Re: Printing Postcards
I agree with the comment about the MPC6000, because the straiter the paper path, the less chance that your print will be misfed or damaged in any way.
Gloss or "shiny" paper is another nightmare altogether. Some gloss papers produce a residue when fed through a laser printer and this seems to be rather abrasive on colour drums.
About the only machine that comes to mind that will do this without too much hassle is a Textronix Phaser, that uses dye sublimation printing (with wax blocks) and not toner or ink. It is also less likely to produce banding on detail prints, as Ricoh/Gestetner/Savin machines are designed for what is called business colour - and not something that you can compare to lithography for instance. It is also a bit more resistant to friction damage: what I mean by this is rubbing against the image, which in some cases causes the toner to come off the page or distort the image.
Question: Do you know the weight of the card stock?
In my opinion you are looking for trouble printing heavy + glossy card stock through a 3235c
Lastly, thicker paper also prints slower, as the machine needs more time to get the toner into the paper (in the fusing unit) so remember that as soon as you set any of the THICK paper settings the machine's ppm will drop considerably because of this.
I agree with the comment about the MPC6000, because the straiter the paper path, the less chance that your print will be misfed or damaged in any way.
Gloss or "shiny" paper is another nightmare altogether. Some gloss papers produce a residue when fed through a laser printer and this seems to be rather abrasive on colour drums.
About the only machine that comes to mind that will do this without too much hassle is a Textronix Phaser, that uses dye sublimation printing (with wax blocks) and not toner or ink. It is also less likely to produce banding on detail prints, as Ricoh/Gestetner/Savin machines are designed for what is called business colour - and not something that you can compare to lithography for instance. It is also a bit more resistant to friction damage: what I mean by this is rubbing against the image, which in some cases causes the toner to come off the page or distort the image.
Question: Do you know the weight of the card stock?
In my opinion you are looking for trouble printing heavy + glossy card stock through a 3235c
Lastly, thicker paper also prints slower, as the machine needs more time to get the toner into the paper (in the fusing unit) so remember that as soon as you set any of the THICK paper settings the machine's ppm will drop considerably because of this.
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