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--- 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.