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Re: [Digital BW] your campaign

2014-11-19 by Mike Keller

OK, this is really interesting. I took a short weekend workshop locally a couple of years ago making intaglio prints by making transparencies on film then transferring to the solar plates (not even sure what brand that was). There were a LOT of issues with that whole process, but it really made me want to play with etching presses again. The two videos you link to are pretty cool, but my question is: are you (and Don) printing on the Imagon film which then needs to be adhered to a stiff plate after it's developed? Whereas before, you'd need to attach the film to the plate first and then expose?

Thanks.

Mike

On Tue Nov 18 2014 at 7:54:52 PM David Kachel david@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Actually, inkjet printers have the screen built in. You don’t need a screen at all.
Watch these two videos:

If you can get your Z2100 to print with the black ink only (I think you can), then you should be able to print the image directly to the plate.
Let me know and I’ll help you as much as I can.
I had a B9180 which is the smaller version of the Z2100 (no longer made) and they are problematic. But I think it might be doable.
One of the things you will probably have to do is stand at the front of the printer and aim a hair dryer at the plate as it is printing. Otherwise, you’ll get track marks from the rollers and pins.
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