Make sure you're printing on the correct side, Premier makes most of the Smooth Hot Press in single and double side. (inkjet receptive layer)
Call Premier to confirm.From: paulmwhiting@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]
Sent: 1/25/2015 5:37 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] "grainy" midtones with Eb-6 in my 1400Haven't had to ask for help in a long time here, this printer/inkset combination has been wonderful. The printer hardly ever clogs, when it does, a simple headcleaning in the software does the job first try. I'm using Eb6 with PremierArt Smooth 205, but actually since I mix my own ink it's the C6b set up to be more exact.
My skies used to be creamy smooth, but now they're, to use a film word, somewhat "grainy". Today I refilled all the carts, some were almost empty, I wonder if that caused the problem because I noticed the graininess before I did the refill. Also, I mixed my ink about a year ago... could the ink have aged or gone bad? This printer is a real ink miser so I've had the same batch of ink all this time. I mixed about 120 ml of each dilution and stored them in plastic bottles.
One more thing... the black cart, 100% Eboni, leaked a little out the port that fits over the nipple, but it stopped once it was in place.
I did a search here but couldn't find anything about graininess with this printer/inkset combination.
Thanks all,
Paul
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Re: [Digital BW] "grainy" midtones with Eb-6 in my 1400
2015-01-26 by Paul Roark
The "tongue test" can tell which side of a paper is coated. Just touch the end of your tongue to the paper near a corner. It'll stick (slightly) if there is a coating, not if none.
Paul
On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 8:26 AM, Greg Spitzer gypyjunior@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m> wrote: