this has been bothering me for too long, to get 2 printers or just one big one.
I had thought that it would be useful to get something like the Canon ipf 8400 for big prints, say A2 and above, and also a smaller desktop printer such as Epson 3880 or Canon Pixma Pro 1 for handling the cut sheets for small prints, ie A3 and under.
But should I skip the extra learning curve of the smaller printer and just get a 44" printer to handle all work.
I don't mind the thought of hand feeding cut sheets into the big printer, so long as there are no problems with the paper alignment resulting in a mis-fired print and wasted paper. I also know that each time I do this i am getting a cheaper print because of the lower ink costs that come with the big carts in a big printer.
if I remember correctly I think the canon will accept cut sheets as small as 8" wide, or an A4 sheet. So I suppose I would have to limit my minimum print size to that then. (can't really see the value of selling a print smaller than this, or am I wrong?)
also am I right in using cut sheets A3 and smaller and having my roll sizes as 17", 24", 36", and 44" widths for the papers I will be using? I remember reading that not many rolls are available in sizes under the 17" size, and this seems to make sense to me on the surface.
totally new to this game and never owned a large format printer.
I look forward to resolving this and moving step closer to getting my first printer!