Can I print on shrinky dink paper?

[jordanmei]

Am i able to print on shrinky dink paper?

[Dragon-Fur]

@jordanmei

I have seen one other inquiry about beloved Shrinky Dinks -- the forum member did not get back to me after I responded.  Too Bad..

Assuming your "4650" is the Officejet flavor (and not the 4650 laserjet model):

HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One Printer series

I am not sure whether the printer can do this -- success largely depends on whether the printer can handle the weight of the paper (gsm) -- this is not a detail I have been able to find with a quick check of "shrinky dink papers".  The other possible deal breaker is whether the printer will freak out about the translucent quality of the paper (printer specifications do not indicate that transparencies are supported).

The good news is that the printer is fairly capable when handling Card and Brochure paper -- and it handles photo paper up to 280 gsm.

• Find a "combination" of Media (kind of paper) and Paper Size settings that the printer will accept.

 Shrinky-dink paper is not real paper, but it may be close enough -- try using Media type "Brochure"

• The shrinky-dink paper must be within the weight classes allowed for that Media type's "paper thickness"

If you cannot at all find the gsm (weight) information on the package for the shrinky-dink paper and other methods of trying to find the information fail as well, then you can perhaps do a "visual" inspection of the paper and compare it to the perceived thickness of paper the printer supports.  For example,  if the shrinky-dink paper is much thicker than Brochure weight paper but appears to be no thicker than supported Photo paper, you MIGHT be able to trick the printer into thinking shrinky-dink paper is Media type "photo".

Assuming the shrinky-dink paper is not super thick (too heavy for the printer), made of pure plastic, or otherwise "odd", the printer may accept it.  The packages (those that I checked online) do indicate this is "inkjet" compatible.  If it were way outside of the normal printing abilities of a typical printer, it seems like you would find complaints all over the place about the paper having killed printers.

Hope that mish-mash helps...

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[kavona]

I have had zero luck with my 6520. No matter what settings I use, way too much ink is released. I have had to resort back to just drawing and coloring.  It's a real bummer.  My pack of printable shrinkies will have to wait until this printer quits and I purchase another.