[Dx4win] Good printer for direct printing on cards?

[Pete Smith]

At 09:52 AM 4/1/03 -0500, Larry Gauthier wrote:
>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>


Next batch of QSLs you have printed, have the printer leave them 
uncut.  They will then feed well in almost any modern laser or inkjet, and 
it is simple and cheap to use an inexpensive cutter to turn the sheets into 
cards after printing.


73, Pete N4ZR
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