laser printing on evelopes

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Tim

Hi,

We have an Epson AcuLaser C1900 and in the manual is a small section
on printing on envelopes, which says that you should watch out with
envelopes, because they can stick to hot parts in the printer.

I would like to print on envelopes with a window in them, but I don't
know how to verify whether they are suitable or not (melting of the
window and/or the strip to close the envelope) without actually
putting one in.

Any ideas?


Thanks,
Tim
 
Tim said:
I would like to print on envelopes with a window in them, but I don't
know how to verify whether they are suitable or not (melting of the
window and/or the strip to close the envelope) without actually
putting one in.
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If the envelope package doesn't specifically mention that they can be
printed in a laser printer, it's a potentially expensive gamble.

Do you already have a large quantity of these envelopes you need to use?
Five or ten thousand of them might warrant the gamble. In other words,
gamble the price of replacing the laser, or at least its fuser, against
the cost of just discarding all the envelopes.

There are laser-printable window envelopes available, but non-window
ones are easier to find. Or you could consider using the laser to print
mailing labels.
 
We needed small quantities of window envelopes printed on our HP 6L. That
printer doesn't handle envelopes well so we had to hand feed them. The
window would crinkle with the heat. We stuck on 2 sheets of yellow
sticky-notes over the window and they came out just fine. For a couple
dozen it fun to see if you can keep up with the printer.

-bill
 
I would like to print on envelopes with a window in them, but I don't
If the envelope package doesn't specifically mention that they can be
printed in a laser printer, it's a potentially expensive gamble.

Do you already have a large quantity of these envelopes you need to use?
Five or ten thousand of them might warrant the gamble. In other words,
gamble the price of replacing the laser, or at least its fuser, against
the cost of just discarding all the envelopes.

There are laser-printable window envelopes available, but non-window
ones are easier to find. Or you could consider using the laser to print
mailing labels.
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I'm having a hard time getting my hands on those. Luckily I read
something like that in the manual and haven't bought too much
envelopes yet...

Thanks for the info!


Cheers,
Tim
 
Just curious; if you're using window'ed envelopes why do you have to
print on them?
 
Just curious; if you're using window'ed envelopes why do you have to
print on them?
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Because there is only one window, for the addressee. You still need to
print your return address on them.

I had the same problem printing window envelopes on a laser. In my
case the window didn't crinkle from the heat, but something in the
paper path was catching the edge of the window and ripping the
envelope apart.

I solved the problem by investing in a package of clear mailing
labels. I printed a full page of labels with our return address. When
I placed the labels in the return address corner of the envelope they
become almost invisible, making it look to a casual glance like we had
our address printed there.
 
If return address is indeed the reason for printing on windowed
envelopes, I suggest buying envelopes with two windows. Easily
available from Office Depot, Max, Staples, etc. E.g. Columbian
Dubl-Vue. Or if volume allows, have return address pre-printed.
 
If return address is indeed the reason for printing on windowed
envelopes, I suggest buying envelopes with two windows. Easily
available from Office Depot, Max, Staples, etc. E.g. Columbian
Dubl-Vue. Or if volume allows, have return address pre-printed.
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We would like to print a logo on the envelope, with extra company info
(which may vary) and the address, of course.


Cheers,
Tim
 
If return address is indeed the reason for printing on windowed
envelopes, I suggest buying envelopes with two windows. Easily
available from Office Depot, Max, Staples, etc. E.g. Columbian
Dubl-Vue. Or if volume allows, have return address pre-printed.
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I noted that for some reason the double-window envelopes were three
times as expensive, plus they sell them only in boxes of 500. That
would be a ten-year supply for me. The clear labels plus single-window
envelopes were a better deal.
 
Bennet,
We have customers using direct mail machines (stuffers) that print
'invisible' (UV) bar codes on their content and envelopes to track, route,
etc.
 
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