Recommendations or warnings regarding printers for printing QSL cards?

BloodBlade

有计划换一台打印机，在考虑有没有必要换到彩色喷墨打印机来打印QSL卡片。（不过其实卡片本身一直都还处于草稿状态🙃）

不过粗略看了一下，家用打印机有两个方面的限制，可能会导致打印出的卡片效果比较差。

一个是纸张的限制，家用打印机进不了比较厚的纸。标准明信片似乎是200-300克，但是家用打印机好像都在100克左右。
另一个是墨水的限制，相较于专业的颜料墨水而言，家用打印机的颜色不够准确，而且也比较容易褪色。

因此想问问有没有踩过坑的来提一提看法。

BH2WOJ

BloodBlade 曾从事印刷行业的路过，建议，如果你是打印200克以上的纸张或者明信片的话，不建议使用家用喷墨打印机，如果是普通相纸，可以看下制造商的使用说明，且不建议使用家用立式进纸喷墨机，尽可能用平推进纸的喷墨机或标注可打明信片的激光彩色机，另外如果是喷墨打印明信片的话建议最好还是做个覆膜封层防水，因为家用打印机都是水溶性墨水

BI4IVE

Printer: If you don't use it regularly, especially a color printer, it will likely get clogged over time. It's better to waste ink than to have a useless, clogged printer.
The cheapest I've seen is 77 yuan for 500 pieces, which should be enough for about half a year.
If you feel like you've been using a printer for two years and that it's something you enjoy, then go ahead and buy one.
If you can persevere
The postage for cheap cards is expensive. The minimum cost is 1.2 yuan per card, and if you send 100 cards in a month, it will cost 120 yuan. So calculate yourself.

BG5CYY

BI4IVE I have seen 35 yuan for 500 pieces ( )

BloodBlade

BI4IVE There are also other things to print, so the issue of "blocking" is not a problem. As for the concern about maintaining relevance, the communication industry's technological evolution is relatively slow compared to fields like computers, which constantly change, or musical instruments, where lack of practice leads to deterioration. It doesn't matter whether you maintain it or not; if you have free time, just do it.

BG8LVZ That's right. I had been hoping that if it worked reasonably well, it would save me some effort, but since the results are so poor, there's no point in considering it.

BI4IVE

BG5CYY The A4-sized paper

BA7MAT

BG5CYY Is there free shipping? What is the quality like?

BG5CYY

BI4IVE Copper sheets; can be found on Taobao.

BG5CYY

BA7MAT I haven't printed it yet; I plan to design it properly before printing.

BG8LVZ

The printing accuracy and ink level control of my home printer are not precise. For example, the large area of brown-yellow on my card is unusable if printed with a home printer; it results in dark areas being discarded, smudging, and poor color accuracy, which is far inferior to that of professional printing shops. I converted the PDF/X file according to the flatbed offset configuration and sent it for printing, and the resulting print has almost no color difference.

BG2KAJ

My personal journey:
Self-colored (discard after initial attempt)
The printing factory printed colored cards. Initially, handwritten cards were produced (but this was abandoned as handwriting could not keep up with the increasing number of QSOs).
The printing factory prints colored cards, and uses typewritten labels instead of vinyl (currently, most still do this. Printing a few hundred cards per batch is quite tiring, and the cost is also relatively high, so I'm gradually giving up on using vinyl).
The printing plant prints monochrome or color cards, and the pin printer prints information (for the next step's direction).

Liridice

BG2KAJ Have you already chosen a specific model of the cartridge printer? It would be quite cumbersome to insert one sheet at a time like that...

BD7PPD-xiaohei-lv

At this point, I had to move on to a different topic.
Sharing the process of making QSL cards using a home printer.

BloodBlade

I've given up on it and finally placed an order for the HP 755.

BD7PPD-xiaohei-lv It's definitely a good idea to optimize the design for printing, which I hadn't considered before.

BD7PPD-xiaohei-lv

@BloodBlade
I have sent an application to exchange my card. You don't need to return your card; I will send you a QSL card for you to see.

BG2EWI

Unless you have professional equipment and paper, or if you don't have high requirements for card quality, do not attempt to make them yourself.
When I first made my QSL card, I printed it on white paper and submitted it for review. After taking a look, I immediately threw it away.
It's understandable that professional machines are expensive; there must be a reason for it.

BG4KJH

If you don't mind the effort, the best combination I've found is: Canon printer + Fantac 210G etching paper. However, this paper is a bit stiff and thin, making it difficult to feed properly. If you buy A4 size instead of 6R, it will be much better. Print first and then cut.

BD8ABG

One side features a professionally taken landscape photo, while the other recommends using a needle-printing machine.

BA4RRE

I tried using L4266, but it only works with Dutch paper and produces heavily skewed images. Regular photo paper doesn't skew the image, but you can't print on the back. I also bought double-sided photo paper, but haven't tried it yet.

BG4JUG

Currently, I have designed the cards and printed a few copies using a color printer. However, the print quality is not good, and the printing is in color, which makes the card stock thicker and can sometimes cause misalignment.

BI1TSS

I was using the TS8380 to print on 6-inch photo paper, and I didn't have any problems.
The premise is: the company's machines, the company's ink, and the estimated 400-500 prints per project that I need. These cards are not even suitable for testing or prototyping...

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