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hi Margaret, I'd also suggest get a can of this:- http://pressit.com/sprayfix-print-protection-fixative.html gives a slightly nicer finish, but more importantly it protects those inkjet inks which are water soluable. andy butler margaret noble wrote: > Thanks!!!! I ordered an Epson 800 Refurb and supplies today based on all > of your recs. > > Margaret Noble - Sound Artist > > Artist Website - http://margaretnoble.net/ > Sound is Art Magazine - http://margaretnoble.net/soundisart > Upcoming Concert Series - http://freshsoundmusic.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* richard sales <richard@glasswing.com> > *To:* Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > *Sent:* Wed, October 14, 2009 4:28:45 PM > *Subject:* Re: Anyone use or own their own CD printer? > > Yeah. I use an Epson R800. Works great. Don't make 'em anymore. Uses > lots of ink and ink is expensive, although you can get generic for much > less. Generic is good if you're printing a lot... but I think it tends > to dry in its casing quicker than Epson brand. > > Use Taiyo Yuden CDs. The rest are fairly junky. A good place to get > Taiyo Yuden in the US is Media Supply: > > http://www.mediasupply.com/tyd80wpgrs-600-100.html > > you can get either white, as these are, or printable silver. Taiyo > Yuden SOUNDS better, better stereo image etc. > > Always master to gold Mitsui CDRs: > > http://www.mediasupply.com/cd-r-media-mam-a.html > > The best! Plus, they last 100-300 years... handy if you happen to be > immortal. OR VERY young. > > Copy to duplicator HD from gold CD. > > Bought my CD duplicator at Diskmakers. Still working after tons of CDs. > > R > richard sales > www.glasswing.com <http://www.glasswing.com> > www.richardsales.com <http://www.richardsales.com> > www.hayleysales.com <http://www.hayleysales.com> > > > On Oct 14, 2009, at 2:55 PM, David Coffin wrote: > >> I've used an Epson all-in-one printer to do CDs; worked great, looked >> great, and I actually got a couple of hundred disks from the ink that >> came with the printer. I did optimize my graphic so it was >> ink-efficient, i.e., about 50% white space and not a lot of dark >> saturated colors, but I was pleased with how may disks I got. >> I notice that the model I used (RX580) is no longer available, but my >> experience with Epsons has been that they generally get better and >> cheaper as they evolve. >> >> dpc >> >> >> On Oct 14, 2009, at 1:34 PM, margaret noble wrote: >> >>> My class is producing an album and we want to print a nice graphic >>> design directly to disc. We were considering purchasing our own low >>> end cd printer. I was wondering if anyone has a home one that they >>> recommend (on the cheaper side). >>> >>> Margaret Noble - Sound Artist >>> >>> Artist Website - http://margaretnoble.net/ >>> Sound is Art Magazine - http://margaretnoble.net/soundisart >>> Upcoming Concert Series - http://freshsoundmusic.com >>> >>> >>> >> > > richard sales > www.glasswing.com <http://www.glasswing.com> > www.richardsales.com <http://www.richardsales.com> > www.hayleysales.com <http://www.hayleysales.com> > > > > > > >