CamelMan Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Does anyone have any recommendation on an A3 or even better an A1 printer that will do full bleed / edge to edge? Our Head has asked about bringing some of our poster printing etc in house which is the drive behind this. He's mentioned a HP that he had previously that looks like it cost around a grand and full bleed isnt listed as a feature. From what I've read most "full bleed" involves printing to a larger sheet and then cutting it down, does anyone know a device that we dont have to do that with (if indeed its possible..) Any help would be really appreciated.
Oaktech Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 None of the HP printers will do actual edge to edge, they all seem to have a 5mm border, even the beasty £20k jobby still has a border... I'd be sucking it up and using one of the Z series machines. I used one at my last place and it was the mutts! 1
localzuk Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Only printers I know that can do this are large format roll type printers (DesignJet Z series stuff now). The one we had when I was at university could do it. 1
Oaktech Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Only printers I know that can do this are large format roll type printers (DesignJet Z series stuff now). The one we had when I was at university could do it. Even the designjet Z series now says 5mm border... I swear they used to do edge to edge! 1
localzuk Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Even the designjet Z series now says 5mm border... I swear they used to do edge to edge! They definitely did - I used to print edge to edge on the predecessor series printers! 1
Arthur Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Only printers I know that can do this are large format roll type printers Our main MFD in reprographics (a Canon iR-ADV C7260i) can print on SRA3 paper which enables you to do edge-to-edge A3 printing. We've printed magazine covers and double-page spreads in the past for students and they look far better compared to just printing them on A3. 1
CamelMan Posted November 4, 2015 Author Posted November 4, 2015 Thanks all - Im wondering how much we would actually save in having it in house..... The DeisgnJet Z series look pretty costly for this as would a full size MFD. He was also talking about it fitting in his office which would be a problem!! As far as i can see you either - print to larger paper and cut it down, live with a border or get it done professionally (which is probably just the cutting down method).
southhamster Posted November 4, 2015 Posted November 4, 2015 Mrs. South hamster has an Epson stylus pro 3880 which does up to A2. Stunning quality especially with really good paper like Canson. It can print with no borders but it is problematic. I'd say about 10-20% either smear or get caught. With the price of ink and paper she prints a 3mm border which usually works fine. Dont know if Epson do an A1 printer but the 3880 is pretty solidly built.
Skibby Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 We use an HP Designjet z2100. I like it - simple to use and maintain and the quality is good. The art/design/photography students seem to like the results. The largest A size we can print on ours is A1 but we print from a roll of photo paper so we can print longer banners too. I don't think we've tried printing 'borderless' yet but there is an option to do so in the driver. All prints I've seen from it so far have a border.
woodham Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 im hoping you got this sorted but if you didnt its worth contacting local small printing firms as the quality will be better than in house / they will do full bleed and then cut it for you and its cheaper in the long run
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