Wait, so why was the print out only visible under a black light?
It's a security feature of using florescent yellow ink.
Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
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Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#12I 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…
I always am impressed how people clearly can tell someone got the difference between a dot matrix printer and an inkjet wrong despite working with it for months, just from seeing a short silent video snippet.
BTW: https://twitter.com/MLE_Online/status/1243551232087584770
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Agreed. As long as the country is not capable of pulling that off, any discussion of UBI is a waste of time.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#14Interesting, but it's a lot easier to just toss out the inkjet and buy an inexpensive laser printer. You can even buy a small-office color laser printer for $200-300 these days. And 3rd-party toner cartridges for these printers are ubiquitous and cheap and work fine. Why does anyone use inkjets any more? The entire industry is just a big scam.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Do this such that I who have the resources can also pay for electives if I want to and we can talk. Put my healthcare decisions in the hands of a government body and its a non-starter.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#16Inkjet 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 tho…
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Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#17Interesting, but it's a lot easier to just toss out the inkjet and buy an inexpensive laser printer. You can even buy a small-office color laser printer for $200-300 these days. And 3rd-party toner cartridges for these printers are ubiquitous and cheap and work fine. Why does anyone use inkjets any more? The entire industry is just a big scam.
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Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#18Interesting, but it's a lot easier to just toss out the inkjet and buy an inexpensive laser printer. You can even buy a small-office color laser printer for $200-300 these days. And 3rd-party toner cartridges for these printers are ubiquitous and cheap and work fine. Why does anyone use inkjets any more? The entire industry is just a big scam.
You can get good printers used too. My last printer served me for about 10 years. I don't print a lot, so I only did a couple thousand prints during that time. Not enough enough to finish off the cartridge that was in it when I bought the printer. I paid $50.
Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#19I 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…
I always am impressed how people clearly can tell someone got the difference between a dot matrix printer and an inkjet wrong despite working with it for months, just from seeing a short silent video snippet. BTW: https://twitter.com/MLE_Online/status/1243551232087584770
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Re: Refilling an ink jet cartridge with highlighter ink
#20I 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…
> Neither was the result -- that's a Dot Matrix printer.
You’re mistaken.