Can you please advise..?

Hi All,

Hoping you can help with a query.

I have a small business and internally we print a lot of notes (Black and white text only) on A6 card paper 350gsm silk. I currently print these on an Epson 3880 in A3 size and then trim. This is not very practical as we print 1000's of these every week and the Epson is a professional photo printer..

I assume it is now best to get a laser printer for this requirement?
Can anyone suggest a laser printer that will accept card stock of 350gm.

I have been looking at this model, but it is very expensive, to expensive for what we need in fact as we only need a b&w printer! http://www.oki.ie/printers/colour-printers/ga-printers/detail.aspx?prodid=tcm:119-155943-16

Are there any other ways to print on this paper type . (I only print b&w notes)

Thanks,

Rob

(Basically I need to know if there is a laser printer out there that can accept b&w cardstock)

Thanks,

Rob

robbob1 said:

(Basically I need to know if there is a laser printer out there that can accept b&w cardstock)

Thanks,

Rob

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Hi Rob, welcome and let’s hope we can be of help to you with your print problem.

Firstly there’s nothing wrong with printing your cards on your 3880 at all but it obviously bothers you to do that, but it does do the job very well.

The Oki is a lovely printer and will also do the job for you but expensively, so could you not try and get the A4 model to reduce the purchase price, so long as it too has a straight through paper path.

So let’s start with the A4 mono laser, yes there are some lasers that will print on the 350 card stock but you’d have to use the manual feed to get them through and out the back of it, plus the registration is not great on a laser with manual feed. (Plus or minus 3mm)

I use a Samsung mono laser A4 printer which will print on 350 gm card but it all depends on what sort of surface your cart stock has because not all toners adhere to certain cart stocks well enough and the text can sometimes flake and break off when handled.

My best advice would be to google all the different printer models to see which ones can handle the weight you want to print on and have a fairly straight paper path or stick using your great 3880..

If you can, take some of your card stock into a store where there are demo printers and try them out to see the quality of the print.

stratman said:

If you can, take some of your card stock into a store where there are demo printers and try them out to see the quality of the print.

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Just what I did when shopping for a new laser printer. I started at the inexpensive end and tested each demo printer until I got to the one that would take the paper stock, not "munch" envelopes, and would produce print that was well set on the paper.

Because you are printing a large volume at a time you also want a printer with an optional straight paper path and the capability to stack the finished printed stock during a print run. Look for a fold-out shelf at the back end of the printer that is designed for holding multiple copies of the printed output.

Low-end laser printers generally don't generate the fuser heat to "set" the toner on heavy stock. They also don't have the proper gap and feed mechanism for heavier stock, nor do they stack several copies of the printed stock during a print run. Whatever paper you are using, test the printers and then rub the text vigorously to see if the toner is stable or rubs off.

The Hat is right in that heavier stock often requires hand feeding to force the paper through the beginning of the feed mechanism. For best alignment it is sometimes necessary to recheck and tighten the alignment guides as most can slide rather easily and be moved out of alignment by heavy stock.

As suggested test the printers if you can locally to see them in action first.