Aydin,
I was able to get my PC hooked up to both my LaserJet and the Epson impact
printer, but I certainly agree with you that the impact printer/specially
inked ribbon idea is too expensive and too much of a hassle UNLESS you have
many, many labels to produce.
Joan
At 10:47 AM 02/01/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Charlie,
>My dot-matrix printer was for the old Mac plus I had, which I also recycled
>after I switched over to a PC. So, having a dot matrix printer is not enough
>unless you also have a computer that can use it.
>
>It tends to get expensive when you start using custom made ribbons, etc. I
>think I'll stick to a Pigma pen whose inks are ethanol insoluble or to an
>old fashioned pencil that neither dissolves in alcohol nor fades in light.
>
>Aydin
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CHARLES F STURM [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, 01 February, 2002 10:40 AM
>> To: Orstan, Aydin
>> Cc: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
>>
>>
>> Aydin,
>> I found a dot matrix printer that a friend had in his
>> basement, unused.
>> The company-made ribbons use a water soluble ink however. I'm looking
>> into some custom inked ribbons or other printer/cartridge combos.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Charlie
>> **************************************************************
>> ****************
>> Charlie Sturm, Jr
>> Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
>> Carnegie Museum of Natural History,
>> Pittsburgh, PA
>> Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
>>
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>>
>>
>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Orstan, Aydin wrote:
>>
>> > Are you serious? I haven't seen one of those daisy wheels
>> in decades & got
>> > rid off my dot matrix printer years ago!
>> >
>> > Aydin
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Joan Jass [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> > > Sent: Friday, 01 February, 2002 10:03 AM
>> > > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > > Subject: Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The best printer to use is daisy wheel or dot-matrix with the
>> > > cartridge
>> > > ribbon equipped with ethanol-resistant ink.
>> > >
>> > > Joan Jass, Milwaukee Public Museum, [log in to unmask]
>> > >
>> >
>>
>
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