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02 Jul 2017
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Can anyone offer help on how I can print to lighthouse 270 x 297 170gm2 blank album pages. I am scratching my head as there 2 issues, the first finding a printer that can handle the larger paper size and the second one that can also handle 'card'.

I have been searching the web for weeks without any luck. I really do not want to go down the standard a4 paper size for my albums ( which I think is 8.27 x 11.27" in the US)

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

You need a "large format" printer. In North America, that typically means 11" x 17" minimum media size.

Here is a sample from ebay.ca

I am sure you can find a good deal on a used one on ebay.co.uk

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

Most printers can take heavier stock. I print my album pages on 110 lb card stock.

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

I tried getting extra wide printers- twice. One was a HP that had limited options as to paper size and none of them would work on Scott pages, I wound up taking it back. The other never did work properly. I tried printing out pages on letter sized paper and taking them along with blank Lighthouse pages (expensive) to print shops to have them copied. That worked some of the time. It was a constant battle to get the shop to run them off like I wanted them, centered to the right not in the middle of the page; one place ignored my instructions and misprinted 50 pages I couldn't use. Unless you are standing right over them while they copy you run the risk of wasting pages and money.

I wish the OP good luck. It's a nice idea but not as simple as it may seem.

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

I bought an Epson Workforce WF-7610 last year (from OfficeMax) because I needed really wanted a larger format scanner than the usual letter/legal size.

It turns out it can also accommodate large-format paper for printing as well, so that was a nice bonus. As was the wireless scanning and printing. And duplex printing. (I'd had wireless printers before, but this was my first wireless scanner. Much faster than transferring via USB.) I've been very happy with this purchase.

It was less than $200 (maybe even closer to $125-150), and I'm sure it has been replaced by a better model now that's probably more capable and even cheaper.

(The only drawback is that it's not a straight feed, either for scanning or printing. For printing, I'm pretty sure it would take paper that's thick the way Scott album pages are. But I don't know about heavier stock. I should try a sample of heavier card stock and see how it does.)


Updated to add: It does have a separate straight path paper feed from the back, so it ought to accommodate heavier stock pretty well.

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03 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

Richmond, I wanted to add something to my response to similar question you asked on my daily thread. I have a wide bed printer for printing A4 paper and it also prints on thicker card .stock paper. Unfortunately It is in storage and I cannot remember make and model. I bought it for around $125.00.

There is another way that I occasionally print pages for wide format albums that is the most cost effective way and a wide bed printer is not needed. I use either new or used Scott Specialty pages, pretty much anything I have laying around. I have a lot of quadrille pages that I often use for this but also will use old printed pages in good shape. What I do, using the Steiner formats is print the page on 8 1/2 X 11 cream colored vellum stock which closely matches the color of the Scott pages. I'll then trim off the border just inside the lines. Using double sided tape I carefully place the printed page inside the borders of the Scott page and fix it down. This is not for the most picky collector but makes and adequate page that will fit in your large format albums at the cheapest possible price. If you take care and of course use a shear you can make surprisingly presentable pages.

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03 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

There is another way that I have done, and it depends on how OCD you are whether it will work for you. You can take the large size Scott specialty pages or any other wide format pages and fold over the edge where the holes are punched to make it 8.5 inches or whatever you printer takes. Load the page appropriately and offset the image slightly when printing. When it's done, you have a nicely centered, wide format page, BUT, you will have a crease along the far left side. If you can live with the crease, this may be an option. I used this option for a lot of West Hungary pages I had to custom make.

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03 Jul 2017
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I have done that, thought I was alone in doing so. It works but you don't want to overdo it, several pages in a row with that hard crease would look 'off'. I found it helps to enclose any such pages in one of the protectors Scott sells.

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Hi Everyone;

It really is true....ask an engineer for the time, and he will design you a watch! Thinking

Roy hit the nail on the head the very first try. Just get a large format printer; 11 by 17 inches. If the printer is not adjustable to print to anything between 8.5 to 11 inches wide or 11 to 17 inches long, and any size in between those sizes, then it is junk and not worth buying. Sad

Just make sure to verify that it is fully adjustable to any size in between. When you see one on eBay as Roy suggests, then Google the model number to find the user manual and read what it says about adjustments. Nowadays almost all user manuals are available on-line. Thumbs Up

The easiest solution is always the best. Your time is worth too much to be trying Rube Goldberg schemes when a quick fix is better. Use that saved time to sort more stamps. Big Grin

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Can anyone offer help on how I can print to lighthouse 270 x 297 170gm2 blank album pages. I am scratching my head as there 2 issues, the first finding a printer that can handle the larger paper size and the second one that can also handle 'card'.

