Digital BW, The Print

K2 Chittin wrote:

>It's getting late in this part of the world.  So here is an equally 
>dumb question to go with the current state of my brain.
>
>MIS sells base stock for mixing your own inks.  If I want to 
>experiment, can't I just mix black with distilled water?  Or is the 
>viscosity of the inks such that you *need* the base stock?
>
>  
>
The base stock varies from OEM to OEM.... Viscosities and the solubility 
of colorants in the carrier differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. 
 Use a carrier / base of the wrong viscosity, etc. and you will have a 
mess, if not destroy your printer..
Keith

 

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