how to print on cardboard?

[aakerman]

Hi! I want to make my own business cards, to print on cardboard - but when I try to feed the paper to my printer (HP DeskJet 1600C), the light flashes orange, and it stops. Normal paper works fine....

The paper I'm trying to feed it isn't "stiff" at all, just a bit stiffer than normal paper.. is there anyway to make my printer accept the cardboard paper, or do I have to get a shop to do it somewhere?

 

[Macro2]

You should be able to run 110# paper. If not try 67# or 90#. You can get this at Staples, Officemax or Office Depot.

Mac

 

[vailr]

Some newer (Epson?) printers can print directly on flat CD's, if you're looking at buying a new printer. So printing on business cards shouldn't be a problem for those models.

 

[Zepper]

HP has a U-shaped paper path - sometimes difficult with thicker stock or labels. Look in the manual about thick stock feeding. There may be a special way to feed single sheets of thicl stuff.
. Are you using the special, laser perfed, business card stock that you can get at the big box, office supply stores, Walmart, etc.?
.bh.

 

[aakerman]

no I'm going for a slightly different approach - printing biiig smileyfaces on some of my grandmother's yellow cardboard, and on the back I have my name, email, telephone etc... I'm just a student atm, so it's not for employers, just for ppl I meet =)

I'm gonna look at HPs page, to see if there is anything about printing on thick paper!

btw I'm from Denmark, so I can't order from sites like officedepot, walmart etc

 

[Lonyo]

Damned Danish, typing better than half the US citizens on these forums

Maybe you could ask at a computer shop if they know of a way, if you can't find anything on HP's website.