In reading these posts I feel it to be necessary that the main outcome of the laser transfer is in the toner properties. The paper is either a transporter of the toner or it is a carrier with a coating.
OEM toners were not designed or enginerred for transferring onto other substrates but to be printed onto paper. There are about 8 ingredients that go into making up the toner. If you are making a toner for transferring with heat onto various substrates then you will use different ingredients to just print onto paper.
I did printing for the apparel industry using the CLC 500,s when they first came onto the market for $40,000.00 each.
I tried other copiers from various manufactures using the same paper and pressed them to see which copier gave me the best results for wash performance and color management. I was amazed in the difference of the wash performance between these manufactures copiers. That is when I knew the main difference was in the toners and not the paper.
All of these printers are good printers for the purpose they were intended for but when you change the application as much as heat transferring then you have a totally different printer.
If you have a special ink or toner developed for a spscific printer to do heat transfers then you will have a more successful application with that printer.
Is there anyone here who can remember a color copier called the color one made by a french company that also made the Kis 1 hour photo processor?
That copier was a chemical photo type copier and it made beautiful color transparencies. We use to laminate these onto metal, glass, and acrylic in full color. This copier goes back about 33 years and look where we are today with transferring color onto these same substrates.
I am sorry for making such a large post. just wanted to share some of mt experiences and thoughts with you all.
AL La costa
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