Digital BW, The Print

I have been using the Epson OEM Gloss Black with 3K printing in an R1800 with good results.  I change the chips, and mounting tabs on the two other channels.  I am getting great results on Silver Rag, and Epson Exhibition Papers.

I do get a slight bronzing, and a gloss differentrial, but reduce these by waxing the final print with commercial quality Pledge.

Since it is easy to switch back and forth with the R1800, I have a set of OEM inks for Matte, and glossy.  It only takes minutes to switch and waste only one reload cycle of inks. 

I sometimes use MIS Ebony, but do not make enough B&W prints to keep it from clogging.  I do not get clogs with the OEM inks.  I reload the original Epson cartridges by resetting the chips and drilling a fill, and a vent hole in the top of the cartridges.  These holes need to be drilled in the right places, and a tube inserted through the double wall on the top.

Ben