--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "fenrir_co" <fenrir@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Volkan" <vsahin@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everybody,
> > As a long silent member and toner transfer lover, now I have
> >something
> > to share. I have tried direct inkjet printing with my EPSON CX4200.
> >It
> > is amazing (at least for me) but it seems it is possible to print on
> > copper without any special ink. Inks that I have used were refill
> > inks which are not from EPSON (this is good point). ...
>
> This confirms exactly what I suggested before, that the Durabrite inks
> (which are more like acrylic enamel with glue added than the usual
> watery dye and pigment inks every other printer on the market use)
> would indeed be able to print on a nonporous surface like metal.
Re-read above: "Inks I have used were refill inks which are not from
EPSON..."
> The
> next step, of course, would be for someone to use these inks in a
> R200/300 printer with the CD printing tray, which would allow you to
> print with a straight through path. Or to modify a C-series printer in
> order to create a straight-through path.
There are replacement trays available from Epson or from eBay, so
someone could have more than one go at modifying the CD tray without
having to buy another printer.
I see brand new R200 series still in box on Craigslist from people who
got them free with a digital camera or computer. $50 to $75. I'd trust
that before I would a used printer from some anonymous person on eBay.
That's how I got an R200 for $50.
Steve Greenfield