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Re: Epson R1800 to good home
2014-09-04 by paulmwhiting@...
After a lot of research, and some helpful message exchanges in this group and elsewhere, I finally came to some understanding on what was causing those cleaning station clogs. These carts contained the MIS Cleaning Fluid, tinted with Eboni to make the nozzle checks visible. I believe you were the one who suggested I used your C6b base instead because it has higher viscosity and the Eboni would be less likely to settle. A further suggestion was to use a red dye ink for nozzle check visibility instead of the carbon pigment in Eboni.
By this time, however, there was still some clogging due to some remnants of the MIS Cleaning Fluid/Eboni mixture that I just couldn't get rid of. I even tried, despite cautions from Art Entlich, the last-ditch head cleaning method of injecting fluid into the nipple with syringe. The Eboni carts did not clog, it was mainly the cleaning positions - which may not have mattered much because of course they're not contributing to the print. Still, I wanted all positions to remain clear in case I wanted to go color.
I agree with Harlan, that it's hard to beat that "pop" of 3MK print. Do you find that to be the case? Almost makes me miss my R1800! But I am learning how to tweak my linearization and play with the various options in creating a QTR curve. This has given me a deeper understanding of QTR, probably a good thing.
I'll try that "Peal White" sometime, also want to try that Epson paper you've recommended. Still into my well-stocked pile of Premier Art FineArt paper.
Thanks for all your help over the years. Just made a couple of prints yesterday with the 1400 after a few weeks of non-use. I didn't even do a nozzle check first, but got smooth prints right off the bat.
Regards,
Paul