Fredrick Paget on sat 14 aug 10
>I can't believe that I can't remember where I saw the article by three
>wonderful female potters on printed images. Just bought a laser printer fo=
r
>the purpose and am freaked that IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT PRINTER! Dell?
>anyone know?
>
>If I need to return it, I only have two weeks
>
>Rox in OR
>
>Send me any on-line info on printing my own decals? Or mag. articles
You need to find out if there is iron in the toner. There are
several ways to test this,
Make a couple of test prints of a photo and carefully burn one in a
safe draft free place. Just light it with a match and watch it burn.
If the image remains on the ash you are probably ok. The iron in the
pigment survives the burning and shrinkage as the paper burns.
Then you can make a test decal and fire it on a tile to be sure.
There are fewer and fewer laser printers using the iron in the toner
every year.
Please let us know what you find.
Fred
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Twin Dragon Studio
Mill Valley, CA, USA
Roxanne Hunnicutt on sat 14 aug 10
I can't believe that I can't remember where I saw the article by three
wonderful female potters on printed images. Just bought a laser printer for
the purpose and am freaked that IT MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT PRINTER! Dell?
anyone know?
If I need to return it, I only have two weeks
Rox in OR
Send me any on-line info on printing my own decals? Or mag. articles
Johanna DeMaine on sat 14 aug 10
Hi Roxanne
You need a B&W laser printer, not a colour laser printer as the drum =3D
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the bottom of the range HP B&W laser printer. It is the toner that i=3D
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determining factor. The toner has to have 50% iron oxide (some form of i=
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For more information refer to my site http://overglaze.info/?page_id=3D3D18=
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Johanna DeMaine
http://johanna.demaine.org
http://overglaze.info
http://allthatissublime.com
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