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three issues - the paper path, how many can be stacked or placed into a
cassette, and the glue issue that Miss Tick mentions. Years ago I had an
HPIIIP printer that didn't have a straight paper path. It bent the
envelopes enough to crease them and make them unuseable. I then purchased an
HP5P that has an auxilliary paper exit tray that opens at the rear of the
printer and an upper paper feed tray that opens from the front (in addition
to the built-in cassette paper tray under the printer.) Envelopes and
fairly heavy card stock print well from the top feed tray with the rear exit
open. Although I have stacked four or five at a time, the feed pickup
sometimes doesn't pick up an envelope. Since I don't do large runs like you
describe, feeding then one at a time is no problem. The largest run I do is
40 or so. My cassette is not designed for envelopes. Although there are
envelopes that are sold specifically for use in laser printers to solve the
glue issue, I have always used standard #10 business envelopes - the real
cheapies in boxes of 500. So far, I haven't had a problem with them. The
glue does stick very lightly from the heat, but it immediately pulls open
with no damage to the printer or envelope. I do understand Miss Tick's use
of labels, but I prefer the appearance of the address printed directly on
the envelope and also can print the return address at the same time. I have
done a good number of mailmerge envelope runs this way with no problem.
"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
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> aaronep@pacbell.net wrote:
>> Has anyone used a Samsung laser printer for printing envelopes? How
>> well did it work? I need to print approx 200 envelopes at a time.
>> Aaron
>
> I haven't personally, but be aware that there are certain types of
> envelope you *cannot* put through a laser - self seal being the obvious,
> as the heat will melt the glue and it will adhere itself to the drum (as
> well as anywhere else). I wouldn't want to replace a £100 part because of
> a 2p envelope.
>
> Just one question - is there any reason you can't print labels and stick
> them on? That's what I do. OK, it's an extra step, but I'd rather do a
> little more work than have my printer (I was going to say 'expensive
> printer' but Samsung don't make expensive printers) damaged by an
> envelope. I've always used Avery (because they guarantee their labels
> won't peel off until you need them to so, presumably, that means if, in
> the unlikely event that, a sheet of their labels /did/ damage your
> printer, they'd pay for the replacement part).
>
> The other added bonus with Avery is the little Office plugin - lines
> everything up for you, you just add your text, stick the labels in the
> printer and hit print.
>
>
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>
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