letterheads on igen3

ozman · Jun 29, 2011

Hi everyone,

New to the forum and have a quick question regards to printing letterheads.

Does anyone have problems overprinting them on a home printer. Would ink bond to the sheet properly after going through the igen fuser, would the toner come off depending what type of home printer?

Are there any problems you could point out doing short run letterheads this way?

Thanks in advance.

Stiv · Jun 29, 2011

I would think that if the Ltrhds sat around for a while, for the fuser oil to dissipate, that an ink jet would print on them. IDK for sure.

If you are running through a laser then the fuser settings have to be modified for thin paper if possible. It still may melt the iGen ink though.

ozman · Jun 29, 2011

Stiv said:
I would think that if the Ltrhds sat around for a while, for the fuser oil to dissipate, that an ink jet would print on them. IDK for sure.

If you are running through a laser then the fuser settings have to be modified for thin paper if possible. It still may melt the iGen ink though.

Thanks for the reply Stiv.

Stiv · Jun 29, 2011

Sure, no problem. We have pre-printed iGen stuff here on Gloss 80# that we imprint on with a Canon printer. There are settings in the Canon for setting the paper in the tray to light weight stock. If we don't then the iGen inks will melt and repeat with the roller circumference. Now we only print one or two at a time so I'm not sure what would happen if you had to run a larger quantity. IMO, it would melt the iGen toner.

OT - Single Malt or Blended?

ozman · Jun 29, 2011

Blended for everyday, Malt for an occassion.
Yourself.

xfactor printing · Jun 29, 2011

Now we only print one or two at a time so I'm not sure what would happen if you had to run a larger quantity.

Don't mean to go way off topic here, but I think imprinting one or two at a time will actually test it well. Watching service mode on the small canon here, the fuser temp is highest when it's idle and for the first dozen sheets and then drops by a few degrees during a longer run. Once idle, the roll temp (reported by the machine) increases by a few degrees C again. Quite unscientific, but it seems to my eye quite a few small printers are glossiest on the first few prints and then drop temp slightly as heat is dissipated by the paper.

LeeB · Jul 11, 2012

We do not do letterhead in our shop because of the toner melting issue when it is re ran through other printers.

Shibi TVM · Jul 20, 2012

yah we experienced same issue

MPIMorgan · Aug 7, 2012

we have some costumers that love the LH printed on the igen and some cant cause the printer that they are running it on. we always run a few and give to the customer to try on there printer to see if the ink will hold up. Here at the shop our printer prints them fine no running or melting. we have had several customers say that it melts and transfers to other places on the sheet.

peels · Aug 7, 2012

think this was answered....but...fuser oil takes some time to dissipate. I noticed I cannot write on an igen printed sheet for awhile after print. Same theory applies I am sure.

And no, you cannot put these back in a laser printer. Fuser picks toner right off.

ALSO, off topic warning....

and I mean waaaay off topic

ozman said:
Blended for everyday, Malt for an occassion.
Yourself.

we had whiskey chat and I missed it! ....Laphroaig I like to Sit and watch english football and drink it..

My wife buys me a bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue once a year $$$. she says "it tastes like campfire" LOL

blended, single, Islay, Highlands....just about any way i can get it...I LOVE SCOTCH WHISKEY

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