Best printer for big ( > 100 ) volume of envelopes ???

[Jim Howe]

I have a NEC 1800 which works OK, at least on standard
gummed C-10 envelopes (though not on self-sealing envelopes)
but it has a limit of 5 to 7 envelopes in the tray.

I have to nursemaid the thing, it's a pain. Plus it is
reluctant to feed the first envelope off the packet of
5 or 6 that you put in: I have to urge the first one to
get going, sometimes the second one too!

Is there a printer set up to be loaded with 100 envelopes,
turn it loose, and have it feed and print all properly,
no nursemaiding?

I have around 340 ( out of 440) yet to print in this job,
more to follow.

Any suggestion will be much appreciated. PS - for my purposes,
Postscript is probably a requirement.

All the best to one and all!

Jim Howe

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[Morgan Ohlson]

I have a NEC 1800 which works OK, at least on standard
gummed C-10 envelopes (though not on self-sealing envelopes)
but it has a limit of 5 to 7 envelopes in the tray.

I have to nursemaid the thing, it's a pain. Plus it is
reluctant to feed the first envelope off the packet of
5 or 6 that you put in: I have to urge the first one to
get going, sometimes the second one too!

Is there a printer set up to be loaded with 100 envelopes,
turn it loose, and have it feed and print all properly,
no nursemaiding?

I have around 340 ( out of 440) yet to print in this job,
more to follow.

Any suggestion will be much appreciated. PS - for my purposes,
Postscript is probably a requirement.

All the best to one and all!

First of all.. recognise that many printers don't even feed envelopes
properly. Other printers wrinkle the envelopes.

A suitable printer has probably a standing feeder and a horizontal "out-box"
like Epson C84 or Canon i570 which means that they bend paper in a
~70degrees angle, when most HP feed ~180degrees.

Perhaps this is what you allready know, maybee it's informative to some one.


Morgan O.

 

[Yianni]

An alternative solution is to buy a dedicated envelope printer like Pitney
Bowes (of course there are many other brands). E.g. DA 300 model (a small
inkjet b/w cheap printer). I have no experience with this. It could print
about 1000 envelops per hour.

 

[Gary Tait]

An alternative solution is to buy a dedicated envelope printer like Pitney
Bowes (of course there are many other brands). E.g. DA 300 model (a small
inkjet b/w cheap printer). I have no experience with this. It could print
about 1000 envelops per hour.

Or to print labels.

 

[Jim Howe]

Or to print labels.

Don't want labels, want to print onto the envelope; print merge looks
better printed directly onto the envelope and having the letter within.

Thanks for the suggestion of the Pitney Bowes printer, I'll check it out.

All the best to one and all.



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