Patty & Chuck,

I'm getting ready to place my first order with Mick tommorrow. Post-It Notes.... Huh?... What are you talking about?? Where do you put them? How many do you use per sheet? Please explain..... I'm lost...

Don
High Desert Engraving & Sign Co.

I have tried both the OKI and Konica Minolta with all 3 papers. By far the best results for me has been the OKI and Mick's paper.

Adding the post-it strips is no big deal and takes very little time, well worth it for the results I'm getting.

Mick or a current user can describe it better... but essentially you fold 2 small post-its over the lead edge on each sheet.

Patty

I have the Konica/Minolta and did not have to use them. When I did a sheet of transparency I needed to do the equivalent. I folded a piece of paper 1/4" from the edge and put it on the back of the page with the tab over the front. It worked then but I do not know if it will block too much of the fuser's heat with the transfer papers. On the oil-less fusers, they heat the toner from the rear of the sheet.

Mick does much research and is very thorough, I would go with his recommendations.

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

Don,

Mick supplies half inch post it notes. They have the majority of the adhesive. You simply peel the top post it and attach it to the top of the paper.

Alternatively you could make your own if you have a heavy duty paper cutter.

There is no need to bend, fold, spindle or mutilate the post it. ( insert corny joke laugh here).

The purpose is to help keep the paper from jamming on the roller and the fuser in the printer.

The post it notes also keep the pages seperated a bit allowing for stacking of up to 10 sheets.

I have attached a pdf to show you the placement.

I am sure that if you asked, Mick would send you some samples of the paper and the post it notes to experiment with. I am pleased so far, but I have to experiment some more my self.

I hope this helps.

The instructions I received today from Mick's distributor indicate the post-it is to be folded over the lead edge. They are instructions that were generated by Mick. I hestitate to post the instructions because I view them as Mick's property. Perhaps he will shed more light on this issue when he returns. His office indicated he was out-of-town today.

I don't see how placing 10 sheets in a bypass tray can be equated with taking 10 sheets, folding 20 post-its (hopefully square and in the right general location) and placing them in the same bypass tray. The math just does not add up for me.

Perhaps this is another case of ... not every process is right for every user or application. I don't even like to slow down and reload the main tray when its empty.

Oddly enough Patty, I have not been folding over the post its. I have just placed them "on" the paper on the glossy side. Seems to have been working just fine.......

You are right, not every process is for everyone. I"m not sure I will embrace this one, but it is worth experimenting with.

Just my two cents. Want change?

Patty,

We supply properly cut down post it notes with the paper. Its application is an insurance policy to keep the paper from wrapping on the fuser roller of the printers. We used to get an occasional "wrap up", which in some printers is very time consuming to un-do. Have not had one for months now. We recommend this procedure for all laser printers, not just the Oki's

The post it notes also allow you to put multiple sheets of paper in the bypass tray for printing, rather than one at a time, another time saver.

There are no ill effects of touching the paper when applying the notes.

Mick

Thanks to all for responding. Interesting that I got no 2 of the same answer. The answers ran the gamut from don't use post-its on any model to you should use them on all models. Some fold, some don't.

Fortunately what I haven't heard is a report that the post-it was left behind in the paper path.

I'll have to take the supplier's recommendations and see if they work for my production style.

Dave,

Thank you for the input. I am always skeptical to try things like that because of the fact that it is difficult at best to get equipment serviced in the middle of the blue pacific.

However, I will give it a try. Once. ( insert laugh here).

Thanks