Copier for tranferring patterns......

[Ed Caffrey]

Over the last few days I've learned a great deal about copiers......... I went out to OfficeMax a few days ago and purchased a Brother model 7020 copier/printer for tranfer work. Now this is a dry toner type copier, but no matter what I did, I could not get the images to tranfer onto a practice plate. I tried different contrasts, different weight paper, and even different methods of applying the acetone.

Finally I just got fed up and took the machine back for a refund. Purchased a Canon PC-940 (straight copier) and now it seems that all my probelms are solved! Don't know what it was about the Brother brand machine....maybe it copies the image differently than the rest, but it sure won't work for engraving purposes.

Thought I'd pass this along for any other newbies like me who might be thinking about purchasing a copier.

[Andy S]

Back when I was using that method for transferring patterns my Xerox copier gave up the ghost so I bought a spiffy new Brother machine. Apparently all copiers are not the same. I had the same problems you are having. I gave up and bought a cheap HP Laserjet 6P on Ebay and it works fine. Although once I tried the inkjet transfer method I have never gone back to the Laser method. The inkjet process is much more forgiving and easier to locate accurately. I ended up buying a cheap HP 5550 off Ebay for the inkjet transfer method since my other HP 940C inkjet wouldn't transfer the ink. I have about a hundred printers now

[MCirelli]

The best thing to do when looking for a printer to do transfers is, print out all the sample pages from the different printers on display. Take the printouts home (they usually print the printer type on the sample page) try transferring them whichever one works the best that?s the winner. If your trying inkjets, if you buy some transparency sheets I'm sure the salesmen will run them thru for you. I use a Minolta laser it works great but doesn?t like to transfer to silver. I tried a couple Brothers? none of them worked at all.
Just food for thought.
Mike Cirelli

[Ed Caffrey]

Hey Andy.....tell me about this Inkjet tranfer.....I'm new enough at this that I don't know about it. :confused: :confused:

[Andy S]

Apparently you are new to the forum. A couple of months ago it was a hot topic here on the forum. A guy named Tom White sells a solution that works real well for transfering a pattern from an inkjet. Not just any inkjet mind you thaough. Some won't work at all. Fortunately some really cheap ones do an awesome job. Here is a link to Steve Lindsay's engraving school website. There is a link there to the whole transfer solution business. Lot's of other goodies there for the budding engraver as well. http://www.engravingschool.com/private/index.htm

If you look back thru the threads here on the forum you will find lots of talk on the subject as well.

[Ed Caffrey]

OK, now I know what your talking about. I've seen the "tranfer magic", but had never heard it referred to as "inkjet" tranfer. Thanks for clearing that up.