I have been searching the web for weeks without any luck. I really do not want to go down the standard a4 paper size for my albums ( which I think is 8.27 x 11.27" in the US)

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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

You need a "large format" printer. In North America, that typically means 11" x 17" minimum media size.

Here is a sample from ebay.ca

I am sure you can find a good deal on a used one on ebay.co.uk

Roy

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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

Most printers can take heavier stock. I print my album pages on 110 lb card stock.

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

I tried getting extra wide printers- twice. One was a HP that had limited options as to paper size and none of them would work on Scott pages, I wound up taking it back. The other never did work properly. I tried printing out pages on letter sized paper and taking them along with blank Lighthouse pages (expensive) to print shops to have them copied. That worked some of the time. It was a constant battle to get the shop to run them off like I wanted them, centered to the right not in the middle of the page; one place ignored my instructions and misprinted 50 pages I couldn't use. Unless you are standing right over them while they copy you run the risk of wasting pages and money.

I wish the OP good luck. It's a nice idea but not as simple as it may seem.

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02 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

I bought an Epson Workforce WF-7610 last year (from OfficeMax) because I needed really wanted a larger format scanner than the usual letter/legal size.

It turns out it can also accommodate large-format paper for printing as well, so that was a nice bonus. As was the wireless scanning and printing. And duplex printing. (I'd had wireless printers before, but this was my first wireless scanner. Much faster than transferring via USB.) I've been very happy with this purchase.

It was less than $200 (maybe even closer to $125-150), and I'm sure it has been replaced by a better model now that's probably more capable and even cheaper.

(The only drawback is that it's not a straight feed, either for scanning or printing. For printing, I'm pretty sure it would take paper that's thick the way Scott album pages are. But I don't know about heavier stock. I should try a sample of heavier card stock and see how it does.)


Updated to add: It does have a separate straight path paper feed from the back, so it ought to accommodate heavier stock pretty well.

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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

Richmond, I wanted to add something to my response to similar question you asked on my daily thread. I have a wide bed printer for printing A4 paper and it also prints on thicker card .stock paper. Unfortunately It is in storage and I cannot remember make and model. I bought it for around $125.00.

There is another way that I occasionally print pages for wide format albums that is the most cost effective way and a wide bed printer is not needed. I use either new or used Scott Specialty pages, pretty much anything I have laying around. I have a lot of quadrille pages that I often use for this but also will use old printed pages in good shape. What I do, using the Steiner formats is print the page on 8 1/2 X 11 cream colored vellum stock which closely matches the color of the Scott pages. I'll then trim off the border just inside the lines. Using double sided tape I carefully place the printed page inside the borders of the Scott page and fix it down. This is not for the most picky collector but makes and adequate page that will fit in your large format albums at the cheapest possible price. If you take care and of course use a shear you can make surprisingly presentable pages.

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03 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

There is another way that I have done, and it depends on how OCD you are whether it will work for you. You can take the large size Scott specialty pages or any other wide format pages and fold over the edge where the holes are punched to make it 8.5 inches or whatever you printer takes. Load the page appropriately and offset the image slightly when printing. When it's done, you have a nicely centered, wide format page, BUT, you will have a crease along the far left side. If you can live with the crease, this may be an option. I used this option for a lot of West Hungary pages I had to custom make.

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03 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

I have done that, thought I was alone in doing so. It works but you don't want to overdo it, several pages in a row with that hard crease would look 'off'. I found it helps to enclose any such pages in one of the protectors Scott sells.

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05 Jul 2017
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re: How can I print to lighthouse blank album pages

Hi Everyone;

It really is true....ask an engineer for the time, and he will design you a watch! Thinking

Roy hit the nail on the head the very first try. Just get a large format printer; 11 by 17 inches. If the printer is not adjustable to print to anything between 8.5 to 11 inches wide or 11 to 17 inches long, and any size in between those sizes, then it is junk and not worth buying. Sad

Just make sure to verify that it is fully adjustable to any size in between. When you see one on eBay as Roy suggests, then Google the model number to find the user manual and read what it says about adjustments. Nowadays almost all user manuals are available on-line. Thumbs Up

The easiest solution is always the best. Your time is worth too much to be trying Rube Goldberg schemes when a quick fix is better. Use that saved time to sort more stamps. Big Grin

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