Re: off topic Question of the day..
Does the image cover the whole sheet of paper??
On Sunday 10 July 2016 05:09:34 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 09 July 2016 21:51:52 rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 09, 2016 07:14:24 PM Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > I believe it is. Checking, yes. If that is the correct size, and its
> > > truly borderless when selected as "tabloid(borderless)", if the
> > > paper guidance can be improved, that would be ideal as when I
> > > trimmed it up and put it on a big sheet of light plywood this
> > > morning, I was trimming about 1/2" from all 4 edges on average. And
> > > it was set for "A3(borderless)" at the time. What size in our
> > > antiquated inch system is A3?
> >
> > A3 is what I consider a metric size (well, it is an ISO standard)--in
> > inches it is 11.7 x 16.5 in.
>
> Humm, wider but shorter.
>
> > If the only choices on that printer feed door are in the A series of
> > sizes, that may explain why the feed doesn't work to align the paper
> > properly.
>
> I was just trying to set the guides, such as they are, to fit the width
> of the paper, but had to tape then down to hold them as it takes only a
> gram or maybe two to move them, so they slide equal amounts in both
> directions the instant a sheet of paper touches them. Useless design
> other than the auto center the cross coupling enforces if you tape it
> down so it cannot move.
>
> > I'd start by trimming one sheet of 11x17 paper to 11x16.5 and see if
> > that feeds better.
> >
> > I don't know how easy it is to buy A series paper in the US.
>
> It feeds the short edge in first, unlike the paper trays, both of which
> can be set for several different sizes, but they both feed long edge
> first. So once its been grabbed, there is still about 14.25 inches of
> paper hanging out in empty space with zero guidance because the curl of
> the paper as it passes over the top edge of this "door", lifts the paper
> a good 1/4" above and totally free of the guides. Most worthless design
> I have ever seen. Paper centering and feed alignment are completely at
> the mercy of the human trying to insert the paper centered and square.
> And I do not believe that if a sheet of Lexan was added to extend the
> paper support for at least 8", and it was screwed to the plastic of the
> door, the stoppers incorporated into the plastic hinges would actually
> survive a sheet of tagboard laying on it, combined with the weight of the
> Lexan, too heavy. A sheet of 28 lb copy paper is ok, but not a hand
> laying on it.
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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