Posted: 6/13/2008 8:04:22 PM EDT
| I have a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com and I'm looking for a decent inkjet printer that will print on cardstock paper with good quality that won't look like shit. The printer doesn't need to be less than $50, but being in the near area certainly will help. |
What is your end product? And how much and how often are you going to print that product? If I need to print photographs, I go use the Kodak machine at Wally World. |
oh yeah, +1111111 got photos' to print? take 'em to a place that can do it, like (meh) wallyworld or Ritz/ Wolf camera. you'll come out ahead in the end. |
I'm printing on the cardstock which will be folded into small boxes to hold playing cards. Example: 
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I had a Brother that was the worst POS that I have ever owned. I have a Canon MP450, a HP DJ820 (old) and a HP DJ4260 (new $39.00 at Office Depot) and an Epson CX5800F that all work very well and we go through a bunch of printing on each one of them. 3 of them at work and the Canon at home. BigDozer66 |
Is this going to be a low volume personal print job? Or is this a commercial enterprise? If so, I'd consider finding a local printer to do it for you, or order it online at a place like www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/storesvcs/copyprint/. |
Most on-demand printing (in any significant volume) is done on laser printers - either B&W or color - due to the much lower cost of consumables. $50 wouldn't even cover the sales tax on one of 'em.  Sounds like you need a professional printer. |
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HP 7590 Close to if not the same quality of laser. It takes 88 cartridges (black yellow cyan and magenta), the 88XL cartridges will last into the 1000 page or more range per cartridge. Its fast when it gets going about 30 ppm black and color (maybe more for black). They have three different types of that printer the 7590 is the most basic with the other two being more set up of photos (lcd screen and more photo related features) and for commercial use (paper tray and wireless ready) I think the 7590 would start around $300 but you can find them on sale for way less most of the time. |
How about something like the boxes listed here: www.bcwsupplies.com/cat-Trading+Card+Boxes.htm  and then printing out an Avery label with your shop info on it, and sticking it on the lid. |
Well that really sucks 
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Cards will be different sizes and shapes. Printing on the cardstock allows for different size setups, then can be folded into shape. |
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Epson printer ink is said to be longer lasting than other bubble inks. Not sure if Epson printers handle card stock though. I am curious about how to make such boxes. Is there some software that helps? I tried making some for my own reloaded ammo. The commercially available boxes are a waste of space. |