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Printing on tracing paper
Has anyone tried using an inkjet printer to print onto tracing paper ?
It's an idea I have in mind for presenting some images but would like to know if anyone has any experience they can share. If it worked, what settings did you find produced the best results ? I am happy to experiment but don't want to find that the paper crumples or goes soggy and jams the printer. I use an Epson R1800.
Thanks
John
It's an idea I have in mind for presenting some images but would like to know if anyone has any experience they can share. If it worked, what settings did you find produced the best results ? I am happy to experiment but don't want to find that the paper crumples or goes soggy and jams the printer. I use an Epson R1800.
Thanks
John
I see - risk my printer and let you know if it is safe for you !
It's the translucency I'm after rather than see-through as such. However, I do have some inkjet transparency film, so my fallback plan is to print onto that and put tracing paper behind the transparency. But that will give a glossy finish and matt would better suit the images I have in mind.
It's the translucency I'm after rather than see-through as such. However, I do have some inkjet transparency film, so my fallback plan is to print onto that and put tracing paper behind the transparency. But that will give a glossy finish and matt would better suit the images I have in mind.
Quote:I see - risk my printer and let you know if it is safe for you !
Duh! Yeah!!
))Seriously - this conjures up some great ideas John...
Let us know...
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Quote:risk my printer and let you know if it is safe for you
Well you want to know if somebody else has risked it who can help you............fair is fair after all!
Seriously.....I suspect it will have the same effect as printing on the back of photographic paper - the ink will just sit on the surface and not dry
Thanks for the encouragement !
Having searched the web I came across someone who said that they were successful with taping tracing paper to a sheet of plain paper and then printing onto it. However, he finished with an invitation to try it and let him know the result, so it didn't fill me with confidence.
It seems that there is special tracing paper for inkjet printers on the market. HP produce rolls 24 inches and 36 inches wide by 150 feet long, which is rather more than I can manage.
More useful sizes are available. For example, Ink2Paper.com offers 25 sheets of A4 from £3.50 and 25 sheets of A3 from £5.25. No brand name is given.
I was considering using the tracing paper I happen to have already, but unless anyone can reassure me from first-hand experience then I will wait until I can get hold of some paper that is designed for the purpose.
John
Having searched the web I came across someone who said that they were successful with taping tracing paper to a sheet of plain paper and then printing onto it. However, he finished with an invitation to try it and let him know the result, so it didn't fill me with confidence.
It seems that there is special tracing paper for inkjet printers on the market. HP produce rolls 24 inches and 36 inches wide by 150 feet long, which is rather more than I can manage.
More useful sizes are available. For example, Ink2Paper.com offers 25 sheets of A4 from £3.50 and 25 sheets of A3 from £5.25. No brand name is given.
I was considering using the tracing paper I happen to have already, but unless anyone can reassure me from first-hand experience then I will wait until I can get hold of some paper that is designed for the purpose.
John
John.
This has been buried in my bookmarks for a while now John. Page down towards the bottom; there's some interesting stuff there...
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Mike
This has been buried in my bookmarks for a while now John. Page down towards the bottom; there's some interesting stuff there...
(NO association here Mod's!!
)))Mike
Thanks for that Mike. I have some iron-on transfer stuff which I plan to use for presenting an image on a sheet of cotton, but I didn't know that one can buy special fabric for printing on directly. The range of products available is quite amazing !
Thanks
John
Thanks
John
