[NHCOLL-L:2537] RE: Pigment-based ink for ink jet printer

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Rob

 

These inks are getting harder and harder to find as ink jet printers fall out of favour.  If I were you I would invest a little money and move over to thermal transfer printing.  We use one here for our ichthy and herp labels and they are wonderful.  The 300dpi printer will print down to 4 point font without a problem.  I have attached a copy of my SPNHC newsletter article that explains all about it.  I would be happy to send you samples of the media and labels if you like.

 

All the best

 

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Waller
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:30 PM
To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:2535] Pigment-based ink for ink jet printer

 

We were using a Lexmark 7200 printer with their pigment-based ink for our entomology specimen labels.  They have changed their formulation and now offer only a dye-based ink cartridge for this printer.  Has anyone found an alternate source for pigment-based cartridges for an ink jet printer?

 

Robert Waller, Ph.D.
Chief, Conservation
Chef de conservation 

Musée canadien de la nature/Canadian Museum of Nature
C.P. 3443, Succ. D              /P.O. Box 3443, Stn D
Ottawa, ON
K1P 1P4 

Tel.:  (613)566-4797
Fax:  (613)364-4027
rwaller at mus-nature.ca <mailto:rwaller at mus-nature.ca> 

 

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