Toner foils look very similar to the traditional foils as used in hot foil stamping but are very different.
Toner foils stick to any photocopied or laser printed images (using smooth paper) when the correct amount of heat and pressure are applied. This foil will not work with inkjet images or pre-
If you are looking for a low cost method to toner foil small areas, then you can achieve this very successfully by using your FOILCRAFT 4x3 Hot Foil Printing Machine along with an optional Toner Pad and Toner Foils as can be seen in the video to the left.
Therefore, in order to do toner foiling, you will need to buy a ‘Toner pad’ . This is a special silicone layer bonded onto aluminium backing. The toner pad is attached to your die holding block and heated to a high temperature.
Next, you simply place your toner based copy onto your print bed and place a piece of foil over it. As you press the handle down, the hot toner pad will press against the foil and and release the colour onto your toner based copy -
