Digital BW, The Print

Maybe pitching it may be the easiest way out for you.. I will say however that maybe the printer just needs a really good cleaning.. If the printer was used primarily on WC type materials then it has the possibility of being loaded with debris from that adventure..  The dribbling etc you describe could be from that.. The previous owner maybe didn't maintain it as well as most do as they moved on.. I'm not that familiar with the 1280 as I use the large format machines but your issues sound typical.. If you have some simple green wet a paper towel with it and feed it under the print head.. gently slide it back and forth a few times ...you may be able to folds it over..  Let it set on the soaked paper towel for several hours..  Then just do a clean up with another using distilled water.. Give it another go.. As I said I'm not familiar with that printerat all .. I'm used to capping station s etc.. so maybe someone else can shed some light there..  Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to try it .. If it's still the same .. fire up the chain saw...:-)

jimbo
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave Stranahan 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 8:58 AM
  Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Epson 1280 Woes...


    
  Thanks for the advice. I was leaving out the piece where the expert told me
  throw it away and not even sell it for parts.

  I trusted this published water color artist that it was working fine before
  buying.

  Dave

  From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim
  Coffee
  Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:53 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1280 Woes...

  I have worked with several 1280's in the years past.

  >From your description of what is going on I would suggest that you put the
  poor thing out of it's misery and move on to a printer that works correctly.
  If you purchase used...try to test the machine first.

  -Jim Coffee-

  On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 15:44, Dave Stranahan
  <pacnwimages@...>wrote:

  >
  >
  > Hello to everyone here. I'm a newbie on the site but not to photography.
  >
  > I have been playing with cameras for 25 years now and want to get really
  > good at making prints digitally now.
  >
  > I have an inexpensive Epson R300 that I hijacked from my wife and can make
  > some really nice clean color photos up to 8x10 w/o any issues.
  >
  > So, wanting to print bigger, I bought a used Epson 1280 from a local
  > professional water color artist. I was told it was still in fine working
  > order.
  >
  > For $40 I thought it was a steal. No offense to her, but this printer has
  > given me nightmares trying to get it to print a consistent color image. I
  > mean first
  >
  > It printed posterized and then I got that to stop.then it printed wrong
  > colors..read up on profiles and tried a dozen or so combinations printing.
  >
  > A few printed good but then went south on the next prints. U have had
  > banding, magenta traces in B&W prints.drizzled ink at the edge of paper
  > (NOT borderless)..you name it.
  >
  > I have gone through many head cleanings, nozzle checks, cleaning underside
  > of head..you name it.
  >
  > I am using non OEM inks as well. I just came from the Professional
  > Photographers (Pro Photo) store in Portland and spoke with the inkjet
  guru.
  > I started
  >
  > telling him my issues and he started smiling really big. Seems as though I
  > am not alone with this issue.new or used. He said that he has seen so many
  > of these
  >
  > printers fail to print consistently for a variety of uncontrollable
  > reasons.
  > OEM or Non OEM inks made no difference.
  >
  > Is anyone just using theirs for B&W images and if so, what are you using
  > for
  > inks? Does anyone have better luck with the MIS QUAD TOME inksets? I have
  > used them in my Epson C84 with
  >
  > remarkable results.
  >
  > I just printed a B&W using only Black ink and it seems to print out a nice
  > warm tone using Epson Black.now to try to replicate this with after-market
  > black cartridge and ink.
  >
  > Seems to print B&W fairly well...enough to fine tune easily I think..
  >
  > My options are to sell it for parts, sell it as is or try to use it for
  B&W
  > only.
  >
  > I have read most of the articles about cleaning and printing with this
  > printer.
  >
  > Regards,
  >
  > Dave Stranahan
  >
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  >
  > 
  >

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