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Post by jeffgeorge on Jul 13, 2017 16:46:19 GMT -9
I have 2 eco-tank printers: a L220 and a L1300 (An A3+ printer) both take cardboard pretty well (some are somewhat problematic sometimes, thats all) have excellent print quality and the ink really lasts an eternity. I abuse them (I have a print shop and I use them for some works) yet, I seem to buy ink 2 or 3 times a year. The quality of the print is excellent, in terms of crispness, clarity, and color intensity, as well as front-to-back registration when printing two-sided, as I just mentioned to nolabert. And yes, the ink lasts a really long time. Since I learned how to perfect-bind books, I've printed and bound many game books from PDFs, so I've printed a few thousand color pages already, so I can totally back you up on how long a tank of ink can last, and I've looked at the price of refills, and it's amazingly low. I really am enjoying being able to use name-brand ink without having to worry about the high cost per page when printing with ink cartridges. Now that my frustration has subsided, and I've invested some time in somewhat more careful experimentation, I've found that if I load a single sheet of 110 lb. cardstock into the paper tray, the printer feeds it properly about 70-80% of the time. That's worse than I wish it was, but way better than what I was running into trying to load several sheets into the tray. So...I'll take the good with the bad, since the money's already spent. It prints really well, very cheaply, and takes a little babying when I want to print for paper craft. Down the road--hopefully at least a few years from now--I'll be looking for an Eco-Tank printer that explicitly does handle cardstock, because apart from that one shortcoming, I'm really happy with this printer. |
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Post by senkosmos on Sept 25, 2017 22:31:09 GMT -9
Been away a few months, so I've just seen your answer. I guess the L1800 (the photo printing one) can handle heavier paper. I've used up to 100lbs cardstock with no problems. I'm happy with mine too!
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Post by highlandpiper on Jul 18, 2018 22:58:48 GMT -9
I'm very interested in what you learn from the autoduplexing tests (specifically, alignment.) Good luck! My main purpose for printing two-sided is for making physical books from PDFs, so I don't need a tremendously high degree of precision in alignment. Basically, if it's within a couple of millimeters, it's good enough, and that's pretty easy for any printer. Printing double-sided for smaller pieces--say, cards or tokens, or papercraft model parts--is not something I've fiddled with much. I'll do some experiments when I get the printer. I just bought a Epson EcoTank ET-7750 I choose this model for the following reasons. - Prints A3 paper
- Auto Duplex on A4 (not A3)
- Can handle 64 g/m² - 300 g/m² paper so cardstock not a problem
- Borderless print
- 5,760 x 1,440 DPI resolution
I bought mine for printing pdf books as well and I'm learning bookbinding so I wanted the A3 to make signatures. I still use paper miniatures for RPG's but I no longer make paper terrain. I like to print my own cards for RPG's as well. It is slow to print but I'm not a business so I can be patient. It isn't very loud, which is good as it is in the living room as the printer is on Wi-Fi for the whole family to use. My only big issue right now is figuring the limited print options to paper options as everything is for Epson only. When using Epson only the quality is amazing however for those who like paper craft it can get a bit frustrating. All printers are like that these days. I've not seen a printer offer multiple paper media in the software since the early to mid 00's My first ever book attempt. CLICK HERE The binding is solid and great, the cover was crap and I will rebind the cover once I get a bit better.  |
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Post by oldschooldm on Jul 20, 2018 9:20:18 GMT -9
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Spent two 'fun' hours last night unclogging a heat break tube (the nozzle was a lost cause and replaced). Stupid bowden tube slipped and molten plastic spilled up into the heat break tube and congealed.