiingpokemon board game you say? do share. Wish I could help you with finding a cheap place to print a giant poster, but I don't know of such a place. If you do find out though let me know because I am interested in this pokemon game you speak of.


Hopefully I can get this to work. 7-8 beers won't help, but because this game is fuckin sweet, I'll try

Mar 13 2015 4:32PM
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dingus
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I have access to a big ass printer like that, so I'm in the works of printing out several of those and putting them on my entire wall, I am not sure how much it would cost for you but I get it for free ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Now, I am on mobile so let's see how well this works but this is what I am printing, yeah its a bit much but I don't give a fart
Mar 13 2015 5:06PM
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Prof.Pretzel
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I printed a poster at staples once and it turned out really good. Unfortunately it cost like 20 bucks but worth it for a really nice picture or something.
Mar 13 2015 9:41PM
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seward
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proZachso would you be interested in printing me a poster? Shipping tubes are $5+shipping per staples lol



Hopefully I can get this to work. 7-8 beers won't help, but because this game is fuckin sweet, I'll try



Send me a pm.
If you think it would be cheaper than you going to staples I don't mind helping you out.
Mar 14 2015 9:14AM
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SofaKingSick
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The referenced post has been removed.

Just a caveat, I’ve never done it, that’s just a google image, so idk what settings/resolution you need etc etc
Jan 15 2020 8:55AM
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Youngm_IPCME
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I used https://rasterbator.net/ to make an posters like the one sofaking posted. The only thing is, you'll need a high-res picture and you're going to used a shit ton of your toner/ink cartridge. Just play around with your ideas on their site to get an idea of what you're going to get and if you do decide to print something, start small so you don't rip through your printer budget.


Yo wtf I didn't read the dates before posting this

**This post was edited on Jan 16th 2020 at 1:49:03am
Jan 16 2020 1:47AM
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