Digital BW, The Print

There is a product called Bubble Jet Set 2000 that people use 
for printing on fabric. There may be other uses for it, too. 
I have not personally tried it, as this is not a current interest 
of mine.

Here's the relevant website: http://home.i1.net/~neckties/printing.htm

- David Bookbinder

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I'm interested in experimenting with inkjet printing on different 

materials - canvas, linen, metal, panel, plastic, etc. My Epson 
2200 
has a manual feed slot that can accept thick media.  I know I 
can buy 
coated canvas for this, although I'd prefer to do so locally 

(Massachussets/NH) because it's expensive and I'd like to see 
what 
I'm getting first. But with the other material I think I'm on 
my own.

So my question is, what are the physical and chemical properties 
a 
surface has to have to accept inkjet (in this case, Epson 
Ultrachrome) ink?
---What is the actual role or purpose of the coating?
---How are matte and glossy coatings different, other than the 

obvious difference in their texture? (they must be different 
because 
the ink settings on the printer are different for them.)
---How are the vehicles or binding agents different for different 

colors? (I assume they're different because when I print on an 

uncoated surface I often have huge color shifts relative to a 
coated 
surface using the same driver settings)

Is there anything I can buy specifically for the purpose of coating 

something I want to print on? What if I use a latex primer or 
an 
acrylic gesso?

Thanks in advance for any opinions on this rather arcane topic, 
and 
if anyone has any suggestions for other sources of information 
on 
this I'd be grateful. 





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