Hello, all.

First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.

After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
ink company you can recommend? Or is there a low price dealer for
Canon ink for this printer out there?

THanks

Will - For some unkown reason, this aftermarket ink question has become a
hot button issue between the people who report successful use of some
aftermarket inks and cartridges on this newsgroup and one individual in
particular (who hasn't used these products) who warns everyone that they
will clog their printers with them. At the risk of inviting his usual
response I will answer your question with my own experience. I refill my
cartridges with MIS ink for my Canon i960 printer, a six color model. I
have not had a problem in nearly a year of using this product and the color
match is excellent. Look for posts from Taliesyn and Ron Cohen who use
Formulabs inks and stevenlee who uses Hobbicolor empty carts and refills
with their inks. They all report equally successful use of these products.
Several other participants have indicated that they also use aftermarket
inks as well. For more information on this issue go to the following sites
where you can sift through and find lots of useful information - mostly
about Canon printers, papers, inks, and printer maintenance. Neil Slade
touts canon printers and refilling. Nifty-stuff forum (where I participate
as "fotofreek" and sometimes fill in as a moderator) has some very good
information and also a great deal of experimentation that does result in
some valuable information. Nifty-stuff forum is a very friendly place for
novice and skilled users alike and you can sign in and ask any questions you
would like.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/

http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html


BTW, I am also in SF

"Will_in_SF" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello, all.
>
> First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
> which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
> winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
> installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
> slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.
>
> After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
> inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
> ink company you can recommend? Or is there a low price dealer for
> Canon ink for this printer out there?
>
> THanks
>

Will_in_SF wrote:
> Hello, all.
>
> First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
> which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
> winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
> installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
> slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.
>
> After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
> inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
> ink company you can recommend? Or is there a low price dealer for
> Canon ink for this printer out there?
>

Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still insist on
going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
print job.

-Taliesyn

That's a load of baloney. I've got 2 PIXMA printers running here, daily,
cranking out a couple thousand pieces per month. My 3000 is around a year
old and has printed easily 7500 pieces with no problems whatsoever.
My 4000 is several months old now and has done nothing but high res discs
and photos, hundreds of them, also without a single problem.

Just because one person has a problem with one printer doesn't mean they
will all have problems. Get a grip. A 50 CD project with inserts is a small
job for a 4000.


"Taliesyn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
> a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
> mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
> printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
> 50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
> matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
> to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still insist on
> going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
> print job.
>
> -Taliesyn

Dan G wrote:

> That's a load of baloney. I've got 2 PIXMA printers running here, daily,
> cranking out a couple thousand pieces per month. My 3000 is around a year
> old and has printed easily 7500 pieces with no problems whatsoever.
> My 4000 is several months old now and has done nothing but high res discs
> and photos, hundreds of them, also without a single problem.
>
> Just because one person has a problem with one printer doesn't mean they
> will all have problems. Get a grip. A 50 CD project with inserts is a small
> job for a 4000.
>

Then by all means, let 'er rip!!!! Who am I to caution anyone. ;-)

-Taliesyn

>
> "Taliesyn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
>>a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
>>mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
>>printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
>>50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
>>matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
>>to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still insist on
>>going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
>>print job.
>>
>>-Taliesyn
>
>
>

Will_in_SF wrote:

>Hello, all.
>
>First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
>which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
>winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
>installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
>slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.
>
>After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
>inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
>ink company you can recommend?
>

Beware of printhead clogs. If you must buy aftermarket inks the least
pain in the ass is a prefilled cart but I doubt very much if you will
find a vendor that will disclose the mfg/formulator of what they sell.
They expect you to purchase whatever they choose to put in them.

>Or is there a low price dealer for
>Canon ink for this printer out there?
>
>

The best place to buy Canon ink is Costco.

>THanks
>
>
>

Burt wrote:

>Will - For some unkown reason, this aftermarket ink question has become a
>hot button issue between the people who report successful use of some
>aftermarket inks and cartridges on this newsgroup and one individual in
>particular (who hasn't used these products) who warns everyone that they
>will clog their printers with them.
>

I DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY BY RECOMMENDING UNKNOWN INKS THAT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CLOG YOUR PRINTER.

