Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg" <dfaprinting@...> wrote:

>Greg, This paper sounds like a good solution.  I will pick some up and have a go.
I'm not familiar yet with QTR so have a lot to learn.  Thanks for your help and expertise!
-Steve
 
> Steve,
> 
> I'm still fighting with this paper to try and find something that will
> work with color, and not having much luck. The ink doesn't seem to rub
> off after it dries, and it doesn't seem to bleed through to the other
> side even when over inked. When I contacted Hammermill about this
> paper, they simply said it was designed for office type inkjet
> printers (whatever that means) even though it says it works with all
> inkjet printers. I imagine it will work best with a thermal inkjet
> printer, but I bet it fades quickly too.
> 
> Text in black only looks OK with the photo black ink that I have
> installed, but larger areas quickly over ink. That's why I think that
> it should work well with QTR because you could set the ink limits so
> that you don't get too much ink.
> 
> This paper is about the same thickness as most heavy offset pages, and
> the soft gloss makes it look like high end offset printing paper. I
> think it may also have a uniform grain for portrait oriented books,
> but would probably be OK for landscape orientation too.
> 
> For the price it is probably worth a try, I bought mine at Staples, so
> you should hopefully find it at just about any good office supply place.
>