Anyone tried Coldenhove papers?

[fridayschild]

Sadly Revolution Transfers have decided not to send me a sample after all:frown: apparently my printer is 'too small' for them and if I cut the paper it will 'curl up'. Oh well, pre cut stuff it is then.

[WorthDoingRight]

If it curled up then a few secs under a press and it would be flat again lol - Do I smell 'B*ll Sh*t' I think so lol

[fridayschild]

If it curled up then a few secs under a press and it would be flat again lol - Do I smell 'B*ll Sh*t' I think so lol

Well, I didn't wan't to say anything, but I thought there was a slight niff in the air....

[JSR]

If it curled up then a few secs under a press and it would be flat again lol - Do I smell 'B*ll Sh*t' I think so lol

To be fair, they've probably had people buying it for small format printers in the past who haven't had the knowledge to flatten it before use and who've done nothing but complain that Revolution sold them a useless product.

I'm sure if you just place an order for a roll of paper, they're not going to turn you down. But if you ask for a free sample to try on a desktop printer, past experience probably has them err on the side of caution and decline.

It would be like one of us being asked for a free sample of a ceramic mug by a customer who wants to see if it'll bounce on concrete. We'd tell them not to bother. Doesn't mean we'd be talking BS.

[WorthDoingRight]

It would be like one of us being asked for a free sample of a ceramic mug by a customer who wants to see if it'll bounce on concrete. We'd tell them not to bother. Doesn't mean we'd be talking BS.

No, it would be like one of us asking for a free mug sample to see if it withstood boiling water (e.g. was fit for a reasonable purpose).

Using your example it would be like asking for a sample of paper to see if it did not burn when lit with a match lol.

Well if a supplier is not willing to send a sample then a 'reasonable' reason explained is better than a 'catch all' reason that can be considered to be a tad whiffy.

[JSR]

No, it would be like one of us asking for a free mug sample to see if it withstood boiling water (e.g. was fit for a reasonable purpose).

But this Coldenhove paper is only "fit for purpose" if used on a 16.5" or wider printer that supports roll paper. It's not designed for desktop printers any more than a mug is designed for bouncing on concrete. A mug could be made to bounce on concrete with bubble wrap and a strong box, just like roll paper can be used in a small sheet-fed printer by cutting, ironing, pressing, flattening and whatever else.

Using your example it would be like asking for a sample of paper to see if it did not burn when lit with a match lol.

Well if a supplier is not willing to send a sample then a 'reasonable' reason explained is better than a 'catch all' reason that can be considered to be a tad whiffy.

You may think it's a "tad whiffy". I think it's a responsible supplier that doesn't want to field support calls from someone wanting to use their product in a way that wasn't intended.

As I say, I'm sure they'll sell you a roll if you purchase one.

[fridayschild]

Oops, sorry, did I open a can of worms instead of soup again? I really must read the labels

[pisquee]

For the money you would save, I don't think it would be worth your time, cutting the paper off the roll, and flattening it enough to try and go through the sheet feed of a desktop printer.

[JSR]

Oops, sorry, did I open a can of worms instead of soup again? I really must read the labels

Different people putting voice to different perspectives is a discussion. Nothing a "tad wiggly" about it... :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

(Sorry, I'm going to use the word "tad" all the time now... :redface:)

[WorthDoingRight]

Well as someone who has sublimated with a number of sublimation papers (and just for the hell of trying it, a number of normal papers) I cannot see how the size of the roll it comes on makes an iota of difference lol

However I will agree that there is no good reason to enquire about roll only paper if your interest is just to see how good it would be in sheet format. I must admit that feeding roll paper into a large format printer is an artform on its own.

Anyway the good thing with the forum here is that JSR and I can beg to differ on points of principal without resorting to tad wiggling lol :rolleyes: