How easy is it to print in flexible material TPE (Ninjaflex)? I know Lulzbot says it can but that it's easier with a $200 upgrade...
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I do not personally print with Ninjaflex however some of my friends who do offered this advice: "Technically you "can" print ninja flex with a regular extruder about as well as you can dig a hole with a fork. It is not recommended due to the bending tendencies of the filament. You would have a significant # of problems and the loss of your time would easily be worth the Flex struder tool head." From my experiences when it comes to 3D printing, having the right tool for the right job is always worth it.
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Hello Bridgette,My experience with the V500 has been excellent with prints as well as slides. From a performance standpoint it would be difficult to get better results regardless of price. While it is not a high speed production device, it certainly satisfies the needs of the average home user. Hope this helps.MB
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I do not believe that any of the print servers from TP-LINK support this. In fact I don't think any of the network print servers support the multi-functions. They only support printing.
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Thanks, Michele. I'm surprised, too by your comments about the colours. After being advised that the cartridges for the MX860 were very expensive and that the MX850 had problems connecting wirelessly, I ended up buying an Epson TX800FW. The few photos I've printed look ok to me. (I'm not a pro). It's been great to have a fax. One if its drawbacks is only one full-sized paper tray. I've yet to fully test out the machine.
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Hi- it is flexible, just keep in mind it's a waterproof paper so you want to print anything on it, you would need a laser printer as an ink jet will just wipe right off. Also it is hard to tape together because of the glossy nontear poly material. Hope that helps!
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yes,printing all sizes up to 11x17 is easy; not a problem at all.This is a very nice and solid printer and a great price
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I do a printing business and I absolutely love this machine. Not only does the printer make non grainy prints it is the absolute lowest price high volume printer I could find anywhere. We do placemat advertising, and I print legal size placemats right off of this machine full color copies and I can't believe how wonderful the prints look. The fact that you can use thinner and heavier papers in it is a great feature and a huge benefit to me. I hope I answered your question if you need more questions answered I can be reached or called at uniqadvertisingsolutions@gmail.com or 920-246-5710 I bought this machine for the purposes of printing my wifes election medias and it saved us a huge amount of money and gave us great quality..
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YES You will be very satisfied. Be sure to choose BEST when setting up print. I am a graphite artist and can print larger prints.
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I have great results with the "Repetier" software. The typical problem is "homing" the printer. For this I found useful to get familiar with the basic G-Code homing codes. Note that there are two types: (a) the ones that move the printer to its home position and then (b) the ones that tell the printer that now it is a the "0.0" position. What I found confusing at the beginning is that after you have invoked the (a) commands, the printer does not assume to be at the "0.0" position, and therefore you need to use the (b) commands. For (a) look at the G28 code in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code. Make sure that you can use these codes first, from the manual commands window in Repetier. Hope this helps. This is a great printer. I managed to get prints of similar quality to the Makerbot 2X. It requires however, like most 3D printers, a bit of tinkering; which after all is part of the fun of it.
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&gt;For some low end printers, it's almost cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy replacement cartridges. Exactly, I just bought the MX860 and will test it against HP C7280 (both brand new still in box). Problem is that I can't find third-party toner for the MX860. Those CLI-221 are availible only without chips and I am worried that to some design and patent scheme that will not change. I am guessing that replacing a full set of toner twice will be more than the initial printer cost. For HP I can find descent (according to some reviews) third-party toner. Yet I am guessing the MX860 is a better machine...I'll have some decisions to make.
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@ K. Newsom I would recommend that you buy the Canon MX850 for use in the office and outsource the film/slide scanning. The MX850 is a much better value than the MX860 and offers better quality, speed and functionality in a head-to-head comparison. MX850 ink is also ~24% less expensive according to ISO/IEC printing tests. You can even print wirelessly from a laptop if the MX850 is plugged into a WiFi router. See http: //www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/technology/personaltech/14pogue.html? for a recent NY Times article on one slide scanning service written by technology columnist David Pogue. You might also try googling, "slide scanning services review" for other alternatives. To do it right, negative/slide scanning requires specialized equipment -- much better than an MP980 -- and a lot of work and patience. If you place any value on your time, it's much cheaper hiring someone else to do the job. If you still wish to take on this project, buy a used Nikon or Canon 35 mm slide/negative scanner on eBay that has been designed specifically for this task. New models cost well over $500, and an additional ~$200 for an automatic slide loader.
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My answer would depend one how willing you are to tinker. The setup time for this version is not underestimated. It took 7+ hours to get it up and printing, and more to calibrate it to within my liking. From my understanding the metal version is simpler to setup, but would require about the same time to calibrate it. I love the simple version, and for myself would choose it over the metal version.
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Have a Pro-100, used the Photo Paper Pro Luster setting and printed on the rubbery-bumpy side of the sample "Photo Paper Pro Luster, LU-101" sent with the printer: ...no runs, dried almost instantly. Easily the finest print I've ever made, as attested to by the custom frame store personnel where I was buying a frame. I'm on here now to buy more and the 13x19 size.
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I've only had my MX850 for a week - and yes the installation is confusing - especially if you plan on using it as a networked printer, but once I got it figured out it's working very well under 10.5 Leopard. Have printed from various apps (Preview.app / Adobe InDesign / etc.) without any issues. The network scan works great. So far I am pretty happy with this purchase with exception of the network setup which is very confusing (you have to hook a computer to the printer via USB before you can use it over the network! :/)
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Huh? Another answer says there's an extra tray in the rear of the printer for card stock. Not on my MX472. And no mention of it in the on-line tutorial. The only way mine prints is to feed them through like paper. Am I missing something?
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Thanks for the information. But still I have a confusion. I can see the Maximum Allowable cash back for this model in T&Cs; of 2010 is $200. So if the purchase price is 180 and the regular price is 488 , will this offer still apply to this printer since the difference is more than 200(488-180 =308 ) ? Thanks
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I have not but I did print a mold for one of the parts I need mass produced. This printer prints very well if you put it inside an enclosure to keep the temp nice and warm. If you don't then you're asking for a ton of frustration. This is true for any 3D printer without an enclosure.