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Toner Transfer method for inkjet printers?

RobPaige

So I spent a rather fruitless Monday printing, ironing, cleaning, repeating, all in a bid to get the toner transfer method to work. I used an HP 7520, printing on photo paper, advertising circulars, and regular 20 pound bond printer paper, (using both the photo paper tray, which prints in phto ink, and the main tray).and could not get it to work. I've heard that overhead transparency sheets will do the trick, but before I spend a fortune on those, I though I'd solicit your advice.

  • in reply to Former Member

    Please specify where we can find "cheap and easy" liquid Photo ink that can be used in ordinary ink jet printers. That would be a real boon to us hobbyists.Is it possible to find a positive resist ink of this type?

    Thanks

    Bill

  • Rob,

     

    You can actually get proper "transfer paper". Print the image on that paper and it will "iron on". I can't actually give you a brand name because I can't remember - too long ago. Just go to your "nearest paper stockist" and they should have them - in a ten/twenty/fifty pack.

    Another think to remember is that your inkjet ink should be color fast, which, as far as I know, HP is not. Whereas, Canon's bubblejet inks are. Maybe Epson too.

     

    douvie.

  • Toner Transfer method will not work with inkjet printers as it does not have any toner, inkjet printers use inks to print. i also did this mistake, you will need to get a laser printer for it..

  • in reply to saurocksall

    Yes, you're right in respect to TONER. But there are INK type transfers available too. They're a lot more expensive and they can be machine specific. I have 3 sheets of the A4 transfers for inkjet printers at home - they cannot be used in a photocopier. They were part of a batch that a customer tried to put through a copier.

     

    A friend uses the old wax type printer for vinyl media. This also would work on transfers. 

  • You can actually get proper "transfer paper". Print the image on that paper and it will "iron on". I can't actually give you a brand name because I can't remember - too long ago. Just go to your "nearest paper stockist" and they should have them - in a ten/twenty/fifty pack.

    Another thing to remember is that your inkjet ink should be colorfast, which, as far as I know, HP is not. Whereas, Canon's bubblejet inks are. Maybe Epson too. for much more query and the technical issue regarding the printers just go to the link Nipson printers customer service and click you will get the guidelines by the team to resolve your query.