What is the highest weight of cover/cardstock this can print on? I'm looking to be able to print invitations and Christmas cards on 120lb matte.
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I do not know the highest weight of the paper this printer can print, but I think it will print on the paper you thinking of. To do the test I folded 13"x19", 51lb/192g/m2=10.3 mil matte paper, and glued with spray adhesive, and ironed to make it dry and stiff. I fed this 9.5"x13" paper of 102lb/384g/m2=20.6 mil paper to rear slot, and noticed paper will go through the printer, and when I printed a photo, it printed without problem. But I don't think this printer handle the thick paper from the cassette, you have to feed from rear slot one by one.
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We regularly use ours to print on 130# cover without problems as long as it's fed through the rear slot one by one. This is one of two printers we've found that can handle the very heavy weight of our paper!
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The manual,which includes the technical specifications, available on this Amazon product page, says 17lb-24lb. The technical specs say nothing about the advisability of using heavier weight stock.
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Not sure of the max, but I've printed quite a few things on heavy card stock & scrapbooking pages.
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I do not know the highest weight of the paper this printer can print, but I think it will print on the paper you thinking of.To do the test I folded 13"x19", 51lb/192g/m2=10.3 mil matte paper, and glued with spray adhesive, and ironed to make it dry and stiff.I fed this 9.5"x13" paper of 102lb/384g/m2=20.6 mil paper to rear slot, and noticed paper will go through the printer, and when I printed a photo, it printed without problem. But I don't think this printer handle the thick paper from the cassette, you have to feed from rear slot one by one.
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Most printers can't handle anything above 80lb card stock. This one handles heavier, but I'm not positive that it is 120, it may only be 100lb that I currently have in stock. I was pleasantly surprised that it did handle it. I use cardstock a little thicker than your average index card. Again, it may be 100 lb but I'm not sure if it is 120lb. I called my paper supplier, but it's been so long since I've ordered from them, they can't be sure of the weight without seeing it either. Sorry I can't be more definitive for you.
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Yes I have been successfully using 110 lb 199 g/m^2 card stock without issues. With the straight through printing setting (open the back) it will only have a small curl at the end of the page. I don't think the printer can handle card much thicker though.
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50 lb paper is not cardstock, but that opens up a huge can o worms about basis weights, US vs Euro measurements and so on. If you use 110 lb COVER stock it will work but of course you must feed it one sheet at a time. This is one of the few printers which (more or less) sets to print on heavier stock better: it simply slows the paper down so the heat can heat up the heavier paper a little more. So when you go to the print dialog and set the paper "type" I think you will notice there are really 7 levels -- there has to be an odd number so that "normal" is in the "middle" and when it says Card Glossy 176-220 gm that is the slowest print speed therefore it heats the paper the most. All I can say about this printer is it's simply LESS ANNOYING than most others.
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These are specs: These are the max weight & thickness media this printer can handle. 60 to 280 g/m² (roll/manual feed); 60 to 220 g/m²(input tray). Up to 11.8 mil thick. It's pretty accurate, I pushed to test with 300 g/m² and did not work.
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How thick of a cardstock? I think with this printer it would (I haven't tried it but I did use a thicker photo paper which worked fine). Because the paper is stored in the bottom paper holder, unlike older printers where paper was top loaded and prone to mistakes. But I would think it would work for the 600.
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I'm not sure how thick card stock is but I've used 110 lb paper but you have to use the rear feed, NOT the paper tray.Hope this helps,Jeffery
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I never tried that weight of paper, but this printer is back in the box. It is NOT one of the best printers I've had. I had it only a month before it started acting up. The power won't come on. I won't buy another one of these.
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Hi, I've been using 192gm which is not as heavy but still quite thick and I've had no problems. I've never tried a heavier stock. I would assume if you are paying for a larger printer it should be able to accommodate heavier stock anyway.
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51 pounds. Firstly the sheets are very large. Cutting and waste unless you have a over sized printer. Secondly, be certain what you want to use it for. It is made for giving a brighter result for printing fine art. I wanted watercolor paper that would allow me to print on it and then color. It does not work for this. Does not accept watercolors. There are some lighter weight watercolor papers that can be put through a printer. Printer has to be able to handle heavier papers, preferably with a manual feed that puts the paper straight through. I have a Brother that does that.
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I've used it to print on 110lb card stock, with varying results. A lot of it depends on the program you're printing from. I've had good success using photoshop managed color profiles and printing to the card stock.
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The printer manual says 176-220g card stock. I have printed on 67# cardstock on one side without any problem using the optional real output tray. I would only use the optional rear output option.
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In general, ink jet or commercial printing may be best for heavy card stock. My experience with color laser printers of the home office variety is that they are very picky about maximum paper thickness and the max paper thickness they allow is not very thick. Even envelopes have caused me problems with home office variety color laser machines and even the commercial grade color laser for the printing company that did work for me allowed only moderate thickness of paper.
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No and No......It is 32lb. paper....5-% heavier than 20lb......I use them to make single-sided real estate flyers with my inkjet. There is some slight bleed-thru where I place the half=page photo of the home. A Sharpie would bleed thru immediately...
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Tip on printing greeting cards. Use Matte finish presentation paper. Make them 1/4 fold design. You'll get awsome quality and they're easier to fold than card stock anyway. It's normally 32 to 35# HP brand seems to be the best value at this time. That said....I don't think I want this printer as I often need to print on heavy paper for other print jobs.
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It's rated for 60 pages of 75 lb. max. card stock. I've used Georgia Pacific, 110 lb, card stock in mine, but did not always print with good quality.
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I have used card stock as pamphlet covers and this machine cleanly punches. Today, I tested four sheets of cardstock. The machine punched through all four sheets cleanly and smoothly, without any extra effort. I have never used cardstock heavier than the usual 65 paperweight. Hope this helps. Thanks.
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The label on the package of this cardstock states "110/199 g/m2" (Basis) and "26.44 M" (M weight). I'm not sure what that means but this is not what you'd want if you were trying to make business cards. You'd want something stiffer or thicker. I use it as a cover for books and that application works well. In fact, it is about the same thickness as the cover of a paperback book. It's not shiny on one side. It's matte and smooth (but not slick) on both sides.