[puss_regal]

Hey everyone. Long time reader first time posting. I recently purchased a WorkForce 1100 for printing films at home. I tried a test using a sheet of vellum, but it bled all over the place and the ink was still wet. Can anyone direct me to some good film or vellums that I can use with this printer in order to make separations? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[S.BLACK1]

Is the WorkForce 1100 an inkjet or laser printer? Sounds like it is bleeding because it may be a inkjet printer and inkjet printers really do a great job when you use the correct film. Need to know if you need waterproof film but I would recommend using the waterproof if this is an inkjet printer.

 

[Greatzky]

Vellum isn't used with inkjet printers(or not recommended at least).
Vellum is meant for laserjet prints as far as I know.

There are tons of places online that sell good waterproof film meant for printing film positives.

you can try:
Silk Screening Supplies .com, Screen Printing Equipment, Silk Screen Printing Kits , (Ryonet), Try their waterproof-R Film I think it is.

Film and Supplies | Screen Printing | Victory Factory , their film isn't as thick as Ryonet's, but I have been using their films for a few months and I dont' have a problem with them.

There are a ton of other places, but I can't remember them off the top of my head.

Just remember to look for "waterproof" output film. non waterproof film might make a real mess of your printer and they take forever to dry. Waterproof films seem to dry before they are even out of your printer.

 

[puss_regal]

Yes it is an inkjet printer.

 

[puss_regal]

Thanks Scott for replying. I'm familiar with Ryonet so I'll see what kind of waterproof films they have. Do you own a WorkForce 1100?

 

[Greatzky]

I own an Epson 1400 with Refillable Cartridges and bulk Claria Type Ink.
I have considered picking up an 1100 for a few reasons and am still considering it. I want to have 1 printer for doing actual photo/art prints and one for outputting films so this would be a great combo.

 

[free-the-union]

I'm using a Workforce 1100 and am printing on HD Max waterproof transparencies from Wild Side North | Welcome. Great results so far.

I've used a few other waterproof transparencies for tests and it seems they all work to some degree.