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Subject: Laser transparencies

From: "microguycnc" <microguycnc@...>
Date: 2002-08-01

For those of you using a laser printer to
print their artwork onto transparencies -

Can someone recommend a brand that doesn't
deform when passed through the laser printer?
I recently took some 3M and Alpha laser
transparencies along while looking for a new
printer. I ran them through every working laser
I could find. I then printed the same test pages
on standard paper. Laying the printed transparency
on top of the printed paper showed that registration
was off on each and every transparency. This might not
pose _THAT_ much of a problem with small boards,
but I'd worry about anything larger than 3-4 inches.

Has anyone here found some transparency material
that holds up better to the heat of the laser printing
process? I'd surely appreciate any ideas any of you
might have on the matter.

Thanks!