Micro-Mark Decal Maker

Thanks for the heads up Big Jim, I too am interested in decals and while the price is high for a couple of one-offs, maybe someone will take up the challenge and turn this into a side business. I will be looking for more information. One point of information, Xerox did express interest in HP, so there maybe a Xerox solution as well.

Charlie

As Charlie points out this is a little on the expensive side, unless you are going to make a few hundred decals.  It is also not a replacement for your ink jet printer since there a few things that it does not do.  For example; no document feeder, no auto two side copies, no scanning.  Also, it is not well rated for color photos, primarily because the ink does not flow and mix as well as an ink jet.  If you shop around you could get the printer for a little less.  It is well rated and is, supposed to be, not an ink hog.  Cartridges are about $70 for all colors (black, magenta, cyan, yellow) except the Ghost White which is as much as the printer at $325.

Too expensive for this hobbyist but it would be great to print opaque white. I guess I'll continue to use clear decal paper for darker colors or white decal paper for white or lighter color designs that you can cut out, or stripes. I've built up a small stash of white decal letters in different fonts and sizes too.

If you are interested though, now is the time to grab it while you can still get the "SUPER BUY PRICE" of $7.03 less than the product's $696.98 List price - LOL

except the Ghost White which is as much as the printer at $325.

And that's when I threw the catalog in the trash!

I agree that it is expensive. However, compared to what other decal making alternative that can produce white lettering?
I would like to know more about the learning curve and what it takes to produce a sharp quality decal. I'm sure it is more than just a simple cut & paste, like what kind of computer programs are needed.

DANR gives conflict information about the printer:
"Also, it is not well rated for color photos, primarily because the ink does not flow and mix as well as an ink jet."
"It is well rated..."

Now to me, if it not well rated for "color photos", how can it produce good quality decals?

There is a lot more that needs to be known before I would seriously consider buying this product. However, it does give a hope for a light at the end of the tunnel.

Big Jim posted:

I agree that it is expensive. However, compared to what other decal making alternative that can produce white lettering?
I would like to know more about the learning curve and what it takes to produce a sharp quality decal. I'm sure it is more than just a simple cut & paste, like what kind of computer programs are needed.

DANR gives conflict information about the printer:
"Also, it is not well rated for color photos, primarily because the ink does not flow and mix as well as an ink jet."
"It is well rated..."

Now to me, if it not well rated for "color photos", how can it produce good quality decals?

There is a lot more that needs to be known before I would seriously consider buying this product. However, it does give a hope for a light at the end of the tunnel.

 Simple.  Your decals have defined areas of specific colors, a shade of red, a blue, etc.  Now look at a photo and you will see colors changing from one shade to another within a few pixels.  A blue sky is not a single blue whereas blue of a logo will be a single shade.

The problem is that the toner becomes a wax and does not mix as well as the inkjet’s liquid ink.  The result is photos with blotches - not exactly a great result. 

As usual lots of mis-information.  The printer is a regular HP Laserjet printer, not an inkjet.  It has WiFi, a tray for paper, scans and copies.   You can pick them up anywhere for less.

The main thing is the toner cartridge.  You can use any photo or image program to create your decals such as PhotoShop or Paint.net.  It replaces the black cartridge so if you tell it to print black it will print the white.

From looking on YouTube it looks like the company makes toners for two different HP printers.  It looks like it was developed for the T-Shirt shops.

https://www.ghost-white-toner.com/     - $222.  Saw it for $175.

Gene Anstine

Where did you see the tonor for $175, that's the link we need.

I just Googled.  The other thing I saw was HP is not the only brand they support.  I need to get further into it after I'm done at work.

Gene Anstine

A video showing the decal making process & final result would be a bonus. Something other than white type.

I need a new printer anyway... What HP printers are compatible with the new white toner?

grfd59 posted:

As usual lots of mis-information.  The printer is a regular HP Laserjet printer, not an inkjet.  It has WiFi, a tray for paper, scans and copies.   You can pick them up anywhere for less.

The main thing is the toner cartridge.  You can use any photo or image program to create your decals such as PhotoShop or Paint.net.  It replaces the black cartridge so if you tell it to print black it will print the white.

From looking on YouTube it looks like the company makes toners for two different HP printers.  It looks like it was developed for the T-Shirt shops.

https://www.ghost-white-toner.com/     - $222.  Saw it for $175.

Gene Anstine

 

No one said it was an inkjet; it was being compared to an inkjet.  A comment was made that it could had for less.  The specs of this specific print indicate the it can accept a scan using HP software and a smartphone - the printer, itself, does not have a built in scanner.