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Using Business Cards as Printer Media

Apr 26, 2006 11:49AM PDT

I have accumulated a couple of thousand business cards over the years from several jobs and positions. I would like to find a printer where the blank back-side of these business cards (2''X3.5'') can be used to print notes, addresses, etc.
The card stock will probably have to be manually fed, but that's O.K.
The Canon Selphy DS700 looked close, but when I called Canon, I was told ''special'' photo paper was required and that it was ''credit card'' size.
Any suggestions?

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All I can think of. . .
Apr 26, 2006 9:16PM PDT

is to tape the cards to a larger piece of paper so it will feed into the printer. I've never seen a printer that will print on paper that small.

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Up to you, but
Apr 26, 2006 10:59PM PDT

IMHO, I think you're asking too much. The cards themselves will be small, stiff, slippery, or too absorbant to ink, and most printers don't handle it and its not even offered on typical printers as single form. You maybe better served getting a rubber stamp to form-up sorta speak and then enter into the blanks you stamped. Offhand, it maybe better just to print a new set of business cards for the amount ink being used would pay for it in the long run. Of course you can get creative and then provide the solution here for others. From a practical point, I would walk away from it.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Why?
May 3, 2006 7:01AM PDT

Isn't the job you're entertaining worth buying new material? Why waste all the time having to hand feed each piece for a single note? I don't know about you but I'd rather spend a couple of bucks and save myself a huge amount of time and trouble. I think the environmentalists would forgive you. Just a thought!