I’m in the market to get a new inkjet printer, in around the $100 range. That I can also print decals with. In the past, I was able to print decals in Micro Mark’s inkjet paper very nicely using an Epson 740 printer. When it went dead, I got an Epson C-64 printer. Well, the ink in it did not work well with the decal paper, some portions of the ink beaded up or was blotchy in areas. It wasn’t the printer mechanically, it was something about the ink that was incompatible with decal paper. The C-64 has recently gone belly up, so it’s time to get a new printer that can also print decals properly again. So, for those who have been using lower-end inkjet printers, what printers have worked well with decal paper? And what brands and types of paper have you been using? I have asked this question on a group and while there were some replies, none of them involved any proven printer models in the price range I’m looking for. For example I know how great a used ALPS printer would be, but that’s not what I’m looking for. I’m looking to just get back to using an inkjet printer that will work with inkjet paper, like my old 740 printer did a few years ago, but my recent C-64 could not. I know there have to be a lot of people using low-end inkjets, some who had the bad experience I did with a printer like the C-64, and some who have had the good experience I had with a printer like the 740. - George Gassaway
George,
I use an Epson C86 with great results, but here’s the key…I only use pigment based cartridges, not ink. So far, my only experience is with “Experts-Choice” decal paper and it works great.
I use an Epson C86 with great results, but here’s the key…I only use pigment based cartridges, not ink. So far, my only experience is with “Experts-Choice” decal paper and it works great. <<<< Sounds good. But can you clarify if the C86 happens to use pigment based cartridges, or if you get some other brand of cartridges that are pigment based? If they are some special non-Epson cartridges, where do you get them? As I mentioned in my message, I had previously had very good results using an old Epson 740. Then when the 740 went dead and got a replacement, was surprised the C-64 did not work, as the ink beaded up and/or was splotchy, on the same paper that had worked fine on the 740. So it had to be a difference in the ink. But I haven’t found (yet) a good source for identifying differences in ink chemistry so that I could understand why the 740’s worked, and the C-64’s in did not. Could it be that the 740 used pigment based cartridges? - George Gassawa
I have used my HP 1310 with no problem
I use an HP 6110 All-In-One with great results.