Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
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Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#2I had wondered how this individual was going to make Inkjet printer ink out of highlighter pens. I mean, considering the ink is priced somewhere around the same rate as liquid gold, I figured it was either going to end up being "way too easy" or we'd find out there was some important reason ink was so expensive.
Neither was the result -- that's a Dot Matrix printer. I'd imagine if I'd have turned the volume on, you'd hear the obnoxious sound they make when printing. Still very cool, though.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#3I had wondered how this individual was going to make Inkjet printer ink out of highlighter pens. I mean, considering the ink is priced somewhere around the same rate as liquid gold, I figured it was either going to end up being "way too easy" or we'd find out there was some important reason ink was so expensive. Neither was the result -- that's a Dot Matrix printer. I'd imagine if I'd have turned the volume on, you'd…
That's actually a very early (monochrome) inkjet, and this is the cartridge for it --- appears to be based on the first HP design:
http://starcommtest.printerinkwarehouse.com/printer/Diconix+...
This might be the printer model, or a related one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-sL5UtqHCA
Edit: Found something else she did with that printer, and confirms that it's the model above: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/vintage-mini-inkjet-prints-o...
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#4Inkjet printers can use a variety of inks, one notable application is the special third-party inks used for thermal transfers on clothing and such:
https://www.inksupply.com/heat_transfer_ink.cfm
The printer shown here is based on the original HP Bubblejet thermal technology, and thermal printheads are less flexible with the types of inks they can use; hence why Epsons (piezoelectric head) tend to be preferred by those using alternative inks.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#5Maybe this quarantine actually leads to enough random exploration in people’s free time, that we see an explosion of creative new startups afterwards.
“Creative creation” as the libertarian economists might say.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#6Maybe this quarantine actually leads to enough random exploration in people’s free time, that we see an explosion of creative new startups afterwards. “Creative creation” as the libertarian economists might say.
If we gave people UBI we could have this "creative creation" happening all the time
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#7Wait, so why was the print out only visible under a black light?
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#8Wait, so why was the print out only visible under a black light?
It's probably very faintly visible in ordinary light, but what makes fluorescent ink interesting is that it fluoresces, i.e. it reflects UV light in the visible spectrum, which makes it seem brighter than normal pigments. So the blacklight makes it much more visible.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#9Wait, so why was the print out only visible under a black light?
It's probably very faintly visible in ordinary light, but what makes fluorescent ink interesting is that it fluoresces, i.e. it reflects UV light in the visible spectrum, which makes it seem brighter than normal pigments. So the blacklight makes it much more visible.
Ah! So in the words, the printer is placing a thinner (ie, too thin) layer of ink on the paper than a human with a highlighter would, right?
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#10Maybe this quarantine actually leads to enough random exploration in people’s free time, that we see an explosion of creative new startups afterwards. “Creative creation” as the libertarian economists might say.
If we gave people UBI we could have this "creative creation" happening all the time
Or even a less radical step: guaranteeing healthcare for all citizens so it's not tied to employment at a large company.