Digital BW, The Print

Wish it was a 6 color printer, getting the light magenta and light cyan would be nice for things like my RX680. I didn't notice the green cast from the Claria, but they may have also been mixing it in the firmware.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> I've placed an incomplete list of suppliers for the Noritsu ink at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Noritsu-suppliers.pdf
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> I've used the first 2.
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> The 1400 tests have been so good I'm going to set up an easy workflow on an Epson WorkForce 30 -- a $60 printer that is supposed to print very quickly in text mode.  This will ultimately go to one of my daughters at college for a long term beta test.  The very fast text printing is needed, and while the C88 with dilute Eboni has been very reliable with one daughter, a similar C88 with dilute glossy carbon has not been so reliable.  The dye ink should avoid these problems.  We'll see.
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> I'll also be able to judge the effects of dilutions on 3 pl printers with the WorkForce 30.  Before it goes to college I'll test more dilutions and toning.
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> So far, the 30% dilution of Noritsu PK + 10% Claria M has been able to make excellent prints on all glossy papers.  On most matte papers it's too green.  However, the Red River Premium Matte looks excellent with it, and has a dmax of 1.8 +.  
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> H. Photo Rag has the best dmax with Noritsu K at just over 2.0.  It'll need more magenta to tame the green tone, however. 
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> I'll continue to use the 1400 to experiment with various dilute mixes.  However, for easy control of tone and no need to mix anything, Noritsu K in one cart and a standard Claria M for toning it may make the most sense for most who want to explore this path on a 1400 and are comfortable using QTR.  The concentrated inks should be smooth enough for most on 1.5 pl printers without the need for any dilute positions.
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> I think it also makes some sense to find buying groups to split the large 500 ml carts for those who are just occasional users. 
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> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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