ALPS replacement?
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She Who Must Be Obeyed. The wife/significant other.
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As punishment, you must binge watch, or better read, Rumpole at the Bailey.Maverick231 wrote:Sorry to be a dumb ass but what does SWMBO mean?
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LOL John! Ahhh, The great Leo McKern, legend.jRatz wrote:As punishment, you must binge watch, or better read, Rumpole at the Bailey.Maverick231 wrote:Sorry to be a dumb ass but what does SWMBO mean?
Maverick mate, you are NOT dumb mate, but you might want to be aware of the Glossary section here:
http://uamf.org.uk/viewforum.php?f=10;
Where any unfamiliar terms can be looked up.
Hope this helps.
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She who MUST be obeyed.
First used by H. Ryder Haggard in his book"She".
Popularised by John Mortimer in his"Rumpole of the Bailey" series.
First used by H. Ryder Haggard in his book"She".
Popularised by John Mortimer in his"Rumpole of the Bailey" series.
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... and frankly, that acronym is getting a bit past its sell-by date
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She Who Must be Obeyed - usually referring to a wife or partner.
From the H Ryder Haggard novel "She".
And made even more popular by fictional barrister Horace Rumpole in John Mortimer's stories and the related TV series. Rumpole's wife is a bit of a battleaxe, so he refers to her (not to her face) as "She, who must be obeyed".
From the H Ryder Haggard novel "She".
And made even more popular by fictional barrister Horace Rumpole in John Mortimer's stories and the related TV series. Rumpole's wife is a bit of a battleaxe, so he refers to her (not to her face) as "She, who must be obeyed".
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True.JamesPerrin wrote:... and frankly, that acronym is getting a bit past its sell-by date
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I have never really liked it, which is why I have always changed it with an 'A'
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Thanks for the education lesson haha!
So James, what would you like to use instead?
So James, what would you like to use instead?
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Maverick231 wrote:Thanks for the education lesson haha!
So James, what would you like to use instead?
erm.... "my wife"
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Its only a joke mate, Sally finds it hilarious.
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That's the important thing. If a potential SWMBO enjoys the joke, then it's a case of "no harm, no foul." If she doesn't, then don't use it -- as I don't, because I think my wife would be hurt by the implications. My VDW (very dear wife), as I refer to her on another forum, is very understanding that way -- though I think a 3-grand printer might be a bit much even for her. Like the idea of decal printing on demand, though.Maverick231 wrote:Its only a joke mate, Sally finds it hilarious.
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Those OKI White toner series printers aren't usable for decal printing. It print colours first and then white. It's perfect for T-shirts, transparencies or so but not for decals. Next reason is, that in this series black toner isn't present. Those printers use CMY + White. For this reason color fidelity of reproduction is not very good.
There are printers on the market with full CMYK + White, with white under colours in one pass. But price is far higher, around 15 000€. This is only regular replacement for ALPS. Better than ALPS, better printing results, resolution, faster print, better decal durability. I have it and I'm very satisfied.
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There are printers on the market with full CMYK + White, with white under colours in one pass. But price is far higher, around 15 000€. This is only regular replacement for ALPS. Better than ALPS, better printing results, resolution, faster print, better decal durability. I have it and I'm very satisfied.
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That would seem to contradict what Oki say about the process, since they explicitly market these devices for printing on dark surfaces with an automatic white background for the colours. If what you say is true, they'll have at least 95% very angry customers; not a recipe for success..LVi wrote:Those OKI White toner series printers aren't usable for decal printing. It print colours first and then white.
Even if this is true, it would still enable two part decals, with the white separate from the other colours. I've even seen that sort of thing in professionally printed decals, and consider it a cheap cop-out in those cases, but for cottage industry, I'd gladly put up with it. The colour parts could even be printed on a different, CMYK laser.
Anyone and anything can get decent colour on a sheet of decal paper, the essential problem is getting the white on. Getting the white on conveniently (single pass with the other colours) would be a bonus, but not essential. To put it differently, should ALPS die, I'd be happy to replace it with a printer that can only do white.
I must admit that had me worried as well. If the ALPS ever dies on me, a few test sheets would definitely be part of the purchase process.Next reason is, that in this series black toner isn't present. Those printers use CMY + White. For this reason color fidelity of reproduction is not very good.
We're somewhat infected with insatiable curiosity around here. Even though these machines are way above our budgets, could you provide a link?There are printers on the market with full CMYK + White, with white under colours in one pass. But price is far higher, around 15 000€.