Brand new xp-960 ink not absorbing glossy side of thick cardstock

[juntjoo]

I actually found one:

https://m.staples.com/HP-Color-Lase...ERcTS_KM7tC456f8BFmrWdVQzxP8aA5RoCwj8QAvD_BwE

It printed nice to a sheet I brought in the store. But first in going to run back and see if I can test this cheap one out:

https://m.staples.com/Canon-imageCLASS-LBP7110Cw-Color-Laser-Printer/product_564787

If I can just find one, as least expensive possible, (*fingers crossed for one above *) and it tests positive in the store and continues to do so reliably after buying it, I just may go the laser route and save myself the maintenance of inkjets. I don't need much. Just ability to print to conveniently available cheap poster board and envelopes, reliability and long term affordability. I can find a little $10 USB scanner at Goodwill. So we'll see how it goes.

 

[stratman]

The HP Color LaserJet Pro M452nw has two paper trays, both of which appear to require the paper to be curled upwards and then out after printed on. A third paper tray is optional. The maximum weight is "12 point", or "200 gsm" for card stock from either Tray 1 or 2, which is at the printer's limitations for the paper you said you are trying to print on.

Are you sure this works well with your chosen paper? Good thing you can go to the store and do test prints.

Specs: http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m452nw

Paper Weights: http://www.businesscards.org/design-guide/printing/paper-guide/

 

[juntjoo]

The HP Color LaserJet Pro M452nw has two paper trays, both of which appear to require the paper to be curled upwards and then out after printed on. A third paper tray is optional. The maximum weight is "12 point", or "200 gsm" for card stock from either Tray 1 or 2, which is at the printer's limitations for the paper you said you are trying to print on.

Are you sure this works well with your chosen paper? Good thing you can go to the store and do test prints.

Specs: http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-color-laserjet-pro-m452nw

Paper Weights: http://www.businesscards.org/design-guide/printing/paper-guide/

Thank you. Yeah, that's the one. I believe the "12pt" is the one that matters being the actual thickness, you may know different, but it makes sense as my paper is about that, 11-13, pacon stated 11pt, I've measured up to 13 I believe. They vary a bit. There was a little crease in the paper even tho it took and printed nice. Mind you my little cheap old HP to it for some time too before it quit. Also I think, from what I've gathered is that the manufacturers are conservative with stated limitations as none of the printers I've gotten positive accounts on their compatibility also had limitations to confirm this. So it's a hit-or-miss kinda thing.

What do you mean by optional 3rd tray? Something you can buy to place on the back to guide the cardstock? Thanks

 

[stratman]

What do you mean by optional 3rd tray?

It was stated in the specs of the printer. Briefly scanning the accessories available, I think it is a tray that holds more paper. Thre does not appear to be a rear tray available. Maybe the User Manual has more info. Google "HP Color LaserJet Pro M452nw User Guide".

 

[juntjoo]

It was stated in the specs of the printer. Briefly scanning the accessories available, I think it is a tray that holds more paper. Thre does not appear to be a rear tray available. Maybe the User Manual has more info. Google "HP Color LaserJet Pro M452nw User Guide".

Ah, thanks. That's just a bigger bottom tray. So I'll play with it some more tomorrow, I think today for you. Me too technically.

 

[john kervin]

No idea if this will be of any help or not, I had a similar problem 15 years ago, with a specialty paper. Here's my story & some interesting (to me) current results

I'm using one of the newer (to me)Canons with the 250/251 inset.
I have some highly glossy paper, no idea what brand, it is very thin.
15 years ago when I bought it, I was fairly new to inkjets, picking up others' discards from places like ebay.

The older Canons, BJC 4000, BJC 250 ink cartridges poured a huge amount of ink on the page and where regular "copy paper" or "clay coat" inkjet paper would work well, this surface would absorb zero ink. It just pooled & puddled on the surface.

All those years later, this paper comes out of hiding, and I tried it again with my new (to me ) canons and the printing is brilliant.

Printing technology has gone for smaller ink droplets, less ink on the page to give excellent result. I think in this case with these Canons (MG7120) that is the case, and if one did some investigating over "ink droplet" sizes and found a printer that gave better (smaller) drop sizes, you might be successful. I realize that some printer are now also using 2-3 different droplet size, so it might be a fun search.

John

 

[John R]

From Pacon:
[sic] No "posterboard" I've found prints from an inkjet. Actually I was lucky for a bit with my HP 3632 cheap inkjet before it started with all the problems, long story with so many inconsistent details, but it did print a few sheets decent. I'm going to consider a laser printer at this point so I can use this paper as it's easy to find and nice and postcard thick and cheap. Otherwise I may keep this nice Epson and find suitable paper online.

I've printed on posterboard, but you have to add the inkjet receptive coating yourself. Look at InkAid or Golden Grounds Digital. If you don't want to try that, Brother specifically has a straight through paper path on a bunch of their laser printers and if you crank to fuser up to super-thick, I've fed 360gsm paper through with decent results.

The fundamental problem with posterboard is that to get rigidity, the pulp is smashed like a rock so there is no place for ink to soak into. The ink sits on top like you're printing on aluminum foil or laser transparency film. You get a different result with laser which puts an electrical charge to the surface of the paper that plastic sticks to and the fuser melts, with the downside that the print can flake off. What something like InkAid does is stick a diluted mixture of glue to the surface that allows ink to stick to it. I haven't used it long enough to see how well InkAid holds up with UV, ozone, and time. It laminates fine though.

I'm somewhat surprised the HP worked somewhat but the XP-960 doesn't since the only real difference is piezo vs thermal inkjet.