Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Paul.

But wouldn't the 8-10-2010 pdf's procedure be simpler, with only three dilutions to make? Or would this approach require non standard profiles?

Also, the Carbon-6 document you pointed me to lists two extra dilutions, LK and LLK. Would I simply mix up the first six, because the 1400 has only six slots, right?

And I can make these up by volume, not only weight, correct?

I'm thinking of getting some 4 oz plastic bottles from MIS, so for example the Y dilution at 2% would be 2.4 cc of Eboni and 117.6 cc of the C6b base (assuming 1 oz = 30 cc). How precise do I need to be? My syringes don't show tenths of a cc!

Regards,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Paul,
> 
> That 2010 PDF is still there, but I'm not sure I'd bother with it.  I'd go
> with the standard ratios noted at
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf and
> http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Carbon-6.pdf
> 
> If you stay with the standard ratios the standard profiles will work.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Paul <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > My R1800 is showing its age (5+ years) But a post here recently passed the
> > word that Epson had some refurbed 1400s for sale. I acted immediately and
> > was able to procure one. I haven't even unpacked it yet.
> >
> > I'm interested in mixing my own inks and am looking at Carbon 6. However,
> > I'm a bit confused as to how to go about it. I found this document on
> > Paul's website:
> >
> > http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Carbon-6.pdf
> >
> > However, it lists eight mixing ratios and I think I only need six for the
> > 1400. I have another document which I must have retrieved some time ago,
> > it's called "Easy Mixing & Setup for Carbon-6" and is dated 8-10-2010. It
> > lists mixing ratios for six positions but only requires three different
> > dilutions. But now I can't find that document on Paul's site so I wonder if
> > that approach is no longer recommended.
> >
> > I think I can handle the mixing... I've already mixed up some C6b base, to
> > use in my non-Eboni slots in the R1800 and that went quite smoothly. I come
> > from a darkroom background, so I found this easy to do. I already had
> > Photo-Flo and Edwal LFN on hand, as well as distilled water. Got some 99%
> > glycerol (sp?) at the local CVS.
> >
> > Sorry if this is an old question but I did a pretty thorough search on
> > this site with mixed luck.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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