Mike,
I use Brother laser printers to print directly onto QSL cards.
The older model is the Brother HL-5050 and the newer one is the Brother
MFC-7840W. They each have a multi-purpose tray (or slot) on the front
of the printer to feed card stock, letterhead & envelopes. Also, I open
the access door on the back to keep the paper path relatively straight,
otherwise when the cards curl around to exit the top of the printer,
they sometimes jam.
The HL-5050 model says this multi-purpose tray can hold 50
sheets. But, when using thicker QSL's than normal paper thickness, the
number of pages is smaller. I usually print 10 or less QSL's at a time
(normally 5 to 8) so that if something goes wrong with one, then it
doesn't waste too many cards.
A similar current model would be the Brother HL-5340D which is
available for about $115:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828113427
Obviously this laser printer only prints in black but the print is
sharp, crisp and clear and does not easily smear. Plus, the toner cost
is much lower than ink costs for an inkjet printer.
Clark, W8TN
On 2/5/2012 11:12 AM, Mike Kasrich wrote:
> I might be looking at getting a new printer of some sort. Ihad a
> printer I used to print directly on qsls cards but it took a dump some
> time ago. What all are you using that can print directly on cards?
>
> Mike/aj9c
>
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