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Do you have an original Epson tray to compare? What are the edges like ... sharp or rounded ? Also, depending on how the Epson handles the tray, the thickness may also play a role. A tray too thick or too thin could interfere with proper feeding and cause a slight skew.


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Sometimes you need to join them instead of beating them:
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Pfff, not a good idea: the Epson driver makes a hole in the area with the central hole

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Pfff, not a good idea: the Epson driver makes a hole in the area with the central hole

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Note: the above PVC-ID was already printed with my Canon TS705 printer and is only inserted inside the hole (if somebody thinks it is printed with the ET-8550). Now I understand there is no ET-8550 PVC-ID card tray, because it is the driver that blocks the usage of modified PVC-ID trays. Strangely the ET-18100 can print PVC-ID cards. I will modify the PVC-ID card 3D stl file again to make rectangular corners instead of the rounded ones, because I think this causes the tray to be slightly drawn into the printer at an angle.
 

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Better now, but still that strange slight angle when printing:
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