[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:52:48 -0500

Jim,

I went through a lot of trouble to design a card on which 1/2 of the back is
blank,and then worked with the custom label feature of DX4WIN to design an
on-the-card printing routine that could put as many as 16 QSOs on one card.
But, I discovered two problems with my laser printer:

First - a laser's feed mechanism for "envelopes" is no better than an inkjet
(at least, not on my HP 4550 printer). I can only load about 10 at a time
and they jam often.

Second - I use a "custom" multi-color printed card, and I was not able to
find a printing company that could guarantee its inks would not "melt" under
the intense heat of my laser printer and damage the print-path mechanisms.

So, after all my efforts, I am back to laser-printed labels and then
peel/stick. <sigh>

-larry
K8UT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[email protected]>
To: "Floyd Sense" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

> At 07:08 PM 3/31/2003 -0500, Floyd Sense K8AC wrote:
>
> >You guys who are printing the QSO info directly on your QSL cards - what
> >make and model of printer is doing a good job for you?  My HP 812C
Deskjet
> >isn't worth a darn - can't feed the cards properly.  Thanks.
>
> I'm concerned that the "jet" ink is more prone to smudging/fading than
from
> a traditional laser printer.  Am I being paranoid?
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
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