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General discussion

80 lbs card stock

Dec 19, 2007 7:30AM PST

I'm trying to print business cards from a card stock that's 80 lbs 216 g/m2 or 28.76M weight from Oki data C5500n and got jammed. Is there any color laser printer that you would recommend to print this type of card stock paper without jamming?

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Try Xerox Phasers.
Dec 19, 2007 7:47AM PST
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thank you
Dec 19, 2007 7:50AM PST

Thank you! Is there anything lower in the budget area?

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(NT) Refurbs of same?
Dec 19, 2007 7:52AM PST
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Rentals?
Dec 20, 2007 2:34AM PST

A print shop I know in Vancouver, BC never paid for such printers. These were those monsters you know are in the 5 figure range so rather than bet the business on that they rented or leased them. That also cured issues of repair since the lease included maintenance calls and more.

-> What this also did was make sure the printing income paid the costs of these printers. If the market or sales didn't support such a printer they could end the lease.

Bob

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Rentals in Vancouver
Jan 26, 2010 2:32AM PST

Do you have any idea where they rented their equipment from. This sounds like a good option, I'm just not sure where to find a rental company.

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Start at the source.
Jan 26, 2010 4:21AM PST

Xerox.com and such and use the phone. Ask them directly what you are looking for.

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Consider
Dec 20, 2007 1:55AM PST

Select a printer that provides a "straight-through" paper feed path. In other words, one that doesn't need to bend the paper in order to print and eject the finished output. This allows for less pinch&grab roller action and reduces jams, stuck, etc. in t he printer. Regardless if capable of handling 80lb. paper, it just makes for less hassle. While Robert provided a printer to think about, you responded in cost consensus way, remember, "cheap is cheap" and in printing the results are easily acknowledged as such. So spend what needs to be spent or respend again to replace. Since 80lb. is serious paper stock, that usually delves into serious printers that have always costed more. You may want into Canon and Mintola(sp)models as well.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Thanks Guys!
Dec 21, 2007 12:08AM PST

Okidata C5500n finally works with 80 lbs cover.