Seeking Printer Recommendations: High-Quality, Durable Print on 300g/m2 Paper, A4/A3 Size

Hello! I am looking for a printer (laser or ink will be better?) That I can print on paper up to 300g / m2 thick. Most important: print quality and durability - resistance to light moisture. It is enough for A4 (although it may be A3, but it will definitely be more expensive). Can you recommend me something? Until now, the tested laser printers did not print in some places or the print was detached from the paper after some time, and the inkjet ones - smudged under the influence of e.g. sweaty hands. These are disqualifying faults for my needs. And one more question: maybe you know a printer that will allow you to print in black and white on a transparent film or calce- condition: black opacity comparable to a Postscript printer?

I have an old woman HP LaserJet 2100 plus JetDirect. Old heavy equipment. Normally an S or C-shaped paper path (from the bypass tray). After unfolding both trays, the paper path is straight. I printed on foil and opaque enabling tiles to be made by exposure

scotch wrote:

I have an old woman HP LaserJet 2100 plus JetDirect. Old heavy equipment. Normally an S or C-shaped paper path (from the bypass tray). After unfolding both trays, the paper path is straight. I printed on foil and opaque enabling tiles to be made by exposure

Hmmm, I've tried different lasers a bit - but black isn't black here - just gray. Unfortunately - it transmits light. I pass a flash of UV fluorescent through the foil with the pattern (transparent pattern on a black background). Unfortunately - so far every laser printer has been transmitting light - not only exposing the pattern, but also the background. So practically: the whole. I also tried to cover the bases with acetone with such a film - in fact, the blackness is more black, but it is not black enough. I haven't tried this printer yet - is black really comparable (light transmission) to black of photographic film?

A friend had a similar problem with transparencies and printed in triplicate on a regular laser, and then combined the prints together and exposed them all.

And it is interesting what paths could have exposed it ... The film also has its thickness, the light on the border of two centers naturally breaks down. Now imagine several such layers.

I do not know, we talked with a friend about the degree of print density and he told me that. I don't know anything about it and I didn't do it. I wrote because it may be useful to someone; and whether the author of the topic will check it or not - not my business.

The moment you want to run thin paths (say 8-12 mils), such phenomena unfortunately destroy the effect of our work. In general, lasers do not blacken the paper or film to such an extent that UV light does not over-print this print. Therefore, if we want to achieve maximum quality effects, we recommend printing on foil from a printing plant. You can somehow combine with printing on foil and swelling toner in acetone vapors, but it will not be in full contrast all the time.

yogi009 wrote:

The moment you want to run thin paths (say 8-12 mils), such phenomena unfortunately destroy the effect of our work. In general, lasers do not blacken the paper or film to such an extent that UV light does not over-print this print. Therefore, if we want to achieve maximum quality effects, we recommend printing on foil from a printing plant. You can somehow combine with printing on foil and swelling toner in acetone vapors, but it will not be in full contrast all the time.

Yes you are right. The problem is that it costs me a lot. Besides - I often have a production order, I make a print file - and the printing company tells me that if I want to, I have to pay for the whole film. I was offered a pigment printer from the SureColor SC-Pxxxx series (Epson). Well, but this price is not impressive (from 4500 PLN).

Analyze the possibility of ordering prototype plates in the tile shop, maybe they will come out cheaper.

yogi009 wrote:

Analyze the possibility of ordering prototype plates in the tile shop, maybe they will come out cheaper.

Well, but it's not about tiles . These are engraved items and more. Something like metalwork.

Well, this tile shop may not swallow