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So... can you shove a 5.25 floppy through a laser/LED printer?
ataradov:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 15, 2022, 02:47:58 am ---Yes. And it does roll the printed sheet around a drum so the result would not be pretty for this either.
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There are printers with straight path option for heavy card stock. I'm not sure how straight it is in practice, it still may be a bit bendy.
Alex Eisenhut:
No, it's a straight path through my printer if I use the rear feed and open the front. (Oops, it's the front that feeds, it poops out the back.) The inside of a floppy jacket is covered in special mouse fur, or a non-woven fabric liner. I think it will act as an insulator for the short amount of time the fuser hits the material. I doubt it will heat the entire disk through to the fuser temperature, it's just meant to fuse a molecule-thin film of toner.
I suppose I could just slice a disk apart and try printing on one piece of jacket first.
In any case I think the thickness of a floppy is too much for my printer according to the specs.
SiliconWizard:
OK for the straight path, but for all the other points... I really fear this would just melt and make a huge mess inside your printer. Try it at your own risk. ;D
Haenk:
--- Quote from: ataradov on June 15, 2022, 03:01:38 am ---There are printers with straight path option for heavy card stock. I'm not sure how straight it is in practice, it still may be a bit bendy.
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We have one (rather old-ish) OKI colour laser printer, that is suited to print on heavy cardboard. It transports in a straight line, no bending at alll.
mikeselectricstuff:
--- Quote from: BrianHG on June 15, 2022, 02:32:51 am ---Only silk-screen printing will work on an existing disk without damaging it.
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or UV printing
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