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What printer/toner combinations work with which transfer methods?
Printer/Copier | Toner Cartridge/Manufacturer | Heat | Acetone | Xylene | Transparency/Direct Transfer | |
HP Laserjet 4200 Series | OfficeMax OM9881 | Great on PZ White and pink stuff, workable on PZ orange | Mixed results on all tested blocks | ? | Can work with just rubbing, but better with heat | |
HP Laserjet 4 Plus | HP 98A (92298A) | ? | ? | works great on the pink stuff | ? | |
HP Laserjet 5P | HP 03A Toner Cartridge, HP C3903A | ? | Produces very good image on Safety Kut and dollar store erasers (haven't tried other blocks) | ? | ? | |
HP Laserjet 4300dtn | HP 39A | works on PZ Kut White and Orange, though heat setting should be lower with the orange | ? | ? | ? | |
Xerox Workcenter 5645 | Produces good images on pink stuff and PZ Kut white; faint but usable images on PZ Kut orange | ? | ? | ? | ||
HP Laserjet 1022n | ? | works fine | yes | ? | ? | |
Xerox XC356 | "old" | Yes | ? | ? | Yes, when set on dark | |
ALPS Micro-Dry 1300 (no longer produced) | ALPS dye sublimation ribbon cartridges | Abso-freakin-lutely amazing clarity on pink stuff; haven't tried anything else. | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Samsung ML-2010 | Samsung | Transfer is always dark and crisp! | ? | ? | ? | |
HP Laserjet 2100 | HP | ? | Works extremely well on white PZ Kut, and almost as well with orange PZ Kut | ? | ? | |
HP Laserjet 2100M | ? | ? | ? | worked very good on the pink stuff (clear, crisp transfer) | ? | |
HP Color Laserjet 4600dn * | ? | Works very well on the pink stuff | ? | worked okay on the pink stuff (transfer needs minor touchups before carving) | ? | |
HP Color LaserJet 1518 * | HP | works on PZ Kut white and pink stuff | works on PZ Kut white | ? | ? | |
HP Color LaserJet 2320 MFP * | HP | works on PZ Kut white and pink stuff | works on PZ Kut white | ? | ? | |
HP LaserJet Pro M28W | HP | Iron-on | ? | ? | Good for SpeedyCarve pink slab | |
HP Color Laserjet Pro MFP M477fdn | HP 410A Toner Cartridge Cyan, Yellow & Magenta, 3 Toner Cartridges | Works well on pink | ? | ? | iron-on | |
Xerox Docucolor 250 (Kinkos) | ? | ? | ? | Amazing on the orange, ok on pink | ? | |
Toshiba e-Studio 45 | Produces good images on pink stuff and PZ Kut white; faint but usable images on PZ Kut orange | ? | ? | ? | ||
Canon MF5850 dn | Canon cartridge 119 II | Transfers very well onto the pink stuff | ? | ? | iron on | |
Canon NP2020 | Transfers clear, dark image well on all materials | ? | ? | ? | ||
Dell 1710n | Transfers clearly on white and orange PZ Kut | ? | ? | |||
Brother HL-L2360DW | Brother DR-630 | Clear, crisp iron/heat B/W transfers onto pink stuff and white PZ Kut; OZ dark, but not quite as crisp due to sheen | ? | ? | ? | |
Brother HL-2170W | V4INK | ? | Crisp transfer onto pink stuff; haven't tried others yet | ? | ? |
*Before printing on a color LaserJet, configure the printer driver to "Print in Grayscale" to ensure that the printer only prints with black toner. In the printer Properties, click on the "Color" tab to find the "Print in Grayscale" checkbox.
There has also been discussion about using solvent cocktails with both inkjet and toner based printers, with some success. The most common of these are various carburetor cleaners containing methanol, sometimes referred to as the "napalm" option. There has not been sufficient data submitted to suggest specific a specific combination to try or to avoid.