Homebrew PCBs

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:38:30 +0100, fenrir_co <fenrir@...>  
wrote:

>
> I don't use inkjet paper because it's a very good way to wreck your
> laser printer. I don't have one at the moment because I have three
> inkjets (one office type printer modified for refills for massive
> amounts of printing, a photo printer with OEM dyebased ink for photos,
> and one photo printer that I'm experimenting with pigment ink refills)
> and don't have room for it, so I run off my copies at Staples on a
> copier. I don't really do enough etching to justify buying one when I
> can get 2,000+ copies for the price of one printer (without buying
> refills, too!) So the paper I buy has to say laser compatible, as most
> inkjet paper will melt/buckle/otherwise jam up and I don't feel like
> having to explain why a $50,000 machine just got damaged. Press'n'Peel
> and the pulsar.gs paper are both designed specifically for laser tech
> (but even Press'n'Peel Blue, which is home-laser compatible, will
> completely melt in many color copiers).
> Right now I use HP Glossy Photo Paper for LASER printers, which makes
> a nice transfer, but is difficult to remove. Even if I had my own
> laser printer, I doubt I'd run inkjet paper through it. I just don't
> think it's a good idea - I've seen too many other people wind up
> having their printers damaged because they used inkjet to try to print
> a photo on a laser 'because it's photo paper!', though I believe the
> issue is much more of a problem with color lasers than small consumer
> grade black and white ones.


Well, you must suit yourself.
I doubt a used laser printer for 10eur was much of an investment for me,  
and i have never had any inkjet paper jam. I wouldn't use an inkjet for  
printing if i can possibly avoid it, even with refills they are a  
nightmare compared to lasers.

Anyway, you must do what seems best for you, it just may not make sense to  
other people.

ST