Kelly,
You can post or send to me direct at roark.paul@....
I would not worry about the horizontal v. vertical printing. It appears to be just an artifact of the testing with the 100% patch at the end of the test strip as far as I can tell. I'm not sure what is really going on, but the QTR calibration mode test strips and vertical 21-step test strips with 0-100 profiles look alike, while the horizontal ones have more evidence of overloading at and near the 100% load end.
Getting deckle edges to load right and print without head strikes can be a problem. If you paper is internally gelatin sized, try ironing the edges.
Paul
On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:57 AM, kellyhealy@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
I can do the strips weekend. Do you want me to post on forum or I can send to you by email?
Your comment about vertical vs horizontal differences has me flummoxed. I am a papermaker. I used to make most of my Rag watercolor paper and custom papers for other watercolorists I lost my calendar in a fire 20 years ago ( Hand operated (think etching press with a heated roller, still used by a papermaker in France). I have one half built but no building to put it in yet. My goal is to print hand laid with four deckle edges. I have worked out how to get it through printer with out head strikes.Any thoughts on why vertical vs horizontal.This is totally off subject. If you have any thoughts you can reply to myKelly
---In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, wrote :Kelly,Arches Bright White is what I use also. With any of the dilute inks or a full set of Carb-6, if you can provide the 21-step test strip LAB readings it'll help me determine if they are selling the same ink under different names.Thanks,PaulOn Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 9:23 AM, kellyhealy@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Paul
I didn't mention I did my printing on Arches bright white as I was out of reg Arches. I will have reg Arches Monday or Tuesday and will print the step wedges then. The ink I used was for the 7880 STS #E78P-220MBK. I was just looking for enough ink to play with. If you can give me a STS part # iI will order some Wihen when my retirement check arrives the 1st.Kelly