You can try to use a cheaper paper so it doesn't matter so much of you
waste more, i use half sheets too.
To stick a smaller piece down you can use paper tape or laser printer
labels, but this will always lead to increased paper thickness which means
less toner density.
If your drum was not damaged you could probably set the printer to
envelope printing or something to switch off the lights...
ST
On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:22:30 +0200, Robert Hedan
<
robert.hedan@...> wrote:
> I ran printing tests on ordinary laser paper and confirmed that the
> printer
>
> has no skew. I know what I did wrong.
>
>
> Since I screwed up the center area of the roller (and some of the left
>
> side), I used only the right side of the printer. And since I want to
> save
>
> on transfer paper I cut it in 4 pieces. Then I used an ordinary paper
> as a
>
> carrier, folded the top of the piece of transfer paper over backwards,
>
> hooked it on the right side of the carrier and scotch taped the rear of
> the
>
> fold in place.
>
>
> I bet the printer traction rollers pulled unevenly on the transfer paper
> and
>
> moved it slightly off line. I have to somehow secure the piece of
> transfer
>
> paper properly onto the carrier so that it doesn't move. I can't use
> tape
>
> on the front 'cause the fuser will melt it and make matters worse.
>
>
> I just made a test using only 1/2 a sheet of paper and the printer
> processed
>
> it properly (just a couple blinking lights). So I'll pass 1/2 a transfer
>
> sheet and print only on the right side, not much else I can do. At least
>
> that way I'll get perfectly aligned holes again. I can keep the unused
> side
>
> for later, hoping that leaving it in the envelope will return it to a
> flat
>
> shape (it curls up from the heat and jams if I use it again).
>
>
> Robert