Hi all,
What model of ALPS printer is for making waterslide decals ? On the hunt for one.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Patrick
Not certain, but it may have been model MD 5000. There is a discussion of that model here: http://jcrocket.com/alpsdecals.shtml, and a yahoo group here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/alpsdecal/info?guccounter=1
Thank you Max ! Couldn’t remember the model number.
Patrick
I have an Alps MD1000 and it prints decals perfectly. I stock the full color cartridges as well as white, metallic silver and metallic gold.
The cartridges are getting sparce so the pricing is going up. I keep my eye open for white and silver and when I see one at a good price I snatch it up.
If you find an Alps make sure it is shipped with the cartridges out of the printer. If they are left in the printer they will come loose and ding the carriage.
There are several Alps that won’t print white so be careful when you read the printer specs. The MD2010 doesn’t print white. Make sure the print head doesn’t streak, there are heat coils in the head and if one is burnt out you can’t get a replacement and the print will have horizontal lines.
Also and very important Alps printers require a special driver and the latest release is for XP and they require a parallel printer port. A parallel to USB converter won’t work.
See if the seller will include the printer driver software.
As Columbo alway
Thank you Mel !
Patrick
As I mentioned I wasn’t certain. I suspect that the model 5000 had some added capability but if that isn’t required then the model quoted by Mel will probably be more than adequate. Maybe Mel knows which printer cartridges would be more available, or if the same cartridges are used in both models.
Normally the Alps printer cartridge adds have the printers listed that they fit.
The following cartridges fit the MD1000, MD1300, MD5000 and MD5500. All four printers will print white.
Black 106005-00
Cyan 106020-00
Magenta 106015-00
Yellow 106010-00
White 106050-00
Silver 106045-00
Gold 106030-00
White, Silver and Gold are selling at about $20. The metallic colors sell at about $40 each.
The four basic colors range from $8 to $12 each.
They also have finishing cartridges and translucent White, I haven’t tried them.
The Alps printers are fantastic, they have terrific repeatability. They print one color at a time and if you want a two layer decal it will print white on white, double layer of thermal ink. It’s too bad they discontinued the thermal printers.
Mel
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