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Using fan-fold tractor feed paper?
I have several LARGE cartons of fan-fold tractor feed paper. It’s a nice, 20 lb. paper. If I tear off the side-strips, separate and “fan” the individual sheets, could I expect this paper to feed cleanly thru a modern monochrome laser printer? ((Brother HL-2140)) Or would it want to jam a lot? I don’t print a whole lot here at home…….maybe a dozen sheets a week max. You folks think it’d work for that? Thank you….. FjLee |
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Using fan-fold tractor feed paper?
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, FjLee wrote: I have several LARGE cartons of fan-fold tractor feed paper. It¹s a nice, 20 lb. paper. If I tear off the side-strips, separate and ³fan² the individual sheets, could I expect this paper to feed cleanly thru a modern monochrome laser printer? ((Brother HL-2140)) Or would it want to jam a lot? FjLee- It should work. However, you will have to be the guinea pig, and let us know if it happens to jam. I also have some fan-fold paper. I have kept it for possible use with a couple old Epson dot-matrix printers. Unfortunately the old paper has turned yellow with age! Fred |
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Using fan-fold tractor feed paper?
I use some of this myself, both as individual sheets and for banner use,
since it is connected betwene sheets so one can make 22", 33", 44" etc, if your printer allows. All I can say is try it. The main problem would be the edges getting caught on the serrated edges being a bit rought and catching. It really depends upon how clean that edge becomes when the edges are removed. I'd just test it. It will probably be fine. Just don't cramp the paper with the paper margin positioner. Art If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog: http://e-trashtalk.spaces.live.com/ FjLee wrote: I have several LARGE cartons of fan-fold tractor feed paper. It’s a nice, 20 lb. paper. If I tear off the side-strips, separate and “fan” the individual sheets, could I expect this paper to feed cleanly thru a modern monochrome laser printer? ((Brother HL-2140)) Or would it want to jam a lot? I don’t print a whole lot here at home…….maybe a dozen sheets a week max. You folks think it’d work for that? Thank you….. FjLee |
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Using fan-fold tractor feed paper?
FjLee wrote:
I have several LARGE cartons of fan-fold tractor feed paper. It’s a nice, 20 lb. paper. If I tear off the side-strips, separate and “fan” the individual sheets, could I expect this paper to feed cleanly thru a modern monochrome laser printer? ((Brother HL-2140)) Or would it want to jam a lot? I don’t print a whole lot here at home…….maybe a dozen sheets a week max. You folks think it’d work for that? Thank you….. FjLee You'll find that "fanning" that paper is a lot more difficult than "regular" paper, but that's not such a big deal. You'll also find that tearing those sheets apart can get pretty tedious by the time you get to the bottom of a 2500-sheet box. I've had several boxes myself that I've used in various HP inkjets. It works OK, but the printer sometimes picks up more than one sheet at a time. I never tried any in a laser printer. The biggest thing is the paper color. Granted my paper has some age to it, but the fan-fold stuff is never as white as most copy paper is today. I just use mine for everyday, knock-around stuff, and use copy paper for the things that matter more, or may go to someone else. TJ |
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