Ticket printers

[elise2000]

Hi All

I’d like to purchase a ticket printer for printing tickets for occasional events. Maybe 30 events a year, 100 tickets each, so small quantity in the scheme of things.

Currently I print on a laser printer then cut with guillitine, but wondering if there is a reasonably priced machine that will do the job for me for a more professional result without spending the earth?

Thanks in advance

[Mr Pointy]

What do the tickets look like as there's a difference between a simple B&W one with just text & a full colour affair with a barcode. Have a look at specialised blank stock you can print on (just an example):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OfficeGear-Tickets-148-5m...

[elise2000]

Mr Pointy said:

What do the tickets look like as there's a difference between a simple B&W one with just text & a full colour affair with a barcode. Have a look at specialised blank stock you can print on (just an example):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OfficeGear-Tickets-148-5m...

Currently just 12 rectangular tickets printed on an a4 sheet. They don’t have to be this way though. Don’t need colour, or any perforation. Just trying to avoid the manual cutting to save time.

[StevieBee]

I'm not aware that there's such a thing as a Ticket Printer per-se. Most modern printers have the capacity for numerous paper sizes and companies like Avery (https://www.avery.co.uk) can supply pre-cut paper and a bit of software so you can set up your artwork / document to the correct size.

I presume there's a specific need for a physical ticket.

[elise2000]

StevieBee said:

I'm not aware that there's such a thing as a Ticket Printer per-se. Most modern printers have the capacity for numerous paper sizes and companies like Avery (https://www.avery.co.uk) can supply pre-cut paper and a bit of software so you can set up your artwork / document to the correct size.

I presume there's a specific need for a physical ticket.

Yes, sadly a need for physical ticket. I know theatres have specific machines that print tickets

[craigjm]

Look up Boca Lemur C printer. That will probably meet your need. Its the kind of things kiosks use to print ticket at a time and you but generic tickets to fill it

https://tls-bocasystems.com/en/68/lemur-c/

[Mr Pointy]

elise2000 said:

Currently just 12 rectangular tickets printed on an a4 sheet. They don t have to be this way though. Don t need colour, or any perforation. Just trying to avoid the manual cutting to save time.

There are numerous pre-perforated ticket blanks on Amazon or look at card stock - A6 is probably the smallest size that a printer will take:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Card+Stock+a6&rh=...

It will be way cheaper than a specialised printer.

[cheeky_chops]

elise2000 said:

Currently just 12 rectangular tickets printed on an a4 sheet. They don t have to be this way though. Don t need colour, or any perforation. Just trying to avoid the manual cutting to save time.

I use a cheap and cheerful brother ql-1100c black/white thermal printer for printing Royal mail labels. It takes diff width roll/stickers/paper etc. It auto cuts too - iirc you would need to set your source to output to roll width eg 100mm and auto length. The quality is ok for the QR code to be scanned by the postal system. Mine is USB as it attached to the packing laptop, wifi is available (which i wish i got!) or colour too

[maccboy]

cheeky_chops said:

I use a cheap and cheerful brother ql-1100c black/white thermal printer for printing Royal mail labels. It takes diff width roll/stickers/paper etc. It auto cuts too - iirc you would need to set your source to output to roll width eg 100mm and auto length. The quality is ok for the QR code to be scanned by the postal system. Mine is USB as it attached to the packing laptop, wifi is available (which i wish i got!) or colour too

Don't forget that thermal printing fades over time, particularly if exposed to sunlight.

[elise2000]

cheeky_chops said:

elise2000 said:

Currently just 12 rectangular tickets printed on an a4 sheet. They don t have to be this way though. Don t need colour, or any perforation. Just trying to avoid the manual cutting to save time.

I use a cheap and cheerful brother ql-1100c black/white thermal printer for printing Royal mail labels. It takes diff width roll/stickers/paper etc. It auto cuts too - iirc you would need to set your source to output to roll width eg 100mm and auto length. The quality is ok for the QR code to be scanned by the postal system. Mine is USB as it attached to the packing laptop, wifi is available (which i wish i got!) or colour too

Thanks- I’ve got one of these that I’ve had for years for label printing- hadn’t occurred to me that it can of course also print paper!

[elise2000]

craigjm said:

Look up Boca Lemur C printer. That will probably meet your need. Its the kind of things kiosks use to print ticket at a time and you but generic tickets to fill it

https://tls-bocasystems.com/en/68/lemur-c/

Nice but out of budget sadly! Thanks though

[elise2000]

Mr Pointy said:

elise2000 said:

Currently just 12 rectangular tickets printed on an a4 sheet. They don t have to be this way though. Don t need colour, or any perforation. Just trying to avoid the manual cutting to save time.

There are numerous pre-perforated ticket blanks on Amazon or look at card stock - A6 is probably the smallest size that a printer will take:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Card+Stock+a6&rh=...

It will be way cheaper than a specialised printer.

Thanks. Don’t want to be tearing perforated sheets really- trying to completely minimize effort with this!

[elise2000]

maccboy said:

cheeky_chops said:

I use a cheap and cheerful brother ql-1100c black/white thermal printer for printing Royal mail labels. It takes diff width roll/stickers/paper etc. It auto cuts too - iirc you would need to set your source to output to roll width eg 100mm and auto length. The quality is ok for the QR code to be scanned by the postal system. Mine is USB as it attached to the packing laptop, wifi is available (which i wish i got!) or colour too

Don't forget that thermal printing fades over time, particularly if exposed to sunlight.

Thanks. Shouldn’t be an issue- tickets will be printed one day then used the next