Edible Ink Printers - What Canon Is The Best????
Decorating By thin4life Updated 6 Mar 2006 , 4:22pm by Crimsicle
I ended up ordering an Epson cx3810, and I'm still waiting for it. Numberous people told me that it was a good one to get, but I'll let you
know what I think as soon as I get it. I'm so impatient, I watch for the Mail man everyday!
I got mine on Amazon, and I didn't get a "deal." I was impatient. 
I've seen some on eBay, too. You can find these at office supply stores like OFfice Max and Staples and such...on their clearance tables, usually. Nearly all the Canon printers that are compatible with edible inks are discontinued. So, when you can find them, they're usually good buys. The office supply places generally won't list them on their website...you gotta go there and poke around.
I know someone who recently bought the ip3000 for around $50 at a local office supply. She hasn't gotten her icing sheets, etc., yet and so haven't heard back how she likes her printer.
Re the Epson....I have had several, and I can vouch that they are NOTORIOUS for nozzle clogging. They also have a quirky little way of transporting paper that involves a tiny little wheel with teeth. On glossy paper, you can actually see the marks running down the face of the print. Granted...you've really got to look hard, but they're there. I was worried that those little teeth would do damage to the icing sheets or show up worse than on paper, since the icing sheets are pretty thick, compared to a sheet of paper.
Hopefully, soon KopyKakes will develop ink cartridges compatible with the newer Canon printers so that finding a suitable printer won't be such a pain.
Hopefully, soon KopyKakes will develop ink cartridges compatible with the newer Canon printers so that finding a suitable printer won't be such a pain.
Amen to that! I'm still scratching my head as to why KK would make inks for Epson printers. Not only do they clog often and drink more ink, the print head can't be easily removed to be cleaned or replaced. That's really important with edible imaging. I'm tempted to think it was a quick fix to compensate for the lack of insight into changing technologies.
I also think it might be a good while before the cartridges come out for the newer model Canon printers. I talked to a rep a couple weeks ago and they're not even at the production stage yet 
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I got the Canon ip6000 online for actually a really good deal, and they offered free shipping as well.
The quality seems very good and I also haven't had trouble (yet) with the inks drying out and I only run something through mine every couple weeks. Also the printer will not be obsolete for awhile.
Lastly, if the edible images idea just doesn't pan out, I'll have a real nice photo printer! 
I got the Canon ip6000 online for actually a really good deal, and they offered free shipping as well.
The quality seems very good and I also haven't had trouble (yet) with the inks drying out and I only run something through mine every couple weeks. Also the printer will not be obsolete for awhile.
Lastly, if the edible images idea just doesn't pan out, I'll have a real nice photo printer!
The printer you're using is the iP6000D which was also discontinued along with the iP1500 and iP3000. Just because it's disconinued though doesn't mean it's obsolete. Discontinued printers can still be purchased new at several online stores or they can be found on eBay.
A note on the iP6000D: it requires additional photo cyan and photo magenta cartridges. These are geared toward printing photos on photo paper and not edible imaging so the additional cartridges go unused. According to Canon, the additional cartridges still have to be installed to prevent damage to the print head. In effect, it's a 4 cartridge system that needs 6 edible ink cartridges to operate and 6 cleaning cartridges to maintain.
Ok guys, if the ip1500, iP3000, and iP6000 have been discontinued, which one should I get? Also, if I do purchase one of those that have been discontinued, will I have problems getting cartridges in the future? I want one of these so bad but I just can't seem to decide which one.
A note on the iP6000D: it requires additional photo cyan and photo magenta cartridges. These are geared toward printing photos on photo paper and not edible imaging so the additional cartridges go unused.
Yeah but the computer does not know you are printing on edible images...if the computer is using the cyan as if it were a photo, then it will also use it for the edible image as well. I print just like I was printing for a photo so my printer uses whatever cartridge it would have used on photo paper. It does not know the difference.
A note on the iP6000D: it requires additional photo cyan and photo magenta cartridges. These are geared toward printing photos on photo paper and not edible imaging so the additional cartridges go unused.
Yeah but the computer does not know you are printing on edible images...if the computer is using the cyan as if it were a photo, then it will also use it for the edible image as well. I print just like I was printing for a photo so my printer uses whatever cartridge it would have used on photo paper. It does not know the difference.
I understand but you're not supposed to print edible images using photo quality and don't need the extra cartridges. I know a lot of people who are very happy with the iP6000D and it is a good printer but no better than a 4 cartridge, just more expensive to maintain and operate.
Ok guys, if the ip1500, iP3000, and iP6000 have been discontinued, which one should I get? Also, if I do purchase one of those that have been discontinued, will I have problems getting cartridges in the future? I want one of these so bad but I just can't seem to decide which one.
I don't think you'll have trouble finding the cartridges at all. As long as people keep buying them, the companies will keep making them and the majority of people making edible images are using a discontinued Canon printer. I would suggest waiting until the cartridges come out for the newer models and then purchasing one of those but I don't know how long that would be.
My first color printer was a Canon, and it's been discontinued maybe 8 or 9 years. You can still find the ink for it everywhere. I can't imagine that KopyKakes or any of the other suppliers will stop making ink for printers that are in everyone's kitchens out there.
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