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Atari Overlays
tiktektak:
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Is it easy to laminate normal photo paper?
Is it doable to cut them out exactly?
KaiserWAVE:
It's pretty easy. You can buy laminators for under 30€. My mother has one, since she likes to do handicrafts and stuff and I bought her one for just over 20€. Works like a charm with satisfying results. You can easily cut it with scissors and if you have to cut out little pieces for the overlay to fit on a controller you could cut it with a scalpel or box cutter.
reddevil:
What I've done for INTV overlays is just print on regular paper and the cover the overlay with clear packing tape and then cut it out. It's cheap, easy and requires no additional equipment. ;D
So far I haven't had to replace any.
My wife keeps me on a budget. :-\
Grumbleduke:
INTV are pretty straightforward to cut, Jaguar are not so. It's those little tabs on them that cause the problem. I remade a lot of Vectrex screen overlays with transparent film and a laminator. They came out quite well.
Falconhood:
hmmm, i use photocopier overheads at school. I wonder if they would work? they would be black and white, and for best scratch resistance need to be done backwards, but they are already plastic.