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solid ink, can it work?
Hi, any advice appreciated, I am in the process of buying a solid ink printer as an addition to my small business which includes tshirt printing with vynil. I was wondering if this ink could be used on transfer , i assume so but dont know anyone who has done this and whether the quality is good enough or not. It would be handy to know before i buy, it wouldnt be worth as much to me , if you know what i mean. thanks, darrell
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I dunno Darrell, but you need to eat some food quick, you don’t look at all well.
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Now my last post reads really well.
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I’m not sure what you mean by solid ink Darrel. Do you mean ink ribbons as in thermal transfer printers like the Edge and Colorcamm or is it some other type of print system
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quote Gareth Lewis:Now my last post reads really well.lol ye srry , changed the pic
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quote darrell pratt:quote Gareth Lewis:Now my last post reads really well.lol ye srry , changed the pic
anything a bit more recent…. :lol1:
Just read other post…she’s adorable (as my missus would say).
Dave
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quote Phill:I’m not sure what you mean by solid ink Darrel. Do you mean ink ribbons as in thermal transfer printers like the Edge and Colorcamm or is it some other type of print system
Its laser solid ink printer,xerox phaser, ive found that i can buy specific transfer paper which is strangely cheaper than normal but am unsure of the quality for transfers (the printer is excellent quality print) and ive emailed a few businesses but am getting no replies. I guess i’ll just give it a try and let my little one rag it, see if it lasts. thanx anyway guys
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the solid ink is wax sticks, if you are printing large numbers, it is economically good, but its not for small output as the printer needs to keep the wax in a molten state, so if you turn it off, and restart, a lot of the wax is wasted.
its good technology, and xerox are pushing it, but I doubt if it will catch on.
it been around for 2 years now, and hasnt really taken off
but then again, I may be wrongPeter
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Peter, I thought the Phaser used wax sticks but wasn’t sure so didn’t comment. Not so sure about the 2 years though as I thought they had been about longer than that.
You are right in what you say about it not really catching on as there are very few printers that use this sort of ink system, didn’t know about them not really being suitable for short runs and maybe that’s why it has not really taken off yet.
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