Re: Anyone use or own their own CD printer?

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

hi Margaret,

I'd also suggest get a can of this:-

http://pressit.com/sprayfix-print-protection-fixative.html

gives a slightly nicer finish, but more importantly 
it protects those inkjet inks which are water soluable.

andy butler

margaret noble wrote:
> Thanks!!!! I ordered an Epson 800 Refurb and supplies today based on all 
> of your recs.
>  
> Margaret Noble - Sound Artist
> 
> Artist Website - http://margaretnoble.net/
> Sound is Art Magazine - http://margaretnoble.net/soundisart
> Upcoming Concert Series - http://freshsoundmusic.com
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> *From:* richard sales <richard@glasswing.com>
> *To:* Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> *Sent:* Wed, October 14, 2009 4:28:45 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Anyone use or own their own CD printer?
> 
> Yeah.  I use an Epson R800.  Works great.  Don't make 'em anymore.  Uses 
> lots of ink and ink is expensive, although you can get generic for much 
> less.  Generic is good if you're printing a lot... but I think it tends 
> to dry in its casing quicker than Epson brand.
> 
> Use Taiyo Yuden CDs.  The rest are fairly junky.  A good place to get 
> Taiyo Yuden in the US is Media Supply:
> 
> http://www.mediasupply.com/tyd80wpgrs-600-100.html
> 
> you can get either white, as these are, or printable silver.  Taiyo 
> Yuden SOUNDS better, better stereo image etc. 
> 
> Always master to gold Mitsui CDRs:
> 
> http://www.mediasupply.com/cd-r-media-mam-a.html
> 
> The best!  Plus, they last 100-300 years... handy if you happen to be 
> immortal. OR VERY young.
> 
> Copy to duplicator HD from gold CD.
> 
> Bought my CD duplicator at Diskmakers.  Still working after tons of CDs.
> 
> R
> richard sales
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> On Oct 14, 2009, at 2:55 PM, David Coffin wrote:
> 
>> I've used an Epson all-in-one printer to do CDs; worked great, looked 
>> great, and I actually got a couple of hundred disks from the ink that 
>> came with the printer. I did optimize my graphic so it was 
>> ink-efficient, i.e., about 50% white space and not a lot of dark 
>> saturated colors, but I was pleased with how may disks I got.
>> I notice that the model I used (RX580) is no longer available, but my 
>> experience with Epsons has been that they generally get better and 
>> cheaper as they evolve.
>>
>> dpc
>>
>>
>> On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:34 PM, margaret noble wrote:
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>>> My class is producing an album and we want to print a nice graphic 
>>> design directly to disc. We were considering purchasing our own low 
>>> end cd printer. I was wondering if anyone has a home one that they 
>>> recommend (on the cheaper side).
>>>  
>>> Margaret Noble - Sound Artist
>>>
>>> Artist Website - http://margaretnoble.net/
>>> Sound is Art Magazine - http://margaretnoble.net/soundisart
>>> Upcoming Concert Series - http://freshsoundmusic.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> richard sales
> www.glasswing.com <http://www.glasswing.com>
> www.richardsales.com <http://www.richardsales.com>
> www.hayleysales.com <http://www.hayleysales.com>
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