Hi,
I have a HP 5L and I bought a refill kit ( a bottle of toner) on eBay for $10 or $15. So this would be a cheap source for toner to try. By the way it is a simple process to refill your own cartridge. My 5L works just like new with my "do it yourself" refill. The guy who sells it has a good write-up on how to get the job done.
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: wheedal99
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Standard inkjet inks for etch resist? -[OT]
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Phil"
> each to his own. some people dont want printers cluttering up
their
> house.
Hehe, you sound like my wife. Until recently, I found it just as
cheap to buy a new (last years model lexmark/HP) printer (inkjet) as
it was to buy new color cartridges. The cannon inkjet carts can be
had for pretty cheap online now; so I've slowed down on printer
purchases.
My laser printer is still the same one I've used for the last 6
years --just finishing my 2nd cartridge after a ∗lot∗ of use. I
think you can get into a laser printer pretty cheap these days. I've
seen HP 6L's and the like at the thrift shops for $10-$25; however
most of the cartridges are empty so you'd be close to $50 - $60 to
get a usable unit. However, Office Max - Staples - Office Depot has
a sale/rebate offer on the low end minolta / samsung printers almost
every other week --~$80 after mail in rebates for 1200dpi (but
usually with half-filled cartridges). I still haven't bit on that
yet --maybe after this 5L of mine finally spends its cartridge.
All that said, I'm not sure the wet ink/toner trick would work very
well. Most inkjet inks are designed to setup and dry very quickly.
Maybe something along the lines of direct inkjet resist thread --
diluted floor wax? --Anyone come up with something workable? I've
got a few printers that could be sacrificed on the alter of
science. --too bad the print heads dry up so fast.
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