Font Problem - print very small font point sizes

Sorry if this is in the wrong location, but there are soo many options on where to put this
i work for a small group called the ShenMicroMAGAZINE
we are in our early developing stages, but we have encountered a problem on our first test print. The problem is were working with font sizes of 1-1.5 and our printer just prints straight line blurs. Now we are working with very fine lines and small graphs, and if we cant fix this problem, the entire process is a failure. So can someone recommend what to do or maybe a printer that will work?

 

Wow - you are printing 1 pt and 1.5 pt text size? What is the application for this very small type? I can't recall ever printing smaller than 4 pt on a color copier...

 

I didn't do this test when I first got my new docucolor -- I'm only interested in what the normal reader can see with their naked eye -- but now you've made me curious so I ran arial, times, and courier on my 2 1/2 year old canon irc3220 ("print resolution Up to 2400 dpi equivalent x 600 dpi (color & b/w) Halftone 256 Gradations") and my new xerox docucolor 242 "Resolution: 2400 x 2400 dpi (2400 dpi x 1 bit)") Attached are the results. 1 pt is pushing it (on xerox copy paper here) but readable. 1.5 pt is better. On my old printer... (so I guess I'll stay working in the land of what's visible to the naked eye!!!)

 

I'm not sure but in the print driver there is an option for grey line compensation turn it on and this may help... I have 20/20+ vision and 1.5 font??? What is the application?

 

the application is sort of a "souvenir" thing. We are a very small town and we are trying to make micro post cards, magazines, business cards, newspapers, to be sold at local exchanges.