Digital BW, The Print

This is what I currently have in my 7800:
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7800-EbHP-2013.pdf.  It's only for matte
paper, although the HP inks are glossy compatible.

At http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/  I have some photos that show the
range of tones that carbon can achieve.  The rather neutral one used a
brightened paper.  To avoid this and still get to a more neutral tone, I
put the HP based neutral/cool inks in as toners for the carbon.  When I
wanted warmer prints, I had MIS glossy carbon in the printer as well as
Eboni carbon.

What tones and paper types you like best might be the place to start your
search for a B&W inksets.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:29 AM, zubovak <bildad@...> wrote:

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> Howdy folks,
> My name is Clark and I've been a long time member and lurker of this
> group. I've messed about a bit on a 1400 with MIS UT-14 inkset. In fact I
> have a bulk ink system for it that is still sitting in the box untouched
> since I got it a few years ago. I think I still have a license for QTR that
> I was running on my Mac under Tiger.
>
> My bread and butter is art reproductions that I capture with a Betterlight
> scanning back and output to canvas and cotton rag papers on a 9900 and
> 7800. Which brings up the reason for this post. The 7800 seems to be just
> sitting around waiting for its nozzles to clog and I'm considering
> repurposing it to a dedicated black and white printer. Not really happy
> with the Epson ABW mode and am interested in setting it up with an all
> black inkset.
>
> I have an eye1 with ProfileMaker as well as a dtp-41 and Monaco so I am
> comfortable making profiles and linearizing etc.
>
> I also understand that there are some folks printing on bare paper and
> that intrigues me.
>
> I'm looking for advice and suggestions for what to do with this delinquent
> 7800. The little reprobate just sits in the corner with nothing to do all
> day. You know what they say about an idle mind.
>
> Peace and thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to get started.
>
> Clark
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