> At the risk of inviting his usual
>response I will answer your question with my own experience. I refill my
>cartridges with snip ink for my Canon i960 printer, a six color model. I
>have snip had a problem in nearly a year of using this product and the color
>match is excellent. Look for posts from snip and snip who use
>Formulabs inks and stevenlee who uses snip empty carts and refills
>with their inks. They all report equally successful use of these products.
>Several other
>
church goers of the Church of the Aftermarket Latter Day Inkies

>participants have indicated that they also use aftermarket
>inks as well. For more information on this issue go to the following sites
>where you can sift through and find lots of useful information - mostly
>about Canon printers, papers, inks, and printer maintenance. Neil Slade
>touts canon printers and refilling. Nifty-stuff forum (where I participate
>as "fotofreek" and sometimes fill in as a moderator) has some very good
>information and also a great deal of experimentation that does result in
>some valuable information. Nifty-stuff forum is a very friendly place for
>novice and skilled users alike and you can sign in and ask any questions you
>would like.
>
>

THESE SITE ARE INTERESTING BUT THEY ARE SLANTED BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLED
WITH POSTS FROM THESE SAME CHURCH GOERS. BURT EVEN POSTS THEIR UNDER AN
ASSUMED NAME. HE CALLS HIMSELF PHOTOFREEK. I THINK THAT THE FIRST PART
OF HIS NAME SHOULD BE PRINTER AND NOT PHOTO.

DID YOU HEAR THE LATEST VERSION OF THE SONG"


I LEFT MY (OLD) FART IN SAN FRANCISCO. :-D :-D :-D

>http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/
>
>http://www.neilslade.com/papers/inkjetstuff.html
>
>
>BTW, I am also in SF
>
>"Will_in_SF" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>>Hello, all.
>>
>>First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
>>which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
>>winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
>>installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
>>slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.
>>
>>After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
>>inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
>>ink company you can recommend? Or is there a low price dealer for
>>Canon ink for this printer out there?
>>
>>THanks
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Taliesyn wrote:

> Will_in_SF wrote:
>
>> Hello, all.
>>
>> First off, I want to thank everyone who helped with my decision on
>> which Canon/Epson printer to purchase for my photo/cd label needs. The
>> winner was the Canon IP4000. I also bought a cd tray on EBay and
>> installed it without any problems. Talk about beautiful labels. I just
>> slap on a gloss label and, VIOLA!!, a professional looking cd.
>>
>> After seeing a cd I created, a friend has asked me to do 50 cds with
>> inserts for his own cd. Is there a good third party ink or third party
>> ink company you can recommend? Or is there a low price dealer for
>> Canon ink for this printer out there?
>>
>
> Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
> a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
> mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
> printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
> 50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
> matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
> to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still insist on
> going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
> print job.
>
> -Taliesyn


OEM INK USERS DO NOT POST PROBLEMS LIKE THIS.

AMEN

YOU TELL HIM. HE IS JUST A TINKERING KID. DOES NOT KNOW WHAT A
UNIVERSAL SAMPLE IS. PROBABLY NEVER HAD A COURSE IN STAT.

Dan G wrote:

>That's a load of baloney. I've got 2 PIXMA printers running here, daily,
>cranking out a couple thousand pieces per month. My 3000 is around a year
>old and has printed easily 7500 pieces with no problems whatsoever.
>My 4000 is several months old now and has done nothing but high res discs
>and photos, hundreds of them, also without a single problem.
>
>Just because one person has a problem with one printer doesn't mean they
>will all have problems. Get a grip. A 50 CD project with inserts is a small
>job for a 4000.
>
>
>"Taliesyn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>>Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
>>a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
>>mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
>>printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
>>50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
>>matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
>>to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still insist on
>>going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
>>print job.
>>
>>-Taliesyn
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

Taliesyn wrote:

> Dan G wrote:
>
>> That's a load of baloney. I've got 2 PIXMA printers running here, daily,
>> cranking out a couple thousand pieces per month. My 3000 is around a
>> year
>> old and has printed easily 7500 pieces with no problems whatsoever.
>> My 4000 is several months old now and has done nothing but high res
>> discs
>> and photos, hundreds of them, also without a single problem.
>>
>> Just because one person has a problem with one printer doesn't mean they
>> will all have problems. Get a grip. A 50 CD project with inserts is a
>> small
>> job for a 4000.
>>
>
> Then by all means, let 'er rip!!!! Who am I to caution anyone. ;-)
>
> -Taliesyn


WHO CARES

>
>>
>> "Taliesyn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Before you do that, consider the fact that doing 50 cds with inserts is
>>> a lot of High Quality printing stress on your new printhead, not to
>>> mention a lot of wasted paper, ink and time. You should know that Canon
>>> printheads are of questionable durability and may or may not last your
>>> 50 CD project. You REALLY have to like your friend to be doing this. No
>>> matter how much I liked anyone I would politely decline and inform them
>>> to please invest in their own "printing company". If you still
>>> insist on
>>> going ahead, make sure you rest your printer (printhead) between each
>>> print job.
>>>
>>> -Taliesyn
>>
>>
>>
>>