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replay88 · July 6th, 2007

hey everyone, does anyone know of brand of printer I can use to print on acetate paper, and can print 14 x 17 inches.

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majkthreads · July 6th, 2007

You'd be close if you went with the Epson 1280.

Here are the dimensions of it.

Maximum Paper Width

13-inches

Maximum Printable Area

13" x 44"

Paper Sizes

3.5" x 5", 4"x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", A4 (8.3" x 11.7), letter (8.5" x 11"), legal (8.5" x 14"), 11" x 14", 12" x 12", B (11" x 17"), A3 (11.7" x 16.5"), Super B (13" x 19"), user definable, plus 4", 8.3" and 13" wide panoramic roll papers
I've got one and it works great with good bulk ink.

ftembroidery · July 7th, 2007

In the industry you'll find most of the transparencies in the size you are looking at are actually 13x18, although there are some that will print even wider (I believe it's 17x22). Epson, HP and Canon all make printers that will handle this size of transparency. Your next concern will be printing halftones. For that you will need a printer that is postscript enabled OR you'll need a third-party RIP program. There are several out there. Most support only certain Epson printers, but there is at least one that has RIP programs for HP's and Canons as well (Wasatch), and there is GhostScript/GhostView which is free and works with everything although there is some discussion as to which of the printers and which of the RIPs are best. You'll need to do a LOT of reading/research in this and the other screen printing forums before making a decision on which to go with. You might be calling your transparency "acetate", but as I understand it, acetate is smooth on both sides and is actually intended for use in overhead projectors. It will not work properly in an inkjet printer. Transparencies for inkjets have a "rough" side to them which is designed to hold the ink.

replay88 · July 7th, 2007

thank you for the reply I will be doing some more re search on this. ..

majkthreads · July 7th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ftembroidery


	You might be calling your transparency "acetate", but as I understand it, acetate is smooth on both sides and is actually intended for use in overhead projectors. It will not work properly in an inkjet printer. Transparencies for inkjets have a "rough" side to them which is designed to hold the ink.

That's the one's I use for my printers. They are overhead transparencies for ink-jet printers. They work great for me.

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