Start by opening up the printer and cleaning all the rollers with alcohol and something lint free. Chances are you are getting some/occasional slippage. You might also look for worn edges or worn grooves that could be catching the paper. Sometimes you can get an HP laser printer from ASU surplus for a decent price. Personally I have had good luck with Brother laser printers (2250/2270 dn specifically) and they can be had for $70-$200 depending on who has them for sale. Lately, Fry's Electronics and Newegg have had Samsung lasers on sale. I have no experience with them but it may be worth the $70 to try one out. On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Mark Jarvis wrote: > > We have an HP 1018 laser printer. It is not good about keeping the paper > in alignment as the paper goes through the printer. For example, if the > page has a box 1/2" from the edges, the paper can slew slightly so that the > printed lines can be 1/8" closer to the edge at the top than at the > bottom (or vice versa). This happens from 25% to 60% of the time. For most > things, who cares? But if you're printing the master pages that will be > used to make copies of a newsletter, it is very bad. Trying to get copies > with even margins from a slewed master is not fun. > > Unfortunately, I have never seen a printer review that addressed keeping > the paper straight & in line as it goes through the machine. Does anyone > have a recommendation for a (reasonably priced) printer that does a good > job of this? Or even the name of a forum where I can go for advice? > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.